1
Central Park
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Spring Lake
Spring Lake, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.4% of Spring Lake is conserved land, roughly 41 acres. There are about 2.2 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Spring Lake, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Spring Lake outdoors
Conserved land
3.4%
41 of 1,216 acres
Trails
2.2 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
16 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.3 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Owashtanong Islands Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Audubon Society
21 acres
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Audubon sanctuaries. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Mill Point Park
Park
13 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Tanglefoot Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Spring Lake
Unnamed playground in Mill Point Park
Unnamed playground in Whistlestop Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
41 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis11
- Baseball4
- Pickleball3
- Hockey rinks1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Spring Lake
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 29 acPrivate Conservation 11 acConservation Easement 8 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Point ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Owashtanong IslandsPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 11 | Open |
| Central ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Tanglefoot ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Nearby
Spring Lake and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake | 3.4% | 2.2 mi | 4 |
| Spring Lake | 8.3% | 39.2 mi | 17 |
| Ferrysburg | 16.4% | 9.6 mi | 9 |
| Grand Haven | 10.4% | 15.6 mi | 21 |
| Grand Haven | 8.9% | 36.6 mi | 15 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Spring Lake's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.