A large waterfront park featuring a picnic pavilion, a gazebo that’s popular for ceremonies and photos, band shell, beach access, walking trails and expansive green space.
Days River Pathway Trail
This popular trail is considered one of the best in the U.P. Five loops offer increasing difficulty; first two loops are kid-friendly.
Veteran's Park
This popular park features a baseball field, tennis courts, horseshoe court, playground and picnic area
Haymeadow Creek Falls Trail & Recreation Area
The well-marked trail from the campground takes you along a winding path, across small bridges, through a heavily forested area lined with many varieties of ferns and wild plants.
Van Cleve Park & Gladstone Beach
Waterfront park with a large pavilion, picnic shelter, playgrounds, walking paths, and easy beach access.
Pioneer Trail Park
Camp along the Escanaba River at Pioneer Trail Park with RV and tent sites, pavilions, disc golf, fishing, and family-friendly amenities near Escanaba.
Rapid River Falls Park
Scenic riverfront park centered around limestone cascades, with picnic facilities.
Portage Point Marsh
Portage Marsh is a 600-acre coastal wetland complex on Lake Michigan in Delta County.
Saunders Point Wilderness Loop
Follow wetlands, wildlife and waterfront views along the scenic Saunders Point Wilderness Loop in Gladstone, Michigan.
Ninga Aki Pathway
Set in a southern boreal forest near Lake Michigan, this Delta County campground offers access to the 2.7-mile Ninga Aki Pathway, featuring forest loops, boardwalks, and lakeshore views.
O.B. Fuller Park & Campground
Lakeside camping just 15 miles south of Escanaba. Fuller Campground offers 44 water/electric sites, beach access, showers, fishing, and more on Bark River.
Portage Point Beach
This is a perfect spot to bring your bike and ride to each beach location or enjoy fishing from one of the wooden piers.
Rapid River National Ski Trail
Located six miles north of Rapid River on US-41, it winds through towering pine-covered ridges and drops into thick lowland swamps.
West Side Recreation Area
West Side Recreation Area in Escanaba features 6.6 miles of year-round non-motorized trails for skiing, snowshoeing, biking, walking and running across six scenic loops.
Little Bay de Noc Trail
Paddle five scenic miles on Little Bay de Noc from Terrace Bay Hotel to Van Cleve Park.
The Beaten Path
The Beaten Path in Escanaba offers bikes, skateboards, disc golf gear, vintage games, retro clothing and expert bike repairs—all in one unique U.P. shop.
City of Escanaba Bike Path
The City of Escanaba has created a 4.54 mile network of bicycle paths within the city, enabling bikers to ride safely off the motor vehicle pavement.
Sac Bay Park Trail
This 66-acre park on Big Bay de Noc in Michigan’s Garden Peninsula offers quiet beaches, summer picnics and lakefront access just 30 minutes south of US-2.
Fayette Historic State Park
The park features a historic townsite, a modern campground, harbor slips, a boat launch, a beach and 5 miles of hiking and cross-country skiing trails with impressive views from the limestone cliffs that surround the harbor.
