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Hiking

Van Cleve Park - Lighthouse

Van Cleve Park & Gladstone Beach

Waterfront park with a large pavilion, picnic shelter, playgrounds, walking paths, and easy beach access.

Days River Pathway Trail

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.

Little Bay de Noc Campground

Little Bay de Noc Campground

Little Bay de Noc Campground offers 36 sites, 2 group spots, hiking trails, a beach, picnic area, and boat launch—plus stunning summer sunsets.

Little Bay de Noc Trail

Little Bay de Noc Trail

Paddle five scenic miles on Little Bay de Noc from Terrace Bay Hotel to Van Cleve Park.

Saunders Point Wilderness Loop

Saunders Point Wilderness Loop

Follow wetlands, wildlife and waterfront views along the scenic Saunders Point Wilderness Loop in Gladstone, Michigan.

Rapid River Falls Park

Rapid River Falls Park

Scenic riverfront park centered around limestone cascades, with picnic facilities.

Rapid River Ski Trail - US 41 & US-2

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.

Ninga Aki Pathway

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.

Peninsula Point Lighthouse Interpretive Trail

Peninsula Point Lighthouse Interpretive Trail

Hike a 1-mile trail along Big Bay de Noc to the historic 1865 Peninsula Point Lighthouse, with fossils, shoreline ridges, and lake history along the way.

Portage Point Marsh

Portage Point Marsh

Portage Marsh is a 600-acre coastal wetland complex on Lake Michigan in Delta County.

Veteran's Park

Veteran's Park

This popular park features a baseball field, tennis courts, horseshoe court, playground and picnic area

O.B. Fuller Park & Campground

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.

Boney Falls Basin Dam - Escanaba River

Boney Falls Basin

This scenic, forested impoundment on the Escanaba River offers beautiful scenery and good wildlife viewing.

Sac Bay Park Trail

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.

Pioneer Trail Park

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.

Fayette Historic State Park

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.

Fayette Historic Townsite

Fayette Historic Townsite

Once a bustling industrial community that manufactured iron ore between 1867 and 1891, this well preserved museum village recalls what life was like in the 19th century.

Maywood History Trail

Maywood History Trail

This hard-packed, easily accessible trail is .9 miles in length and takes the visitor through a 200 year old hemlock forest on the shore of Little Bay de Noc.

Cycling

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.

West Side Recreation Area

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.

aerial view of ludington park

Ludington Park

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.

Haymeadow Creek Falls Trail & Recreation 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.