Sandy Bottom Beach Park
Managed by Osceola Township
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Chris857 · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Dollar Bay
Few parks or trails are on the map in Dollar Bay
7 acres are parks and preserves, 6.8 per 1,000 residents. 4.1 miles of mapped trail cross Dollar Bay, 1.0 per square mile of land. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
7 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.1 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
6.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
7 conserved acres
under 1% of Dollar Bay’s land. Water is left out: Dollar Bay has 3.9 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Dollar Bay’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city7 ac
Local Recreation Area · 4 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar Bay Baseball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Sandy Bottom Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Dollar Bay
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Dollar Bay
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Dollar Bay
1 playground without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Dollar Bay
Old Sandy Boat LaunchIn Sandy Bottom Beach Park
DirectionsU.S. Coast Guard - Station Portage
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.1 miUnpaved · 3.7 mi
ST-32.6 mi
Surfs Up0.3 mi
Big Diesel0.3 mi
Twist It0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Lake Linden TrailBike route
2.6 miSurfs UpBike route
0.3 miBig DieselBike route
0.3 miCourts & fields
2Basketball
1Baseball
1Volleyball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dollar Bay: May and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 3.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Dollar Bay →
Next door
Dollar Bay and its neighbors
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Portage Township168 miTorch Lake Township73 miOsceola Township42 miHoughton20 miFranklin Township19 miDollar Bay4.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar Bay | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Franklin Township | 5% | 1.0 | 386 | 51% | A− |
| Osceola Township | 1% | 1.7 | 146 | 71% | A− |
| Houghton | 20% | 4.4 | 65 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Torch Lake Township | 3% | 0.9 | 1,373 | 58% | A− |
| Portage Township | 18% | 1.5 | 3,534 | 51% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dollar Bay
Are dogs allowed on Dollar Bay’s trails?
Sandy Bottom Beach Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dollar Bay?
9,567 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dollar Bay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Dollar Bay neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →