Eagle Harbor Conservation and Recreation Area
Managed by Eagle Harbor Township
40 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dorothy & Fritz Carlton LoopShadow's Shortcut
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Photo: Roxray · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Eagle Harbor
Few parks or trails are on the map in Eagle Harbor
10% of Eagle Harbor’s land is conserved, about 113 acres. 129 acres are parks and preserves, 1,174 per 1,000 residents. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Eagle Harbor, 2.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
10%
113 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
129 ac
1,174 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 4 boat launches
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Eagle Harbor Conservation and Recreation Area, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Eagle Harbor Red Pine Dunes Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
24 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dorothy & Fritz Carlton Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Keweenaw Underwater Preserve
Nature preserve
157 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
44 acres0.2 mi of trail
No dogs
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Eagle Harbor Conservation and Recreation Area40 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Eagle Harbor Township
DirectionsEagle Harbor Red Pine Dunes Nature Sanctuary24 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Michigan Nature Association
Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy44 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Koop-Black Cove Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Eagle Harbor Township
DirectionsDean Webster Memorial Plant Preserve11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Michigan Nature Association
Keweenaw Underwater Preserve157 acres
DirectionsEagle Harbor Public Square Complex3 acres
DirectionsBoggio’s Fishing Hole Park1 acres · Eagle Harbor Township
DirectionsCliff Street Park1 acres · Eagle Harbor Township
DirectionsWho protects it
113 conserved acres
10% of Eagle Harbor’s land. Water is left out: Eagle Harbor has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Eagle Harbor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits89 ac
Town or city24 ac
Private Conservation · 85 acLocal Park · 24 acConservation Easement · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmut And Candis Stern Preserve @ Mt. Baldy Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 48 | Open |
| Eagle Harbor Red Pine Dunes Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 26 | Open |
| Eliza Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Dean Webster Memorial Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 12 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Eagle Harbor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Eagle Harbor
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Eagle Harbor
1 playground without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Eagle Harbor
Eagle Harbor Boat LaunchIn Koop-Black Cove Park
DirectionsEagle Harbor Boat LaunchIn Keweenaw Underwater Preserve
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.9 mi
Dorothy & Fritz Carlton Loop1.2 mi
Nicole Bloom Memorial Trail0.6 mi
6th Street Trail0.4 mi
Shadow's Shortcut0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
Courts & fields
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Eagle Harbor: May, June 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
March is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 3.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Eagle Harbor →
Next door
Eagle Harbor and its neighbors
Eagle Harbor has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Harbor | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Eagle Harbor Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Eagle Harbor
Where can I hike in Eagle Harbor?
The longest trail networks: Eagle Harbor Conservation and Recreation Area, 0.4 miles; Eagle Harbor Red Pine Dunes Nature Sanctuary, 0.3 miles; Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Eagle Harbor’s trails?
Eagle Harbor Conservation and Recreation Area and Eagle Harbor Red Pine Dunes Nature Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eagle Harbor?
23,820 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eagle Harbor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 129 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Eagle Harbor 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 →