More than half of Glen Arbor Township’s land is conserved: 100%
100% of Glen Arbor Township’s land is conserved, about 18,244 acres. The biggest trail networks: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (48.9 mi), Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness (21.6 mi), Palmer Woods (5 mi). 7,641 acres are parks and preserves, 8,342 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
100%
18,244 acres · of 28.3 sq mi of land
Trails
79 mi
2.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
7,641 ac
8,342 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
23 mi
2.6 mi lanes · 20 mi paths
Highest peak
965 ft
The Sleeping Bear
Lakes & rivers
7
5 beaches · 4 boat launches
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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100% of Glen Arbor Township’s land. Water is left out: Glen Arbor Township has 28.3 square miles of land and 59.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Glen Arbor Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service17,735 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits478 ac
Private owners29 ac
Town or city5 ac
National Lakeshore or Seashore · 14,129 acConservation Easement · 3,607 acPrivate Conservation · 478 acPrivate Park · 29 acLocal Park · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,607 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
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
National Lakeshore or Seashore
National Park Service
14,129
Open
Palmer Woods Forest Reserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
478
Open
Homestead Resort Golf Course
Private Park
Private owners
29
Restricted
Township Park
Local Park
Town or city
5
Open
Things to do
37 places to go in Glen Arbor Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Glen Arbor Township
5 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Glen Arbor Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Glen Arbor Township
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Glen Arbor Township
Big Glen LookoutIn Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
20 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
29Tennis
5Basketball
3Pickleball
1Baseball
1Soccer
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 16 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Glen Arbor Township: May to 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)
9.1
10.3
11.8
13.4
14.8
15.6
15.3
14.1
12.5
10.9
9.5
8.8
High (°F)
29
31
41
53
67
76
80
78
71
58
45
34
Rain (in)
2.8
1.9
2.0
2.9
3.1
2.9
2.7
2.9
4.1
4.5
3.2
2.7
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Glen Arbor Township →
Next door
Glen Arbor Township and its neighbors
Glen Arbor Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Glen Arbor Township
Where can I hike in Glen Arbor Township?
The longest trail networks: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 48.9 miles; Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness, 21.6 miles; Palmer Woods, 5 miles; Glen Lake Ridgeline, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Glen Arbor Township’s trails?
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Glen Arbor Township?
23 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of painted or protected lanes and 20 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Glen Arbor Township?
24,178 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glen Arbor Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7,641 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Glen Arbor Township neighbors.
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