Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
11,584 acres56 mi of trail
Trail 39Rail TrailShore-to-Shore TrailRail Trail Access
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Inland Township
Inland Township has 61 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
439 acres are parks and preserves, 169 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit (56 mi), Lamb Road Natural Area (0.6 mi). 15% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
398 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
61 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
439 ac
169 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
Highest peak
1,010 ft
Turtle Lake Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
3 beaches · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Inland Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Inland Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Inland Township is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Inland Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (61 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land169 acres of park per 1,000 residents (439 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home15% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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 Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit, with 56 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lamb Road Natural Area
Managed by Inland Township
38 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Inland Township Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Crimson King Commons Area
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
398 conserved acres
2% of Inland Township’s land. Who manages Inland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife398 ac
State Conservation Area · 398 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 398 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Inland Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Inland Township
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Inland Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Inland Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Inland Township
Turtle Lake Hill1,010 ft elevation · In Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit
DirectionsCampgrounds in Inland Township
Eagles Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 miHorses · 2.2 miUnpaved · 57.9 mi
Trail 393.0 mi
Rail Trail2.5 mi
Shore-to-Shore Trail0.3 mi
Rail Trail Access0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Baseball
1Equestrian
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Inland 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Inland Township →
Next door
Inland Township and its neighbors
Inland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Platte Township69 miInland Township61 miAlmira Township50 miLong Lake Township45 miGreen Lake Township43 miColfax Township42 miHomestead Township18 miBendon0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inland Township | 2% | 1.7 | 169 | 15% | B |
| Almira Township | 2% | 1.5 | 59 | 31% | B+ |
| Green Lake Township | 10% | 1.5 | 149 | 41% | A− |
| Homestead Township | 2% | 0.6 | 34 | 21% | B− |
| Colfax Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bendon | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Long Lake Township | 4% | 1.5 | 88 | 48% | A− |
| Platte 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 Inland Township
Where can I hike in Inland Township?
The longest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit, 56 miles; Lamb Road Natural Area, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Inland Township is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Michigan town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Inland Township’s trails?
Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit and Lamb Road Natural Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Inland Township?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Inland Township?
12,654 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Inland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 439 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Inland Township have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Inland Township 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 →