Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve
Managed by Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
119 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Manistee Lake
Few parks or trails are on the map in Manistee Lake
10% of Manistee Lake’s land is conserved, about 228 acres. 233 acres are parks and preserves, 566 per 1,000 residents. 5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Manistee Lake, 1.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
10%
228 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
233 ac
566 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach · 2 boat launches
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
228 conserved acres
10% of Manistee Lake’s land. Water is left out: Manistee Lake has 3.6 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Manistee Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners117 ac
Town or city111 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 117 acLocal Recreation Area · 105 acLocal Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Ta-Pi-Co Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 117 | Open |
| Camp Tanuga Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 105 | Open |
| Sands Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Manistee Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Manistee Lake
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Manistee Lake
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Manistee Lake
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Jericho Trail Northeast0.5 mi
Dapoki Trail Northeast0.4 mi
Farley Road Northeast0.2 mi
Lumberjack Trail Northeast0.1 mi
Wood Road Northeast0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Manistee Lake: 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 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 56 | 42 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Manistee Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Manistee Lake
Are dogs allowed on Manistee Lake’s trails?
Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve and Sands Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Manistee Lake?
8,528 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manistee Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 233 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Manistee Lake 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 →