Portage Point Woods Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
118 acres1.8 mi of trail
Red TrailBlue Trail
Dogs usually not allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Onekama Township
Onekama Township has 207 acres of parks, 152 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Portage Point Woods Preserve (1.8 mi), North Point Park (0.8 mi), Mineral Springs Park (0.5 mi). 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.6 miles of mapped trail cross Onekama Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
326 acres · of 18.4 sq mi of land
Trails
6.6 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
207 ac
152 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
6 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Onekama Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Onekama Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Onekama Township is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Onekama Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land152 acres of park per 1,000 residents (207 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home48% 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 62%
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Water is 21% of Onekama Township’s area (5 of 23 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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 Portage Point Woods Preserve, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
North Point Park
Park
58 acres0.8 mi of trail
Blanche Miller Trail Primitive LoopBlanche Miller Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lucia K. Tower Preserve at Portage Point Dunes
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
22 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Portage Point Woods Preserve118 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
DirectionsNorth Point Park58 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsMineral Springs Park15 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsLucia K. Tower Preserve at Portage Point Dunes22 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Onekama Village Park5 acres
DirectionsCaptain John Langland Park4 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
326 conserved acres
3% of Onekama Township’s land. Water is left out: Onekama Township has 18.4 square miles of land and 5.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Onekama Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits273 ac
Private owners30 ac
Town or city25 ac
Other state land3 ac
Private Conservation · 144 acUnknown Easement · 104 acPrivate Park · 30 acConservation Easement · 28 acLocal Park · 25 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 132 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portage Point Woods Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 121 | Open |
| Manistee Fairgrounds Private Park | Private owners | 30 | Restricted |
| Lucia K. Tower Preserve @ Portage Point Dunes Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 23 | Restricted |
| Mineral Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Onekama Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Onekama Township
6 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Onekama Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.5 mi
Red Trail0.8 mi
Blue Trail0.6 mi
Blanche Miller Trail Primitive Loop0.5 mi
Blanche Miller Trail0.2 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
10Tennis
4Basketball
2Football
1Multi-sport
1Volleyball
1Baseball
1Softball
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Onekama Township: May to September
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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 30 | 39 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Onekama Township →
Next door
Onekama Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onekama Township | 3% | 0.4 | 152 | 48% | B |
| Manistee Township | 19% | 0.3 | 453 | 73% | A |
| Bear Lake Township | 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 20% | C− |
| Arcadia 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 Onekama Township
Where can I hike in Onekama Township?
The longest trail networks: Portage Point Woods Preserve, 1.8 miles; North Point Park, 0.8 miles; Mineral Springs Park, 0.5 miles; Lucia K. Tower Preserve at Portage Point Dunes, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Onekama Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Onekama Township’s trails?
Portage Point Woods Preserve and North Point Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Onekama Township?
19,917 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Onekama Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 207 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Onekama Township have?
Ahead of 62% 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 Onekama 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 →