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Outdoors in Presque Isle Harbor

Few parks or trails are on the map in Presque Isle Harbor

The biggest trail networks: Presque Isle New Lighthouse Park (1.3 mi). 4% of Presque Isle Harbor’s land is conserved, about 155 acres. 191 acres are parks and preserves, 211 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
4%
155 acres · of 6.4 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
191 ac
211 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach · 6 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

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Presque Isle New Lighthouse Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Presque Isle New Lighthouse Park

Park
100 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Crystal Point Park

Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Presque Isle Old Lighthouse Park

Park
24 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Township of Presque Isle Rear Range Lighthouse Park

Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Presque Isle New Lighthouse Park100 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Directions
Crystal Point Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Presque Isle Old Lighthouse Park24 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Directions
North Bay Beach Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Esau Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Directions
Burnham's Landing2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Township of Presque Isle Rear Range Lighthouse Park7 acres
Thompson's Harbor State Park6 acres · State of Michigan
Beach House Park3 acres · Presque Isle Harbor Association
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary2 acres · National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration;State of Michigan
Directions
Homestead Park1 acres · Grand Lake Association
Directions
Who protects it

155 conserved acres

4% of Presque Isle Harbor’s land. Water is left out: Presque Isle Harbor has 6.4 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Presque Isle Harbor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city97 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits48 ac
Other state land5 ac
State parks5 ac
Local Park · 97 acPrivate Conservation · 48 acConservation Easement · 5 acState Park · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Presque Isle Lighthouse Park
Local Park
Town or city97Open
Spitler Shore
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits48Open
Thompson's Harbor State Park
State Park
State parks5Open
Things to do

8 places to go in Presque Isle Harbor

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Presque Isle Harbor

6 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Lake EsauLotus Lakelake
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
2Beach volleyball
2Tennis
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Presque Isle Harbor: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.915.615.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)282938496373787769564333
Rain (in)2.11.61.83.03.03.03.43.33.23.32.32.2

February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 3.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Presque Isle Harbor →

Next door

Presque Isle Harbor and its neighbors

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Presque Isle Township32 miKrakow Township31 miPresque Isle Harbor16 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Presque Isle Harbor— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Presque Isle Township9%0.91,07234%A−
Krakow 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 Presque Isle Harbor

Where can I hike in Presque Isle Harbor?

The longest trail networks: Presque Isle New Lighthouse Park, 1.3 miles; Crystal Point Park, 0.3 miles; Presque Isle Old Lighthouse Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Presque Isle Harbor’s trails?

Presque Isle New Lighthouse Park and Crystal Point Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Presque Isle Harbor?

15,216 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Presque Isle Harbor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 191 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Presque Isle 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 →