This guide provides a quick and easy reference to all of the official trails (and several "unofficial" ones) for hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing in Benzie County, Michigan. With the SIXTH edition, this book now covers 29 trails, including the Michigan Shore-to-Shore Trail. Explore year-round one of northwestern lower Michigan's favorite counties! All trails can be used for hiking, most can be used for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, and several for mountain biking. The Shore-to-Shore Trail is also used by horse riders. The Betsie Valley Trail is a former railroad with a long paved section that can also be used by road bikes and roller blades. In addition to all the wonderful well-known water-based recreational opportunities in Benzie County, there are several lovely trails to explore, all via your choice of human-powered transportation. This guide is for anyone interested in experiencing even more of the outdoor splendor the county has to offer. The trails explore along streams, rivers, and inland lakes, as well as Lake Michigan's beaches, bluffs, and great views. They travel through woods, meadows, hills, valleys, wetlands, and dunes. Some pass through former farms and orchards or follow old railroads or logging trails. Four of the trails are in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. All encompass myriad plant and animal life and have something unique to offer. Included in the guide is a road map of Benzie County showing trailhead locations. Many details are provided for each trail, including: URLs to each trail's Web site and trail map; trail lengths, hiking times, and difficulty; GPS coordinates, detailed directions, and Google Maps URLs for each trailhead; as well as helpful tips and comments. Keep this guide in your car or at your cottage for easy reference!

The Trails of M-22 covers 48 trails along Michigan's most scenic highway, including all the mainland trails in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. It's a full-color guidebook with great maps that were produced by MichiganTrailMaps.com. Within the book a series of QR codes allows readers to download a larger, more detailed version of the maps on a smartphone or other mobile device or printed out as a PDF file. They will also have access to a georeferenced version of the maps that can be used on the Avenza app.

A handy reference guide for recreational boating, especially if fishing by boat and/or paddling, on many of the inland rivers, lakes, and creeks of Benzie County, Michigan. Primarily intended for those using a small-water fishing boat, canoe, or kayak, the third edition of this book covers 33 of the county's 58 inland lakes, 2 of its 4 rivers (the Betsie and the Platte), and 5 of its many creeks -- ALL the navigable and publicly accessible inland water in the county. Besides the "fish typically caught" and "where the fish are found" provided for each body of water, the book also includes a handy "Fish Typically Caught" table for the rivers and lakes. Note that one of the rivers, one of the creeks, and six of the lakes are in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Discover lakes from 5 to 10,000 acres, rivers both quick and quiet, and creeks that explore the wild and natural Up North. Some of the details offered include: For each river section and creek - length, paddle time, Google Maps URL, depth, width, type of water, and difficulty. For each river - details for every bridge involved. For each lake - general location, lake area, shoreline length, depth, inlets and outlets, and if motors are allowed or it's a "no wake" lake. For all bodies of water - DNR map URL (for some), Google Maps URL for each section or lake, type of bottom, fish typically caught, where the fish are found, details for fishing and paddling, what to expect once there, and helpful tips and comments. Complete access details for boat launches and access sites for all bodies of water including: type of access site and what's offered at each, GPS coordinates, Google Maps URL, and detailed road directions. Also included is a map of Benzie County showing the location of all covered bodies of water and the major roads around them. This book covers Benzie County. It complements the A Guide to the Rivers and Lakes of Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties, Michigan book, which covers all 65 of the publicly and easily accessible inland lakes, the in-county pieces of the five rivers in those two counties, and ALL of the access points to those lakes and rivers. Whether canoeing, kayaking, or fishing by boat, you'll find this guide invaluable. Keep a copy in your cottage, car, truck, and tackle box!

Provides advice for visitors to the park, and describes places to hike and canoe.

The Trails of M-22 is Northern Michigan's perennial bestselling trail guide. Now available from Mission Point Press.