Heather Nehl

This was a nice little hike that reminded me of sourlands mountain trails. We did the out and back, which is different than the typical loops we do. The trail was varied enough to make the entire hike - both there and back - engaging physically. I did expect more going on - there were cute moments with boulders and little streams and the ridge was nice but more petite than expected. We met a kind pair of bird watchers at the top but otherwise saw no one. Would’ve enjoyed a dip in the lake at the end - we went on a humid 90 ° day! The bugs were intolerable for most of the hike until a breeze picked up.

There’s a porta potty at the lot, then you walk back up the weird bridge where cars are likely to driving. The trail markers can be very sparse at times, I clipped my phone onto my chest strap for easy access. I’d recommend downloading the map for this trail in case of service issues.

Decent hike if you don’t want to drive 2 hours from the shore, but more of a one and done for me personally.

I’m in love with this little park! I grew up in Howell and had no clue this was even here! You can tell this is a preserved land because of how much natural scape is in tact. There are also many osprey perches with active ospreys in them! I took as much time as I could, following the blue trail around to the hidden beach trail, then back around. It wound up being 4 miles! I highly recommend a day in this park. Wish we could swim though.

Absolutely loved the place! Wound up here just cus we passed near it. Got an omelette, bagel, and two cold coffees (actually roasted with their flavor components not flavor pumps!). The dudes working there were very chill and chatty, helped us fend off a bee! Definitely a spot we’ll come back to. (photos added after eating & realizing it was dope)