Trails

Hike our Trails

LOST TWIN LAKES PATHWAY

7 miles south of Houghton Lake on Reserve Road is Lost Twin Lakes Pathway. This 3-mile loop trail winds through an old growth pine forest. Designed for hiking and cross-country skiing this trail has several bridges, including a covered bridge. The trail contains scenic overviews of pristine wetland areas. MARL LAKE

Marl Lake is south of South Higgins Lake State Park. Around Marl Lake there are three loop trails: Green Trail – 2-miles of trail; Red Trail - 3.5-mile loop much of it on the edge of the lake; and Blue Trail - 5.5-mile loop with half of it along the edge of the lake. MARGUERITE GAHAGAN NATURE PRESERVE

You will find many peaceful hiking trails amongst mature white and red pine forest and cedar swamp. This is an area developed to protect habitat and wildlife forever. Gahagan is open to the public from dawn until dusk. One trail is paved and wheelchair accessible.

OTHER TRAILS

NORTH HIGGINS LAKE STATE PARK TRAILS 11747 N Higgins Lake Drive - Roscommon

SKINNER PARK 8555 Knapp Road - Houghton Lake

RED PINE NATURAL AREA Eight miles north of St. Helen via F-97 & Sunset Road

TISDALE TRIANGLE ½ mile from Roscommon via M-18 and Tisdale Road

Visit our neighbors to the north... HARTWICK PINES STATE PARK 4216 Ranger Road, Grayling

MASON TRACT PATHWAY 15 miles east of Grayling on M-72 or about 5 miles north of Roscommon on Chase Bridge Road just off of M-18 LANSING ROAD

4 miles of Lansing Road between M-18 and Flint Road is dedicated as a Natural Beauty Road. It contains a large tract of natural white birch (believed to be the largest in Michigan). This large tract of land is traversed by the quietly flowing Cut River.

Ride the Trails

Off Road Vehicles

Trails, routes, and roads are open to ORVs throughout Roscommon County.

And we are the home to the Saint Helen Scramble Area – a 2 mile square of open riding which includes sand hills and a rock climb.

Rock Climb GPS 44*20.148’N -84*22.865’W

Winter or Summer, Roscommon County is the place to venture ‘off road’ Snowmobile

Roscommon County has roughly 200 miles of groomed snowmobile trails. It’s the perfect place for accessing Michigan’s 6,100 miles of snowmobiling trails.

Higgins Lake, Houghton Lake, Roscommon and Saint Helen offer exceptional conditions for the snowmobile enthusiast. There is plenty of lodging and snowmobiling friendly pubs and taverns, and terrific dining as well.