Snowmobiling

in and around Manistee County

Get out your sleds and hit this multi-county trail network. When we get enough of the white stuff to start making smooth trails, the volunteer grooming community of over 250+ volunteers strong make their way out into the cold in Northern Michigan to keep this elaborate trail network in peak condition.  Get your sleds and come up to Manistee County, where we are in the heart of the Northern Michigan Trail Systems!

(photo courtesy of Manistee/Benzie Snowbirds)

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IMPRESSIVE TRAILS TO RIDE

Plenty of places to ride, eat and sleep... check out the hot spots & download your own map below.   

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STAY

PARK

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Click on the icons above to access area dining, lodging, trailheads and rentals. Trail information provided by Michigan DNR and area snowmobile clubs. The MCVB is not responsible for any errors found on this map and does not guarantee the accuracy of the information.  If you have found an error on this map, contact us here.

 

EAT | STAY | PARK | RENT

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BENZIE/NORTHERN MANISTEE CO. TRAIL CONDITIONS
WELLSTON/SOUTHER MANISTEE CO. TRAIL CONDITIONS
WEXFORD CO./CADILLAC TRAIL CONDITIONS

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Moonlight Skiing at Big M

by | January 27, 2016 | Winter, Winter Trails & Slopes | 0 Comments

During the dead of winter, there is one light that is shining brightly in the heart of the Manistee National Forest.  At the Big-M Recreation area, there are two "moonlight ski night" that take place on the full moon evenings in January and February...
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Winter Fat Biking in Manistee County

by | December 31, 2015 | Winter | 0 Comments

It’s an up and coming winter sport and Manistee County is one of the first to embrace your need to get out on the winter trails. Big-M Recreation Area has a dedicated Fat Biking loop for all seasons. If that isn’t cool enough, our neighbor to the north,...
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The Piper Inspires Arcadia Bluffs & Manistee County

by | May 25, 2016 | Golf Resorts, Golfing, Summer | 0 Comments

Picture this. You’re relaxing with friends on the patio at Arcadia Bluffs Lodge, enjoying the warm sunlight softened by the pastel hues that signal the sunset to come. As you gaze westward toward Lake Michigan, you spot the Scottish bagpiper in full...
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Through the Glass – A Photographer’s Eye on Manistee County

by | October 1, 2018 | Conversations, Featured, First Time Visitors, Local History, Must See Manistee, Outdoors, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Written By: Andrew Allen  Manistee is easily one of the most scenic counties in Michigan, so (although thrilled) we weren’t surprised when Pure Michigan decided to begin its Fall and Seek campaign here. Over the next 3 days we were blessed to have photographer Dan...
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Water and Lake Life in Manistee County

by | March 22, 2017 | Boating & Harbors, Fishing & Hunting, Outdoors, Seasons, Spring, Summer | 0 Comments

There’s fresh water, water, everywhere and even some to drink in Manistee County’s North Coast Region (with a wink and apologies to Samuel Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”). We invite you to immerse yourself in the laid-back lake life in our...
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Drop your paddle board in the water

by | January 29, 2019 | Adventure Sports, Outdoors, Summer, What To Do | 0 Comments

East river floatsOur two Manistee Rivers - Ideal for big groups, kids and people who don’t have a ton of paddling experience that are looking for a true Northern Michigan adventure.The Big Manistee River is wide, and smooth flowing with no rapids or tight...
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A Wedding Weekend in Manistee County

by | March 22, 2017 | Fall, Featured, Outdoors, Spring, Summer, Winter | 0 Comments

It’s a place you never thought of and the wedding you’ve always dreamed of. It’s the shoreline wedding with soft, sandy beaches and a deep blue water horizon that stretches as far as you can see, or the woodland wedding with rolling hills of green and an...
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Hooked on Salmon

by | January 14, 2016 | Fall, Fishing & Hunting, Outdoors | 0 Comments

Salmon fever erupted in Lake Michigan in the late 1960’s. Actually, erupted is an understatement: How about EXPLODED! For many years prior, Lake Michigan fishing was mostly fishing… not so much catching. The lamprey had devastated the lake trout. There...
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The Twisted Trails of Manistee County

by | February 10, 2016 | Adventure Sports, Conversations, Outdoors | 0 Comments

If spending weekends on ATVs climbing vertical rock walls, barreling through boulder gardens and mud bogs, joining in beat downs, truck pulls, dog parties and winter snow wheeling is your kind of fun, Twisted Trails Off Road Park is the place for you. “We...
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A weekend snowmobiling trip…

by | November 13, 2016 | Adventure Sports, Snowmobiling, Winter, Winter Trails & Slopes | 0 Comments

Take a weekend and take to the trails.  Manistee County is a pretty great place to drop in with the sleds for a weekend.  Two great snowmobiling clubs manage and maintain the trails in the area.  The Wellston Snowmobiling club maintains the southern trail...
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