Platte Township

  1. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (NPS)
    • See attached inventory page.
  2. Platte River Snowmobile Trail (MDNR)
    • Designated trail system maintained and groomed with state funds.
    • Service Area: Benzie County, State of Michigan
    • Accessibility Assessment - 4
  3. Michigan Shore-To-Shore Trail (MDNR)
    • State horse riding and hiking trail from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan.
    • Service Area: Benzie County, region, State of Michigan.
    • Accessibility Assessment - 4
  4. Garey Lake Shore-To-Shore Horse Campground (MDNR)
    • Located above Gary Lake State Forest Campground on a plateau with hitching posts and pit toilets.
    • Service Area: State of Michigan.
    • Accessibility Assessment - 1
  5. Commercial Forest Reserve Acreage (Private)
    • Open to the public for hunting and fishing.
    • Note: Status of CFR properties is subject to change.
    • Gary Gielczyk and Rebecca Mang 60 acres
    • James Dorsey Trust 78 acres
    • Kehr Properties LLC 86 acres
    • Robert and Elva Ellis 40 acres
    • Richard Cooper 40 acres
    • William and Edith Overlease 210 acres
    • Richard Cooper and Jan Tennant 185 acres
  6. M-22 Lake Michigan Circle Tour Route (MDOT)
    • Driving route following the coastline around Lake Michigan.
    • Service Area: States of Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois.
    • Accessibility Assessment - 5
  7. Platte Township Open Space (Platte Township)
    • 80 acre community park with open space for walking and hiking.
    • Service Area: Platte Township, Benzie County.
    • Accessibility Assessment - 1
  8. Platte Township Cemetery (Platte Township)
    • Intersection of Indian Hill and Esch Roads, since 1868.
  9. Historic Drake School (Benzie County Historical Society)
    • Located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fowler Road and County Road 677.
    • Managed by the Benzie Area Historical Museum.
    • Service Area: Benzie County
    • Accessibility Assessment - 2
  10. Alex B. Maley Memorial Woodlot (Benzie Conservation District)
    • 151 acres managed for agriculture, horticulture, forestry, soil and water conservation, natural environment research, and education.
    • Service Area: Benzie County and surrounding counties.
    • Accessibility Assessment - 1
  11. Platte Grange Hall (Platte Grange)
    • Located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Esch and Indian Hill Roads.