Huron-Manistee National Forest · Michigan

Reid Lake Trails

5.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. H16 · trail class 2 · typical grade 0-5% · tread <12 inches wide · hiking

Trailhead Reid Lake Foot Travel Area Drive there

Reid Lake Foot Travel Area the Forest Service's write-up

<strong>Reid Lake M-72 Parking</strong> <strong>Recreation Enhancement Act Fee -</strong> <em>Day Use -</em> <ul> <li>Day: $5.00</li> <li>Week: $15.00</li> </ul> <strong>Reid Lake Fowler Road Parking</strong> <ul> <li>No Fee</li> </ul>

Reid Lake
Photo: US Forest Service

The Reid Lake Area is a little over 3,000 acres in size.

The forest in the area is primarily hardwoods and creates a small, remote, lake environment. The lake is a small, 13-acres, with a variety of fish.

There are 13 miles of gently rolling trail leading you around Reid and Little Trout Lakes, the shoreline of Big Marsh, and offers views of Fannys Marsh and Mossy Bog. You can enjoy a day hike or backpacking with 9 designated first-come first-serve campsites available. Difficulty on the trails ranges from easy to more difficult.

The trails are open for back-country skiing in the winter, and are not groomed.

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Restrictions <strong><em>Allowed - </em></strong>Nonmotorized Use - Hiking, Mechanized Equipment, except Bicycles; Nonmotorized Snow-use - Cross-country Skiing - Trail not groomed, Snowshoeing <strong><em>Prohibited - </em></strong>Motorized Vehicles, Motorized Over-snow Vehicles, Pack and Saddle Animals As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors.  These rules are available to you <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/hmnf/notices/?cid=STELPRDB5181640">on-line</a> or at any office of the Huron-Manistee National Forests. Please take time to read and understand them. General Topic orders apply across the Forests. <em><strong>Applicable Orders - </strong></em> <ul><li>Motorized Vehicle Use of Roads, Trails and Off-road Areas</li><li>Occupancy and Use</li></ul>

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.