White Pine Trail - Access Point — Attraction in Algoma Township

Literally right next-door to the beautiful White Pine Trail, and there's always plenty of available parking for 32 cars (plus 1 handicapped parking space) but I rarely see more than a dozen vehicles parked here, unless it's on weekends or holidays. They just paved this whole site with awesome new blacktop here in June 2023 (used to be just dirt/gravel parking lot) and there is still a walking path through the woods that leads right to the Rogue River. I believe they still do allow fishing here along the riverbank, and the land is now owned/maintained by the county parks dept. This property at 4400 12 Mile Rd NE is also where the old Rockford dump used be be located several decades ago, and is AKA the "Stowell Gravel...

The white pine is the premier rail trail in michigan. There are amazing trailside stops and tons of great towns to visit. Make sure to check out the Reed City depot and covered...

I love this access point of the trail. It's very close to a couple neat spots to explore. The only negative is when the parking lot gets rough with...