Nature Area Getaways & Natural Wonders

A collection of nature areas and natural wonders that are less famous than they deserve.  Some are in remote locations.  Some are just around the corner.  Some nature areas include trails but are better known for some other feature.

Some links lead to www.michiganbackroads.com

100 Steps Gorge Hemlock Cathedral Ocqueoc Falls
Arcadia Marsh Boardwalk Hidden Lake Gardens Osprey Roost
Avery Lake Horseshoe Bend Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
Big Cedar    
Bond Falls Iargo Springs Piers Gorge
Coolbough Natural Area    
Dance of the Woodcock   Point Abbaye'
Darkest Skies U.P. Kitch-iti-Kipi Ringwood Forest
Devil's Soup Bowl Les Cheneaux Sailors Old Growth Pines
Eben Ice Caves Loda Wildflower Sanctuary Stugeon River Gorge
  Maxton Plains Alvar Sturgeon Shivaree
Estivant Pines Megaphone in the Woods Trillium Ravine
  Minden Bog Valley of the Giants
Fiborn Karst Monarch Butterfly Migration Voyageur Island Park
  Mystery Valley  
Fossil Ledges Video - Megaphone in the Woods Warrens Woods
Fossil Quarry   Wilderness Arboretum
     
    Video Sturgeon River Gorge

All of these nature areas are great for a Michigan up north day trip.