Stop 4: Cottonwood Trail (Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive)
Stop 4: Cottonwood Trail (Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive) is a parking area in Glen Arbor Township, Leelanau County, Michigan. Stop 4: Cottonwood Trail (Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive) is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Overlook Cottenwood Trail, as well as near the peak The Sleeping Bear.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sleeping Bear Dunes and The Sleeping Bear.
Sleeping Bear Dunes
Dune
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Located within Benzie and Leelanau counties, the park extends along a 35-mile stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou islands, preserving a total of 71,199 acres. Sleeping Bear Dunes is situated 4,000 feet north of Stop 4: Cottonwood Trail (Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive).
Sleeping Bear Inn
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Sleeping Bear Inn, also known as the Glen Haven Inn, is a hotel located on Glenn Haven Road in Glen Haven, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1996 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Sleeping Bear Inn is situated 2½ miles northeast of Stop 4: Cottonwood Trail (Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glen Haven and Glen Arbor.
Glen Haven
Hamlet
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glen Haven is a restored port village on the shore of Lake Michigan on the Leelanau Peninsula within the now Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Attractions include the Lake Michigan beach, a restored General Store and Blacksmith Shop. Glen Haven is situated 2½ miles northeast of Stop 4: Cottonwood Trail (Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive).
Glen Arbor
Village
Glen Arbor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Glen Arbor Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States. A small tourist town, Glen Arbor lies on an isthmus between Lake Michigan and Glen Lake. Glen Arbor is situated 3½ miles northeast of Stop 4: Cottonwood Trail (Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive).
Empire
Village
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Empire is a village on Lake Michigan in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Located in southwestern Leelanau County, its population was 362 at the 2020 census. Empire is situated 4½ miles south of Stop 4: Cottonwood Trail (Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive).
Stop 4: Cottonwood Trail (Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive)
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: street-side
- Categories: trailhead and transportation
- Location: Glen Arbor Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.87335° or 44° 52′ 24″ northLongitude
-86.05219° or 86° 3′ 8″ westOpen location code
86PMVWFX+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 227664207OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap feature
highway=trailheadOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=street_side
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Overlook Cottenwood Trail and Glen Lake Beach Park.
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