Snowmobiling in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Trails are open December 1 through March 31
Weather Permitting

** Trails will open December 1, 2008 depending on the amount of snow on the trails.**

Let's get ready to ride!

Rental Snowmobiles in the Upper Peninsula

NOAA Snow Depth Map for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan 

Awards: SnowGoer Magazine Awards for Best Snowmobiling Areas

Food and Lodging on or near the trails, by County and Towns.

• Alger (AuTrain, Christmas, Grand Marais, Hiawatha National Forest, Munising)
• Baraga (Baraga, Huron Bay, L'Anse, Pelkie)
• Chippewa (Barbeau, DeTour Village, Hulbert, Paradise, Raco, Soo, Trout Lake)
• Delta (Cooks, Escanaba, Garden Corners, Gladstone, Rapid River)
• Dickinson (Foster City, Iron Mountain)
• Gogebic (Watersmeet)
• Houghton (Calumet, Chassell, Hancock, Houghton, South Range, Twin Lakes )
• Iron (Crystal Falls, Gaastra, Iron River)
• Keweenaw (Eagle Harbor, Copper Harbor, Lac La Belle)
• Luce (Deer Park, McMillan, Newberry)
• Mackinac (Curtis, Gould City, Helmer, Naubinway, Manistique Lakes Area)
• Marquette (Big Bay, Champion, Ishpeming, Negaunee, Republic)
• Ontonagon (Greenland, Mass City, Ontonagon, Silver City)
• Schoolcraft (Gulliver, Hiawatha National Forest, Manistique, Seney, Thompson)

Permits, Rules and Regulations for snowmobiling in the Upper Peninsula.

Rental Snowmobiles in the Upper Peninsula

Snow Levels and Weather

Snowmobile Museum. Visit the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum, W11595 Center Street, Naubinway, MI 49762. Phone: 906-477-6298. Michigan's First Snowmobile Museum contains an interesting collection of over 62 antique and vintage snowmobiles along with prototypes and memorabilia. Gift Shop with hats, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other unique items.

Snowmobile Trails in the Upper Peninsula.

Trail Conditions and Maps for the Upper Peninsula

Special Snowmobile Trips

• Alger County (Munising and Christmas, Grand Marais)
• Antique and Classic Snowmobile Show Feb. 17-18, 2006 at Naubinway, MI
• Bill Nicholls Trail between Houghton and Ontonagon
• Curtis (Manistique Lakes)
• Grand Marais and Seney
• Keweenaw Peninsula
• Newberry
• Trout Lake, just 30 miles from the Bridge, but one of the main crossroads for the U.P. snowmobile trails

* Note: Painesdale-Chassell Trail is still closed as ot 8/2008.
* There is a possibility the Chassell-Houghton Trail will be open for the winter of 2008-2009. The courts have ruled the rail road bed is the property of the Michigan DNR. Please check with your lodging host for the latest information.
*Paradise Town Trail is open, but please stay on the trail and observe the 15 mph speed limit
* Chocolay Trail to Harvey is open but please stay on the trail and observe the speed limit or we will loose this trail.

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