Lakes: 3 largest of the 89 inland lakes

• Grand Lake - 5,660 acres
• Augusta Lake - 529 acres
• Nettie Lake - 278 acres

 

State Forest

• Mackinaw State Forest, over 717,500 acres of land shared by Presque Isle, Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Montmorency, and Otsego counties.
• Presque Isle County has four campgrounds in the State Forest:
  • Shoepac Lake
  • Tomahawk Creek
  • Tomahawk Lake
  • Ocqueoc Falls

 

State Parks

• Thompson's Harbor State Park - 5,109 acres
• P.H. Hoeft State Park - 301 acres
• Onaway State Park - 158 acres

 

State Recreation Area

• The Rockport Recreation Area, with a total of 4,237 acres, is shared with Alpena County on the southern border of the county.

 

County Park

• 40 Mile Pointe Lighthouse, approximately 22 acres

 

Trails: 3 longest hiking/biking/cross-country skiing trails

• North Eastern State Trail (including Alpena and Cheboygan county segments) - 70 miles
• Mackinaw City to Hawks Trail (including Cheboygan county segment) - 60 miles
• Black Mountain Pathway - 30 miles

 

Trails: ATV/ORV trails

• High Country Pathway - 80 miles
• North Eastern State Trail (including Alpena and Cheboygan county segments) - 70 miles
• Atlanta Trail (including Montmorency county segment) - 82 miles

 

DNR Managed Wildlife Area

• Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area - 170 acres