While there’s no road map to car-free Mackinac Island, the official Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau web site has lots of resources to help you map out your visit.
Literally, you can find actual maps in the Mackinac Island Guides & Maps: Download Directory. Whether you’re plotting routes for a hike through Mackinac Island State Park or wondering where to find groomed cross-country ski trails for a winter visit, there’s a map to guide your planning.
Here’s a closer look at several of the Mackinac Island maps in the download directory, plus a few more that you might find helpful.
Mackinac Island General Map
Of all the roads and trails on this map, you won’t find cars of any of them. Instead, the Mackinac Island General Map gives you the lay of the land on the 4-square-mile island so you can chart your course for walking, bicycling or horseback riding around. The map also includes detailed insets for downtown Mackinac Island and historic Fort Mackinac.
When you’re planning where to hike, this Mackinac Island Trail Map is a vital resource. It contains four suggested trails that venture through many of the island’s most scenic spots, and to several iconic Mackinac Island landmarks. If you complete each of these routes you’ll see sights including Arch Rock, Fort Holmes, Croghan Water, Friendship’s Altar, Robinson’s Folly, Mackinac Island’s historic cemeteries, Crack in the Island, Anne’s Tablet and more.
Surrounded by blue water, Mackinac Island offers eye popping fall color all over. But some spots have foliage you won’t believe. This map of stunning fall views on Mackinac Island highlights seven of the most picturesque fall color spots and shows where they are located, from Tranquil Bluff Trail along the cliff high above Lake Huron to Point Lookout above the famed Sugar Loaf to Fort Holmes at the highest point on the island.
Sugar Loaf and Fort Holmes also are two of the best places for a picnic on Mackinac Island, offering both stunning vistas and blissful peace and quiet. This map highlights nine prime picnic spots including locations on or near the water such as the Great Lawn at Mission Point, Marquette Park, Windermere Point and British Landing as well as inland destinations such as Surrey Hill and Great Turtle Park.
Mackinac Island offers breathtaking spots to watch the sunset, both from land and on the water with a boat cruise or kayak tour. Six of the best places to go are on this map of Mackinac Island sunset spots, including the aptly named Sunset Rock near the Inn at Stonecliffe.
You could spend all day shopping on Main Street in downtown Mackinac Island. But then you’d be missing out on the boutiques and galleries elsewhere on the island. This Mackinac Island shopping map shows the primary areas with retail stores to discover including shops at Grand Hotel and Mission Point Resort, along Market Street and up in Surrey Hill where public horse-drawn carriage tours make a stop.