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Parks and the outdoors in Traverse City

7 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Traverse City.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Parks and the outdoors in Traverse City

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    Daydreamer Fishing Charters

    Offers 4-hour charter trips to East or West Grand Traverse Bays or Lake Michigan for salmon or lake trout. $300-400.

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    Dewitt Marine Inc.

    Bellaire, MI. Full service marina on Torch Lake, Chain of Lakes providing Pontoon Rentals, Guest Slips, Season Slips, Sales, Service, Storage, Parts & Accessories, Convenience Store & Fuel Dock.

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    Grand Traverse Gourmet Cruises

    Gourmet all-inclusive yacht charters on Northern Lake Michigan.

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    National Cherry Festival

    Held during a week in early July since 1926, to celebrate and promote cherries, tourism and community involvement. Cherry cuisine tasting, cherry pit spitting contest, cherry pie eating, cherry pancake breakfast, cherry buffet lunch, cherry industry information, Cherryopoly tournament, golf contest, beach volleyball tournament, sand sculpture contest, skateboarding tournament, kiteboarding demonstration, races, air show, classic film showings, arts and crafts fair, games, swing dancing, ice cream social, area tours, parades and fireworks.

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    Ranch Rudolph

    A 195-acre four-season resort on the Boardman River, surrounded by the Pere Marquette State Forest. Horseback riding, trail rides, canoeing, inner tubing, hiking, mountain biking, bird watching, fly fishing, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, sports, backpacking, morel hunting, hayrides and more. Motel rooms, bunkhouse and camping available. On-site lodge restaurant.

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    The Cherry Stop

    Premium Michigan dried cherries, cherry jams and preserves, tart cherry concentrate, condiments, cherry gifts, cherry gift boxes and baskets, bath and kitchen products, dried cherry recipes, CherryFlex, cherry capsules, nutraceuticals, dried blueberries, cranberries and strawberries, cherry trail mixes and blends, and more.

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    Traverse City Hang Gliders / Paragliders

    Paragliding down sand dunes near Lake Michigan.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Traverse City (CC BY-SA 4.0).