Swanson Preserve
Cedar, Leelanau County
Hiking Trails | Snowshoeing Trails
A boardwalk winds through cedar forest, over two cold groundwater streams where brook trout spawn, and down to the lake. A new loop trail runs along a portion of the lake front. This is an easy, short trail with plenty to see.
Swanson Preserve is one of the most ecologically diverse, with 207 documented plant species. Among them: the rare Berula erecta (cut-leaved water parsnip.)