Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park
Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park is a long linear state park in the U.S. state of Michigan.
The trail extends from northern Grand Rapids to Cadillac, and it lies on the path graded for the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. The White Pine Trail is a rail trail park. It was named the "Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park" after a donation by grocery store executive Fred Meijer.
History
As the railroad ceased operation in the mid-1980s, the Michigan Department of Transportation came to own the rail bed. By 1994 the property was transferred to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which began replacing the rails with a trail for public recreational use.Current Condition
The trail extends from Ann Street in Grand Rapids north to Cadillac. The trail is completely paved as of the fall of 2023.Snowmobiles are permitted on most of the trail, between Russell Road and South Street in Cadillac. Motorized wheel vehicles are not permitted.
In addition to the Michigan DNR doing maintenance on the trail, volunteers, organized by Friends of the White Pine Trail. also provide hundreds of volunteer hours of maintenance and advocacy work.
Communities Along Trail
The trail passes through the following communities:- Comstock Park, Michigan
- Belmont, Michigan
- Rockford, Michigan
- Cedar Springs, Michigan
- Sand Lake, Michigan
- Pierson, Michigan
- Howard City, Michigan
- Morley, Michigan
- Stanwood, Michigan
- Big Rapids, Michigan
- Paris, Michigan
- Reed City, Michigan
- Ashton, Michigan
- Le Roy, Michigan
- Tustin, Michigan
- Cadillac, Michigan
Waypoints
Waypoints for the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park.↑ in the Distance column points to the other waypoint that the distance is between.
| Location | Services | Distance | Coordinates |
| Cadillac, Michigan | Parking, Restroom | ||
| Waypoint 2 | Parking, Restroom | ↑ | |
| Tustin, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Restroom | ↑ | |
| Le Roy, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Restroom | ↑ | |
| Reed City, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Restroom | ↑ | |
| Paris, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Restroom | ↑ | |
| Big Rapids, Michigan | ↑ | ||
| Morley, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Parking, Restroom | ↑ | |
| Howard City, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Restroom | ↑ | |
| Cedar Springs, Michigan | Parking | ↑ | |
| Comstock Park, Michigan | ↑ |