Grand Traverse & Inland Lakes
Traverse City
A bayfront city at the head of Grand Traverse Bay, with a walkable Front Street downtown, bay beaches, cherry orchards and two wine peninsulas close by.
About 5 miles away (straight line)
Ski area · Grand Traverse & Inland Lakes
Mt. Holiday
A small community nonprofit ski hill in East Bay Township, east of Traverse City, with snow tubing in winter and zipline tours and trails in the warmer months.
Mt. Holiday is Traverse City’s neighborhood ski hill, run as a community nonprofit since 2002 with a mission of affordable outdoor recreation in all four seasons. It suits families, beginners and anyone who wants a few runs close to town without a resort day.
Winter brings skiing and a snow tubing hill. In the warmer months the hill lists zipline tours and hiking and biking trails.
Check in at Guest Services for lift tickets, rentals and tubing or zip line passes, or reserve tubing and zip line time online before you go; zip line tours are booked in advance.
The site posts a trail map and a trail report. Check it before you go, since a small hill’s season depends on the weather.
Practical information
- Managed by
- Mt. Holiday, a community nonprofit
- Season
- A four-season recreation area. Ski, tubing and zipline seasons depend on the weather; check the trail report and booking pages before you go.
- What is listed
- Skiing on the slopes, snow tubing, zipline tours and hiking and biking trails, with a trail map and trail report on the site.
- Official website
- mt-holiday.com
Location
Map of Mt. Holiday
4 places on an OpenStreetMap map
Nearby towns
Also nearby
Straight-line distances, not driving distances.
Trail
Vasa Pathway
Traverse City's big woods trail for cross-country skiing, with loops from 3K to 25K, snowshoe loops, and singletrack for mountain and fat bikes.
About 1 miles away (straight line)
Beach
East Bay Park Beach
A small city park on East Grand Traverse Bay with shallow water at the edge for little swimmers, a playground, restrooms and lifeguards listed in peak season.
About 3 miles away (straight line)
Museum
Dennos Museum Center
Traverse City's art museum on the Northwestern Michigan College campus, known for its Inuit art collection, with a hands-on Discovery Gallery.
About 4 miles away (straight line)