Trail Overview
North Beaver Road - West is a county owned/ locally maintained, Level-2/ Level-3 forest access route with a surface composition of sand, dirt, and native material. It offers access to the deep marshland area south of the town of Paradise, Michigan, and is named "Beaver" due to the high prevalence of Beaver in the marshland.
Difficulty
Dirt, sand, marshland route typically unmaintained after rain or snow that may give rise to water crossings over 12 inches on the trail, including flooding and obstacles such as tree/ tree branches.
History
North Beaver Road - West is a quiet, heavily wooded, and undeveloped residential stretch located just miles from the Lake Superior shoreline. Its history is deeply intertwined with the broader development of the small resort and logging community of the town of Paradise, Michigan.