MTGA Trails Toolkit

Michigan state laws that involve trails, bicycling, pedestrians, liability, government immunity and more.

The Michigan legislature has enacted a “Recreational Use Statute” to encourage owners and managers to allow public access for recreation use on their lands.

Michigan laws which help define how the state handles railroad abandonment and their conversion to trails.

There are three Michigan laws that allow for one or more local governments to create an interlocal government entity for owning and operating a trail.