Grand Traverse County adds century-old Camp Greilick as newest park
Grand Traverse County has added 196-acre Camp Greilick near Rennie Lake as its newest park, with a free 18-hole disc golf course already open to the public.
Grand Traverse County has added Camp Greilick, a 196-acre former camp at 4754 Scout Camp Road near Rennie Lake in Traverse City, as its newest park. County Parks and Recreation says the site’s rustic 18-hole disc golf course is free and open to the public, and the county is already accepting programming-only reservation requests up to 365 days in advance.
The purchase gives the county a larger foothold in a site that spans about 500 acres. Grand Traverse County Administrator Nate Richardson said the southern 300 acres of Camp Greilick is separate from the county purchase, while Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation says it is partnering with the county and the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy to support the former camp property.
Camp Greilick now sits inside a park system that already includes more than 1,400 acres of parkland and 20 miles of trails across 10 county parks and one property zoned as parkland. That makes the former camp more than a new name on a map: it adds another public outdoor space for walking, disc golf, and low-cost recreation while preserving land that would otherwise face the pressures that come with growth in northern Michigan.
The county has already begun folding the property into its public calendar. Camp Greilick Spring Cleanup events were listed for April 2026, and a Camp Greilick Dog Walking Group was scheduled for July 2 and July 16, 2026. Those kinds of listings point to a park that is being managed not just as open space, but as a site for volunteer stewardship and regular neighborhood use.
The county’s programming application also signals that Camp Greilick may become a structured site for education and organized recreation, not just casual visits. For Grand Traverse County, the long-term public return is clear: a century-old camp has been brought into the county park system as a protected asset that can serve residents, support local recreation, and expand access to land that now sits in public hands.
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