Hardwood Acres is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Hardwood Acres is located in the eastern part of Almira Township in northeastern Benzie County.

The CDP is bordered by the village of Lake Ann to the west and by the Grand Traverse County line to the east.

[5] The community of Hardwood Acres was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.

[6] Most of the CDP is in the Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS).