Cascade Peace Park
This natural area in Cascade Township features a beautiful hardwood forest and a small stream and wetlands that feed the Grand River.
This natural area in Cascade Township features a beautiful hardwood forest and a small stream and wetlands that feed the Grand River.
This little-known park features a hardwood-pine forest with mature tulip trees. There are also pockets of wetlands and in the northwest there is an open “blow-sand” area that is a good reminder of how the land was left after the logging era.
The massive, forested dunes at this county park near Ferrysburg rise around the 10 miles of hiking trails that connect with PJ Hoffmaster State Park.
Located near Brohman in central Newaygo County, Richmond Woods Nature Preserve spans two watersheds, protects multiple wetland types, and features a sustainable, working forest.
This former cow pasture-turned-county park near Zeeland was returned to fields and wetlands. It meanders to miles of the Macatawa River, attracting a variety of wading and grassland birds. It offers extensive hiking and mountain biking trails.