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Kent County Parks includes 38 parks encompassing more than 6,700 acres, and three regional multi-use trails. All our parks are open from May 1 through October 31. Some parks also are open for winter activities when snow is sufficient. Parks open at 7:00 a.m. and close at dusk.

Park Rules

The Kent County Parks are open for reservations from May 1 until October 31. The parks open at 7:00am and close at dusk.

Park Employees, agents of the County, are authorized to enforce park rules and regulations.

(Click here for the complete text of the Kent County Parks Ordinance)

  • The refund policy is as follows: No refunds allowed for picnic areas or open shelter reservations. Enclosed shelterhouse reservations are entitled to a 50% refund with a 30-day notification.

  • Enclosed shelterhouses will be held for one hour. Reserving party must contact the Park Manager in the event of lateness or any time changes.

  • Special permission must be granted for special events and items such as tents, ponies, pig roasts, space-walks, dunk tanks, portable toilets, amusements and rides, any off park road vehicle, stages, amplified music, etc. Reserving party must contact the Park Manager at least two weeks before the date of the reservation to determine the locations of items.

  • Please build fires in camp stoves and fireplaces only. Permission must be secured from the Park Manager to build other fires.

  • Persons destructive to trees, buildings, equipment, signs, flowers, lawn, shrubs, etc. will be prosecuted and held liable for damages.

  • All camp or picnic refuse must be placed in receptacles provided for that purpose. Please help us keep the parks clean.

  • All county parks shall close at dusk. All park users must leave at closing time.

  • Ball fields are on a first come, first served basis.

  • Beer and wine are allowed in all parks during Memorial Day weekend and from June 15 through October 31. It is only allowed prior to that with any reservation. It is also permissible inside the Douglas Walker shelterhouse year 'round.

  • You must leash and clean up after your dog while in any Kent County Park. It's the law! We DO NOT allow pets at Pickerel Lake Nature Preserve.

  • Motorized Vehicles prohibited outside marked parking areas. - Single seat Motorized Vehicles used by or for accommodation purposes under the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Michigan PWDCRA permitted. All vehicles used under this Rule shall not exceed five (5) miles per hour on park trails, shall stay to the right on all trails, and shall make an audible noise or alarm to signal or alert other trail users to their presence.

 
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Name of Park Acres Location of nearest intersection
Bettes Memorial 3 13 Mile Rd. & Phelps Ave. Undeveloped
Brewer (Earle) 95 84th St. - 1/2 mi. East of Division l l               l   l   A l A A     l   l  
Caledonia Lakeside 43 Village of Caledonia l               l     l     l A A   A        
Chief Hazy Cloud 24 Pettis Ave. & Dogwood Ave.                 l           l   l            
Coldwater River 6 100th St. & Morse Lake Ave.                 l           l   A            
Cooper Creek 60 17 Mile Rd. & Morgan Mills Ave.         l       l       l       l            
Creekside 32 68th St. - 1/4 mi. East of Eastern Ave. l                     A   A l A A            
Douglas Walker 81 84th St. - 1/2 mi. West of Clyde Park Ave. l     l               A     l l A   A l     l
Dutton Shadyside 18 Hammond Ave. - 1/2 mi. N of 76th St. l                         A l A A         l  
Dwight Lydell 39 West River Dr. & Lamoreaux Dr. l               A     A   A l A A         l  
Fallasburg 458 Covered Bridge Rd. & Fallasburg Park Dr. l               l       l A l A A   A       l
Fisk Knob 4 Algoma Ave. - 1/2 mi. North of 21 Mile Rd.                             l                
Gordon 28 Northland Dr. = 1/2 mi. South of Sand Lake l                     l     l l A            
Johnson (Henry A.) 265 Wilson Ave. & Butterworth Dr. l               l l   l   A l A A   A       l
Kent Trails 15 Miles Johnson Pl., John Ball Pk., Douglas Walker Pk.       l     l         A                     l
Knapp Valley Forest 80 Knapp Valley Dr. - East of Macguire Ave.                       l                      
Lamoreaux (Donald J.) 263 Coit Ave. & Bailey Park Dr. l           l   l     l l   l               l
Lamoreaux Memorial 2 West River Dr. & North Park St.       l               A                      
Long Lake 231 17 Mile Rd. & Long Lake Dr. l   A           l         A l A A   A   l    
Luton 264 Kies - West of Myers Lake Rd.               l                              
Millennium 1000 1415 Maynard Avenue   l A l         A     A   A l A A l     A    
Myers Lake 6 Northeast side of Myers Lake     A           l           l A l       l    
Palmer (Linus C.) 335 Clyde Park Ave. between 44th and 52nd Sts. l     l     l   l   l A A A l A A           l
Pickerel Lake** 300 Ramsdell Ave. - South of Belding Rd. (M-44)             l   l     A A       A            
Provin Trails 45 SW corner of 4 Mile Rd. and Bird Ave.             l         l l       l           l
Rogue River 79 Belshire Ave. - North of Rogue River Dr. l     A     l   l     l l A l A A         l  
Ruehs (Fred W.) 5 68th St. at Thornapple River                 l           l l l            
Seidman 422 Honey Creek Ave. & Leonard St.             l   l     l l       l           l
Spencer Forest* 550 Morgan Mills Ave. & 16 Mile Rd.         l                                    
Thornapple Riverbend* 209 Alaska Ave. South of 68th St.                                              
Townsend (Warren R.) 144 Cannonsburg Rd. & Ramsdell Dr. l           l   l     l l l l A A   A       l
Wabasis Lake 104 Wabasis Ave. at Wabasis Lake l l A     A     l     l l A l A A l A   l   l
Wahlfield 245 NW corner of 8 Mile Rd. & Alpine Ave.             l         l l   l   l           l
White Pine 60 Lincoln Lake Ave. - 1/2 mi. North of 16 Mile Rd.                       l                      

A - Indicates facilities that are accessible (barrier free).

(* Unofficial Name)

(** Official Name of Pickerel Lake - Fred Meijer Nature Preserve)