Airport Lanes Bowling Center offers 60 elite bowling lanes for open bowling as well as leagues. The newly renovated Saddle Saloon Banquet Center, will seat up to 200 people, is available for corporate events, receptions and birthday parties. Their experienced party planners will assist you in every detail so your event is memorable. The facility is handicap accessible, as well as heated and air-conditioned. The center features a full service bar and a large stage for a band or DJ. They now offer buffets that can range from just appetizers to full entree buffets. On-site bar Tamark's Lounge features full service bar with a wide screen TV to watch the game. Little Cesars Pizza Parlor on-site is also available for parties.

Jackson's Best Place for a Children's Birthday Party of 2012

For a fun filled experience come and see what AllSkate has to offer. At AllSkate you can skate around the roller rink to live DJ music, play a game in the arcade, or battle it out in the laser tag facilities. Roller Skating Lessons, snack bar and birthday parties are also available. Zumba Classes available Monday through Thursday and Saturday.

AMF Summit Lanes offers traditional bowling on 50 lanes and features a separate bar and lounge, as well as flat-screen TVs to watch your favorite sporting events. Challenge your friends to some arcades or a game of billiards.

The Armory Bike Union is a community bicycle resource with a variety of purposes and programs that are helping to create a vibrant bicycling culture in Jackson. We offer workshops, classes, volunteer opportunities, space for the public to work on personal projects, and bicycle rentals!

Located at Lewis Street near Locust Street, this park features baseball fields.

Located off of Michigan Ave between Durand and Thompson Streets, this park features two tennis courts, two basketball courts, a ballfield, playground equipment and picnic tables. It is along the parade route and is often filled with children during the annual Rose Parade.

In 1901 Andrew Carnegie donated $70,000 for the construction of a library building in the city of Jackson. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the State of Michigan Register of Historic Sites, this Neo-Classical style building was designed and built in 1906. The facility features inlaid terrazzo floors, intricate ceiling moldings, Carrara white marble staircase and numerous pieces of art. The Carnegie building became the main branch for the newly created district in 1978. In 1981, with a bequest from Mrs. Mable MinterVan Orman, a circular structure was built at the rear of the library. This added an elevator, history room, back lobby and a children's storytelling room. There are 13 library locations in Jackson County. In addition to the library services and collections, the library has numerous programs offered at all of the branches throughout the year. These programs cover a wide range of interests and ages. Most programs and services are provided by the library free of charge. The building is graced with an outdoor public sculpture a parent and child reading and was created by famed sculptor Freeman Schoolcraft, Jackson High School graduate.

The Child, The Parent, and The Book, by Freeman L. Schoolcraft, bronze and limestone, 1988, Jackson District Library/Carnegie Branch, Michigan Ave.

Freeman Schoolcraft's The Child, The Parent, and The Book sits beside the main entrance to the Jackson District Library welcoming patrons while celebrating the right to read and symbolizing the value of parents and children learning and growing together.

Schoolcraft's life-size bronze statuary exhibits smooth surfaces and a light green finish over a darker undercoat, giving the sculpture and its pedestal an antique appearance despite its young age. Whereas Hunt's Victory Reconstructed is abstract and only suggestive of a figure in motion, Schoolcraft's woman and child are realistic, although not as detailed as the figures of Frishmuth, Hibbard, or Taft's Defense of the Flag. In fact, the figurative forms are simplified and generalized rather like the figure on the Foote Memorial by Taft, Schoolcraft's teacher.

When Taft attended the dedication of the Foote Memorial he met Schoolcraft, who was to graduate from Jackson High School the following year. The young artist showed the renowned sculptor some of his work and was invited to apprentice with the master in Chicago. He himself then taught at the Art Institute of Chicago, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University. His sculpture adorns numerous buildings in and around Chicago and is in the collections of the Art Institute and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

Even though a heart attack in 1964 effectively ended his career in sculpture, David Leamon, director of the Jackson District Library, wrote to Schoolcraft in 1982 to see if he would make a sculpture for his hometown library. The sculptor undertook the project enthusiastically and completed a small clay model, shortly before his death in 1988. Schoolcraft's widow, Clara made a more permanent plaster cast from the clay model about a year later. A grassroots fundraising effort to raise the $60,000 needed to create the full bronze statue along with grants from the Michigan Council for the Arts and the Michigan Sesquicentennial Commission was completed.

In late October 1987, the full sized bronze statue was created at the Pappas Art Foundry in Ypsilanti Michigan.  The production process was not unlike that employed to model, mold, and cast the older bronze sculptures in Jackson. The "lost wax" bronze casting technique used by the ancient Greeks is essentially the same today as it was two and a half millennia ago, though technical innovations have improved the furnaces and materials used in the process.

Promoting Cycling in Jackson, Michigan and the Surrounding Area. The Cascades Cycling Club supports both road cycling and mountain biking. The club maintains the trails in Ella Sharp Park, a local city park in Jackson, Michigan. The trails are suitable for hiking, running, and mountain biking. The trails provide a wide range of challenges and can provide a great workout. The club also schedules rides during the riding season and also offers workshops for the cycling community.

The best known attraction of this 457 acre park is The Cascades, a man-made, illuminated waterfall with musical accompaniment enjoyed by all since 1932. Some prefer to watch the dancing lights and listen to the beautiful music from comfortable seats, while the more energetic climb to the top of the 500 foot hill alongside the six giant fountains while dodging the spraying water. The falls are illuminated every night in season, 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. with an admission charge. Children 10 years and under are free with paid adult. Call for special group rates. 

The park, also known as the Sparks Foundation County Park, features the Cascades 18-hole Championship Golf Course and Cascades Short Course and driving range.  Other features include outdoor basketball court, baseball and softball fields, a very popular walking path, playground area, and a picnic shelter.  The Cascades Park is also the home of many special events such as the Midwest's Largest Cascades Civil War Muster, and spectacular fireworks show every year. Don't forget to stop by the Cascades Ice Cream Co, featuring "Frozen Dome Malts", opened March through September.

2013 Admission Rates for The Cascades 
Senior   $3.00 per person
Regular   $4.00 per person
Family Nights $7.00 per family
Fireworks  $6.00 per person
Children 10 and under always free with paying adult.

Group Rates for 12 or more people at $3 per person, with one person paying for entire group.
(Please call ahead – Mon thru Fri @ 517-768-2901)

2013 Season Passes
Includes Family Nights and Fireworks
Single (1)   $40.00
Double (2)   $60.00
Family (Limit 8)  $90.00

This 7 acre park on the beaches of Clark Lake includes grills, picnic area, playground area, swimming area, boat launch, and portable toilets.

A five acre park with picnic shelter, playground, swimming area, historic pump house and portable toilets with 200 feet of shoreline on the beach. Take I-94 to the Clear Lake Rd. exit.  Head North approximately 2.5 miles and the park is on the east side of the road.No alcohol is allowed in the park, swim at your own risk, no lifeguard on duty. Pets allowed on leash only in all Jackson County Parks; pets are not allowed in the picnic, playground or beach areas.

Come rent our facility for family parties using our sit down area , upper deck and our new game room!
Leagues are forming!

The Dahlem Environmental Education Center is a place to experience, study and enjoy nature. With five miles of hiking trails containing forests, fields, marshes and ponds, visitors can enjoy a guided hike or experience the natural wonders on their own. A newly resurfaced 3/8 mile trail has been specially redesigned for visitors with limited mobility.  Hands-on interpretive signs will be added in 2013. The Dahlem Center offers year-round educational programs for students and families, including naturalist programs, workshops and special events. The exhibit area and Nutshell Gift Shop are located within the main visitor building. The Nutshell is a great place for outdoor enthusiasts to shop, and is an excellent source for nature-related books, clothing, bird-feeding supplies, jewelry and many other items, including fresh wreaths during the holidays. 

The Dahlem Center may serve as a natural history education center for kids, but it is also known around the state and country for having one of the largest bluebird trails. Birders can capture the songs of Eastern Bluebirds along this well-maintained trail, as well as the harmonies of other migratory songbirds. The annual festival to celebrate these birds is called the Birds, Blooms and Butterflies Festival.

Ella Sharp Park is located on 562 acres along the banks of the Southwest Branch of the Grand River in beautiful Jackson, Michigan. The landscape of the park varies from relatively flat to heavily rolling and hilly. This provides a great location for a park full of fun and activities for everyone. The park holds a challenging golf course, beautiful flower gardens, miles of hiking trails, basketball courts, soccer fields, a golf learning center, softball fields, and many other facilities for athletics and casual enjoyment of the outdoors.

The 562 acres were donated to the city of Jackson by Ella W. Sharp, the largest park donation to the city. She bequeathed her farm to the city to be developed as a park and maintained through a trust fund from her estate. Beginning in 1912, this family farm was developed as a public park. park roadways were laid out as well as the picnic and play areas, the golf course, tennis courts, and ball diamonds, and the gardens. The Merriman-Sharp Farmhouse became the beginning of the Ella Sharp Museum.
In 2001, the Ella Sharp Golf Course went through a restoration and redesign. The park's landscaping plan for the main park entrance was also professionally redeveloped, including new signage, additional trees and beautiful flowering shrubs.

This park currently features an eighteen hole golf course, eighteen hole miniature golf course, golf practice and learning center, four tennis courts, two picnic shelters, rose garden, Carter’s Corner Play Structure, two lighted softball fields, three regular softball fields, ten soccer fields, four baseball fields, one basketball court, playground areas, cross country ski trails, and the Ella Sharp Museum.

Mini-Golf

• Ella Sharp Park's 18 hole miniaturized golf course holds fun for everyone. The mini course is open 7 days a week. Please call for Seasonal Hours @ 517-788-4696

Golf Course

• Ella Sharp Park's 18 hole golf course provides a challenge for golfers of all levels. The course touts two of Jackson County's most challenging golf holes (2nd & 12th holes) along with an array of other well manicured fairways and greens. Call the club house for availability at (517)788-4066.

Golf Learning Center

• Ella Sharp Park's Golf Learning Center is a great place to learn how to play golf, brush up on your skills, or just go to hit a few golf balls. The center includes 25 tee stations over looking a well manicured range with 5 target greens. The center also has a sand bunker and a large putting green for practicing that short game. For those golfers that are looking for more than just hitting a few balls around, the learning center also has a wide range of classes available for youths and adults. Classes and private instruction by PGA Golf Professional (Eric W. Terrian) are available for both beginners and veteran players. Please Call for Seasonal Hours @ 517-780-4799.

Lighted Softball Fields

• The park includes 2 full service fenced and lighted ball fields. Field #1 has a scorer's building while field #2 has a rain shelter.

Open Field Sports Area

• The park includes 3 full size football fields, 3 softball fields, 4 full size soccer fields which can be used as 8 smaller fields.

Fishing Area

• The park has a stretch along the banks of the Grand River which is available for fishing. The area is handicapped accessible and is located in the southeast portion of the park.

Paved and Unpaved Walking, Jogging, and Bike Trails

• The park includes a 1 mile path that connects from Fourth Street with Museum and with the South Jackson Street entrance. In addition, the park also keeps some rough trails that meander through natural preservation areas in both the East and West sides of Fourth Street. These trails are ideal for walking, jogging, and cross country skiing. Cascades Cycling Trail Map

Tennis Courts

• The park upkeeps 4 paved tennis courts on a first come first serve basis.

Basketball Court

• The park upkeeps one basketball court located at the South Jackson Road entrance.

Playground Equipment

• Includes Carter's Corner located across from the Ella Sharp Museum

Facility Rental

• The Jackson Recreation Department will reserve either the Ella Sharp Park Rose Garden (near the entrance of Ella Sharp Park) or the Rotunda (across from the Museum) for your wedding. The Ella Sharp Park Carters Corner Picnic Pavilion or the West Picnic Pavilion are also available for rental. See Ella Sharp Museum for their Facility Rentals.

On Mansion Street between Merriman and South Milwaukee Streets, this park, sponsored by the Exchange Club of Jackson, features playground equipment, two basketball courts, two tennis courts and one ballfield.

Extra Innings – Jackson is Jackson County’s premier indoor baseball and softball training facility.  Extra Innings offers a state of the art 24,000 square foot facility with six batting tunnels and a huge multi-use turfed and netted field.  Ready for your individual or team work-outs, Extra Innings also has a fully stocked pro-shop and is ready to host your next party or event.

Extra Innings – Jackson – 517.764.1000

The Falling Waters Trail is a major east-west component of the Jackson County Regional Trail plan, connecting  the town of Concord with the city of Jackson.  This 10.5-mile asphalt rail-trail follows the old rail bed of the former Michigan Central Railroad and at its northeast terminus the trail carries on as the Jackson Inter-City Trail from Weatherwax to Morrell Street. The trail has been dedicated as a Jackson County Park. The trial begins in th eVillage of Concord. Start your trail ride right with breakfast at nearby Concord Cafe. The trail is mostly rural, with only a few road crossings. It also crosses the Lime Lake County Park (5501 Teft Road) where you can drop a line for fish. There are plenty of places to stop along the way and admire the scenery, have a picnic and take a swim.

To start at the west terminus look for the intersection of River and Main St. in Concord and the northeast terminus will be on Weatherwax Rd. between Kibby and Horton Rd. Parking is available at the Weatherwax and Concord Trailhead as well as at the Lime Lake County Park at about the middle of the trail. Click here for a trail map.

Coming into town and looking for something to do? Considering purchasing a bike but want to get a feel for recreational riding first?
Rental bikes are a great way to explore everything Jackson has to offer!

The Fitness Council of Jackson partners with P&T Fitness to offer bike rental.  Bikes can be picked up at their shop during open hours.

Reservations can be made up to 48 hours in advance at 517.990.9798 or reserve@fitnesscouncil.org or within 48 hours of rental time, please contact P&T Fitness at 517.789.6362.

Rates:
Half day (4 hours) $20
Full day $25
Weekend $60
One week $100
Helmet, lock, and Active Living map included

Bikes available:2009 Raleigh Venture. Standard and drop frames and a variety of sizes.

Suggested use:
These bikes are great for touring the beautiful Grand River ArtsWalk, Inter-City Trail and Falling Waters Trail with family and friends!  Downtown Jackson, Art 634, the Grand River Farmers Market, Cascades Falls, and Ella Sharp Park and Museum are all easily reached by bike.

The Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center, at the Waterloo Recreation Area, introduces visitors to the fascinating world of geology and to the diverse natural habitats that are found today within Waterloo's 20,000-plus acres. It features Michigan rocks, minerals, fossils, crystals, and glacial information. A variety of programs are offered for school groups as well as the general public. See the website for Weekly Nature Program Schedule.

This 8 acre park offers a swim area, historic pump house (restored in 2002), picnic shelter with a grill, a playground, softball diamond, open field for soccer and portable toilets.

Officially opened on October 26, 2010, this one mile trail follows the Grand River from downtown through the Art District at Art 634 and Armory Arts ending at Monroe Street.

The mission of GREAT or the Grand River Environmental Action Team is to promote the protection and preservation of the Grand River Watershed through activities and educational programs. Founded in 1990, the Grand River Environmental Action Team is a local 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of and restoration of the Upper Grand River Watershed in Jackson County of south central Michigan. GREAT organizes clean-up activities & monthly public canoe outings to create environmental awareness. You can find their event schedule here.

The Upper Grand River Watershed is Special in Several Ways

• At 260 miles, the Grand River is longest river in the State of Michigan and the second largest watershed.Map
• The two branches of the Grand River begin at Grand Lake and Center Lake Chain (natural beginnings) in Jackson County and join east of Jackson dropping 467 feet to Grand Haven on Lake Michigan.
• Headwaters of the Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Raisin Rivers are also close. They all flow west to Lake Michigan, except the Raisin which flows east to Lake Erie.
• Jackson County sits on one of the largest aquifers in North America.
• There are over 200 miles of river waterways to paddle and hundreds of small lakes.
• Some of the largest remaining wetlands in lower Michigan are located in this watershed.
• The potential in this area for river and lake recreation is enormous.

Hayes State Park, in the heart of the Irish Hills, is located on Wamplers Lake and Round Lake great for fishing and boating. The park's close proximity to Michigan International Speedway, crafts and antique shows and Hidden Lake Gardens make Hayes State Park a prime tourist destination. This park also includes a modern campsite with mini cabins available. 

Horse N Around Stables is excited to offer horseback trail riding this summer for a second year at Waterloo Recreation Area.  Just a short drive from Jackson, Horse N Around Stables is open Friday through Sunday and all holiday Mondays.  Come spend an hour with us on these beautiful trails in one of Michigan's greatest forests. They offer 1 hour and 1/2 hour Horseback Trail Rides through one of Michigan's most beautiful natural wonders.  They are only 5 minutes from I-94 between Jackson and Ann Arbor. They offer trail rides from the smallest groups to very large.  In fact, they offer discounts on groups of 7 or more. Our riding trail in Waterloo starts and finishes in the shade!  No worries about extreme heat here, the forest is always 13 degrees cooler with very little direct sunlight! Please consider our stables for one of your summer adventures.  We accommodate riders age 6 to 106 and from no experience to the most advanced.

Waterloo Stables: 12891 Trist Road, Grass Lake, 49240

Pinckney Stables: 5833 Spears Rd, Pinckney MI, 48169

Please call (734) 637-4457 or email srichardson@horesnaroundstablesatwaterloo.com for reservations.

New this year:

• Swanky Singles Saddle Up
• Kids Korral
• Nature Rides
• Historical Rides
• Sunday Service Saddle Up
• Moonlight Rides
• River/ Picnic Rides
• Halloween Rides

State Vehicle Registration and Recreation Passport is Required.

Off of Moscow Road, this 5 acre park includes a picnic shelter, playground area, pond for fishing, a gazebo, dam and portable toilets.

Kids of all ages love to visit Indian Brook Farms. What an opportunity for adults to drive a few miles to experience a fun filled environment that also educates kids about aquaculture and agriculture. As you arrive at Indian Brook Farms you will see a trout pond, gift shop, snack bar and a huge display of pumpkins in the fall. A free wagon ride takes kids (and adults) through 120 acres of agricultural experiences including wet lands, vegetable and flower gardening, natural untouched plant growth and one of the biggest pumpkin patches around. Kids learn about aquaculture by seeing how fish are hatched and nurtured through the stages of growth to full sized trout at the Indian Brook Farms spring fed fish hatchery. They can feed the fish and also fish for full sized trout at the Fishing Pond. Before and after the wagon ride kids can visit the fish ponds, gift shop and snack bar which features freshly made fish sandwiches, roll ups, just baked donuts and pies as well as other snacks and drinks. Unique for school trips, company outings, family re-unions, school class tours, birthday parties and other events where having fun is a desired ingredient.

The arrow-straight Jackson Intercity Trail follows the old rail bed of the former Michigan Central Railroad for 3.4 miles through the southwest section of Jackson. The trail provides a nice non-motorized way for area residents to commute to shops and work, as well as for recreation. For those wanting to venture farther afield, the Jackson Intercity Trail turns into the Falling Waters Trail at Weatherwax Drive, which carries on southwest 10.5 miles to the town of Concord.

It is one of the nation’s newest, fastest and modern kart tracks. The facility is set up to house all levels of go-karting, from beginner to the experienced competitive racer. Visitors can enjoy go-karts, mini-cup cars, mini-sprints, weekday practice, weekend races, kart schools, kart-shop, corporate parties and much more.

A small oasis in an increasingly urban landscape, the 53-acre Kate Palmer Sanctuary is located amid a patchwork of suburbs. The sanctuary is known as one of the richest woodlands in Jackson County for spring wildlowers. The sanctuary also includes two champion sized trees.  Migrating songbirds are also present in the spring. Social trails exist.

A 2 acre park including a boat launch, a swimming area, playground equipment and portable toilets.

On the corner of Blackstone & Adams Streets, this park features one lighted softball field, one regular softball field, one tennis court, playground equipment, a picnic shelter and two basketball courts. The Grand River Arts Walk passes through the park here, which runs from Monroe Street to Louis Glick Highway. 

Located north of E. Michigan Ave between Edgewood & Gilbert Streets, Loomis City Park features the Boos Recreation Center, two outdoor basketball courts, two outdoor tennis courts, picnic shelter with grills and the community built wooden play structure. The recreation center hosts a variety of classes, events and workshops year-round. Programs involve every age group from early childhood to 50+, and include everything from yoga and arts & crafts to gymnastics and toddler classes.

The MacCready Reserve is a 408-acre property that is designated for education, research and outreach programs in wildlife and forestry management. The lush environment includes rolling terrain, towering hardwoods, natural springs and colorful wildflowers, creating a diverse habitat for numerous species of birds.

On the corner Adrian and Mitchell Streets, the Howard Charles Woods Recreational Complex &  Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center features new in 2003 community-built playground equipment, a picnic shelter, two outdoor basketball courts, a tennis court, and two ballfields. The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center is a full service community center operated by the City of Jackson Recreation Department. The center provides a safe and supervised place where families can recreate and particiapte in community programs.

The King Center offers a continuing program of activities for adults and children, including a wide range of classes, lectures, study tours, camps, art exhibits, and special community events. Center facilities include a full Gymnasium with a rubberized surface for safety, The Flamingo Brown Lounge, the Comcast multimedia Lab with computers and internet access, the Tony Dungy Meeting lounge, and a small commercial kitchen. Center facilities, including the outdoor picnic pavillion, indoor gym and kitchen, may be rented for private functions such as business conferences, receptions, parties, and recitals.

The Michigan Theatre was the last and largest theater to be built in downtown Jackson, opening in 1930. Now a nonprofit organization, the Michigan Theatre of Jackson Inc., is working to restore the theater to its original luster. It was originally built in Spanish Renaissance style with an ornate polychrome terra cotta façade, carved walnut furniture, plush carpeting, heavy damask draperies, and stained-glass light fixtures. The Michigan Theatre is considered one of the most splendid theaters in the state. Their mission is to provide today's entertainment in an incredible historic venue. Events include kids movies and classic films, as well as live entertainment.

A beautiful 5 acre park with beautifully landscaped gardens, parks nursery, picnic tables, picnic shelter, grills, a ball diamond, playground area, and modern restrooms.

Near Jackson Crossing Mall, this park features a softball field, a basketball court, and playground equipment. To get to the parking lot go east on North Street, North on Lansing Ave, veer left on Clinton Road, parking lot is off of Clinton Road. 

Optimist Ice Arena features two rinks, concessions, skate rental and skate sharpening. The arena provides open ice skating, figure-skating lessons, drop-in hockey and hosts many hockey tournaments.

The Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Sanctuary is well-known as THE staging area for Sandhill Cranes. Every autumn, thousands of these birds gather here in preparation for their southern migration. The 963-acre Michigan Audubon Society sanctuary has a variety of habitats, making it possible to see over 200 species of birds and plants, including the Rough-legged Hawk and the Northern Shrike during the winter months. 

The Sanctuary is always open to visitors, and during the fall on weekends sanctuary greeters will be available to answer questions. You can also see many Cranes feeding in the fields in the area in the spring and summer, but especially the fall (September to mid-November). Late afternoon visitors during that time of year can see well over 2,000 Sandhill Cranes landing in the sanctuary during that time. We have even been fortunate to have an elusive Whooping Crane visit the sanctuary as well.

The Jackson Audubon Society is the steward of this sanctuary. They ask that you please stay on trails or the observation areas and treat the land, plants and wildlife with respect.

The Phyllis Haehnle Sanctuary is located 6 miles northeast of Jackson, Michigan on Seymour Road. For GPS, you can use the coordinates of 42.322, -84.289. 

This 22 acre park has 60 modern campsites with water and electricity at every site, plus hot showers, modern restrooms, a sanitary dump station and water tower. Also available is a swimming area, biking area, fishing, a playground area, picnic areas and three shelters (by reservation). An 18-hole golf course is nearby within 1/2 mile. Pets in campground on leash only! Weekly and monthly rates.

Drug & Concealed Weapons Free Park - Alcohol Prohibited

With more than 20,000 acres, 47 miles of trails and 21 lakes, the Waterloo State Recreation Area has many different outdoor activities including Portage Lake State Park offering swimming, picnic areas, fishing and more.

Directions:
Take I-94 east to exit 147 to Race Rd.  Turn left (North) on Race Rd. Turn right (East) on Seymour Rd.  Turn left (North) on Portage Lake Rd.

Are you having your share of fun? In our increasingly complex world the answer is typically “of course not!” It’s getting more and more difficult to unplug-unwind and fall back into natural rhythms to rejuvenate ourselves. That is why we paddle kayaks. Once we’ve left the launch site, within a few short minutes, we’ve reconnected back through time to a world of utter simplicity. There’s just us, our kayaks and paddles, and the always-changing waters. And before we know it, we’re getting our gentle, relaxing exercise while adding precious FUN back into our lives.

We paddle the Grand River, Vandercook Lake, Browns Lake, Williams Lake & Cove Lake. We offer rentals at Vandercook Lake and lessons and tours at all locations. We offer Sit-In, Tandem and Sit-On-Top Kayaks as well as Stand-up Paddleboards. 

The Rando Activity Center (The RAC) offers sport activity leagues, practice, tournaments, clinics, and camps. The gym offers 16,000 square feet of clear space for a variety of activities. Three full size basketball courts, three full size volleyball courts, aerobic and martial arts area,  fitness center with free weights, cardio equipment, workout machines, and locker rooms with showers available. Indoor baseball, softball and tennis clinics are also offered.  

BANQUETS, DANCES & WEDDING RECEPTIONS
The RAC is available for banquets, dances, reunions, wedding receptions and holiday parties.  The RAC has 16,000 sq.ft. of floor space and can accommodate groups up to 800 people.  The RAC also can accommodate smaller groups by partitioning off areas. The RAC has a food court and kitchen area that caterers may serve from.  All caterers must be licensed.

Located on Deyo Street between Summit and Elm Avenue, this park features playground equipment, a tennis court, a basketball court, and a ballfield.

On this 2.5 acre park you will find grills, picnic area, boat launch, playground area, portable toilets, and a flowing Artesian well for filling your water jugs.

Teaching Life Drawing and Yoga, Ave's work centers on the figure as a vehicle to express her enthusiasm about life. Her pieces are emotionally charged, using bold color and definitive line. Her sensuous use of paint is direct and textural and she uses the poses of the models she works with to express not only their unique individuality but her passionate energy.
In addition to the paintings, her pastel drawings are some of her freshest and most electrically charged work. Bold and direct, using rich and uexpected color, they capture the essence of the pose in the moment, with all of its deep language. Body Adornments: Ave's pieces are one of a kind, custom designs. She seeks out precious stones and objects that speak to her and creates wearable art that become focal pieces. Expect lots of compliments.  www.yogastudiodeeplyart.com

We offer the finest in league and family bowling. Our 12 lanes bowling alley was recently renovated. We feature a pro shop, restaurant and bar (dining & take out), Club Keno and Pull Tabs, banquet facility, game room with pool table, video and arcade, darts, big screen TV, wireless Internet, family activities, and of course, the area's best bowling shot. Banquet capacity up to 80 people.

56 modern campsites are available with water and electricity at this beautiful 26 acre park, along with hot showers, restrooms, sanitary dump station, and water tower. Other features include a boat launch, picnic areas and the 3 shelters (by reservation), playgrounds, sand box, horse shoe pits, basketball court, swimming area, hiking, biking, fishing, volleyball area, softball diamond, and nature trails. An 18-hole golf course is located across the street. Pets in campground on leash only! Weekly and Monthly rates available.  For pre-season reservations,1st Monday in February until the Friday before Memorial Day, please call (517) 768-2901.

Drug & Concealed Weapons Free Park - Alcohol Prohibited

This farm features some of the best horseback riding in the county. Other features include covered wagon rides, buffalo feeding, a zip line, and pavillion/picnic area. Riding lessons available.

My name is Timothy Knight and I am the proprietor of The Electrical Hybrid Bicycle Touring Company.
I am currently booking bicycle tours for the Spring, Summer, and Fall.  Individuals, groups, churches, clubs and families are welcome to reserve any day and time or location for an exciting sweat-free bicycle tour!
Here’s how I make bicycling even more fun:  I meet your group at the location of your choosing.  In my trailer are eight different hybrid bicycles of differing performance types depending on the terrain you tour. Your bicycle is fit for your height, personal comfort and touring pleasure.

This family owned campground and canoe livery has 89 sites shaded with large oak trees, modern bathrooms, playground and large front yard. The canoe livery offers 1 hour, 3 hour and 5 hour trips on the beautiful Kalamazoo River. Open May thru October. 

Also known as Townsend F. Beaman Park, this 17 acre park includes a swim area, 3 ball diamonds, a boat launch, playground area, fishing area, grills, 2 picnic shelters and modern restrooms.

An 8.5 acre park with a playground area, a boat launch, swim area and portable toilets.

Located northeast of the city of Jackson near Portage Lake County Park and Phyllis Haehnle Sanctuary, Waterloo Recreation Area is the largest park in the Lower Peninsula. At more than 20,000 acres, the park boasts two modern campgrounds, a rustic campground, an equestrian campground, a swimming beach, several picnic sites, 11 excellent fishing lakes, eight boat launches, 12 miles of interpretive nature trails, 47 miles of hiking trails, three rustic cabins, numerous equestrian trails and the Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center.
Available amenities include Picnic Tables, Picnic Shelters, Playground Equiment, Lake Swimming, Fishing, Boat Ramps, Trails for Hiking, Cross Country Skiing, Horseback-Riding and Snowmobiling.

The Big Portage Lake Disc Golf Course is mostly wooded with tight, challenging holes. First tee is located at (42.333,-84.238)

This park contains a waterpark, featuring a zero-depth pool and water slides, a skateboard park and full-size inline hockey rink as well as four softball fields, playground equipment and a picnic shelter.