Free things to do in Grand Rapids

Outdoors

Spring Grove Park

Outdoors

Grand Ravines North County Park

Outdoors

Millennium Park

Vast urban park reclaims heavily used land for 6-acre beach & wetlands with hiking trails.

Outdoors

Pickerel Lake Park - Fred Meijer Nature Preserve

Outdoors

Fallasburg Park

Hager Park

Hager Park

Family- & dog-friendly park with a themed play area, picnicking, nature trails & spring wildflowers.

Belknap Lookout

Lookout Park

Outdoors

Versluis Park

Outdoors

Yankee Springs Recreation Area

5,000-acre recreation area with watersports on 9 lakes, trails, hunting & winter activities.

Outdoors

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Sprawling botanical gardens with diverse sculptures hosting indoor art exhibits & summer concerts.

Outdoors

Wahlfield Park

Outdoors

North Ottawa Dunes

Outdoors

Rosy Mound Natural Area

Thornapple

Cascade Township Park

Community land with lots of athletic facilities, a playground, picnic areas & a sledding hill.

Outdoors

Saugatuck Dunes State Park

Day-use preserve featuring 2.5 miles of shoreline, bird-watching & trails to coastal dunes & woods.

Sports & Recreation

Hofma Preserve

Outdoors

Crahen Valley Park

Outdoors

P. J. Hoffmaster State Park

Park features the Dune Climb stairway, lake-view observation deck & miles of hiking & skiing trails.

Gaslight Village

John Collins Park

Outdoors

Townsend Park

Riverside Gardens

Riverside Park

Nature trails for hiking, biking & bird-watching plus fishing, kayaking, winter sports & disc golf.

Outdoors

Grand Rapids Township Park

Outdoors

Aman Park

Scenic natural area featuring self-guided hiking & cross-country ski trails for year-round use.

Downtown

Grand Rapids Art Museum

Modern space filled with U.S. & European art offering family-friendly activities & other events.