What’s New at Grand Rapids City Parks

Grab your crew and set o for one of these updated city parks. Recent park millage dollars have been hard at work and these places are ready for kids to PLAY. SEE WHAT’S NEW AT Grand Rapids City Parks THIS SPRING

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John Ball Zoo Accessible Playground Plaster Creek Family Park

2401 Buchanan Ave SW, Grand Rapids Explore the first nature-based playscape in the Grand Rapids park system with log tangles, log jams and hillside slides. All of the logs used are from trees cleared from local storms. Additionally, find an outdoor classroom for Burton Elementary and Middle School students, picnic areas, pathways and a rain garden.

Mackay Jaycee Park

2531 Kalamazoo Ave SE, Grand Rapids This park’s improvements include upgrades to the playground, paths with outdoor exercise equipment and a revamped walking trail to the wooded area.

Corner of Park Street SW and Valley Ave SW, Grand Rapids The zoo recently completed construction on a new, fully accessible playground including sensory features for the visually impaired.

Lookout Park

801 Fairview Ave NE, Grand Rapids Overlook downtown and the Grand River with new picnic areas, pathways and swinging benches.

Other GR parks improvement projects: Ottawa Hills universally accessible playground 2060 Oakfield Ave SE, Grand Rapids Huff Park Playground updated boardwalks 2399 Ball Ave NE, Grand Rapids Alger Park Splash Pad (opening May 2020) 921 Alger St SE, Grand Rapids