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Camps, swim, fish, walk the beach or have
a picnic. You can do it all at Holland State
Park located on Lake Michigan in Park Township, a
short drive from downtown Holland. The park has acres
of rolling sand dunes and sugar-sand beaches along
Lake Michigan. The Holland State Park has nearly 400
wooded campsites including “beachside camping”
next to Lake Michigan. |
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| Named
after a tunnel built into a 100-foot-high sand dune
that takes visitors to the Lake Michigan shoreline,
Tunnel Park is one of the loveliest parks along the
lakeshore. The 22-acre park offers 1,000 feet of sandy
beach on Lake Michigan as well as trails and observation
points through the parks majestic dunes. |
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The park also
has picnic pavilions, volleyball courts, playground
equipment and plenty of room to toss a frisbee, play touch
football or a game of baseball. The park is open daily from
April through November.
Location: Lakeshore
Boulevard and Lakewood Avenue, Park Township. Tel:
616 738-4810 |
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The
Lake that Isn’t: Lake Macatawa, which
sits in the middle of the Holland Michigan, metropolitan
region is not a lake at all but the sunken river basin
of the Macatawa River. Despite this difference, it
is difficult to convince swimmers, boaters, water
skiers, fisherman and other water enthusiasts that
Lake Macatawa isn’t a lake. It sure acts like
one. |
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A jewell in the center of downtown Holland
Michigan , Centennial Park is one of the
main flower attractions during the city’s annual
May Tulip Time Festival, offering up a view of more
than 10,000 blooming tulips along the park’s
crisscrossed walkways. At the center of the park is
a 20-foot tall, ivy and moss-covered fountain that
spills to a large goldfish pond at the base. |
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Centennial
Park in Holland is the home of the city’s summer
concert series on the lawn surrounding the Centennial Gazebo
as well as a half-dozen art fairs, craft shows and markets
throughout the year. While you are at Centennial Park  look
for the 9-foot tall bronze statue of Holland’s founder
Albertus Van Raalte.
Location: Pine Avenue
and 10th Street in Holland Michigan. |
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The
beauty of nature abounds year-round at the
DeGraaf Nature Center in Holland. Visit and explore
the 18 acres of woodlands, marshes, ponds and trails
of this acclaimed nature preserve. The DeGraaf Nature
Center offers unique outdoor education programs for
young and old alike including nature displays and information
at its Brower Interpretive Center. Open Tuesday through
Saturday 9 a,.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Location: 600 Graafschap Road, Holland,
Michigan. For Information call: 616-355-1057. |
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| Across
the lake from Kollen Park is Howard B. Dunton Park,
where you can launch your boat, fish from the pier,
hold family picnics in the covered pavilion or just
take a relaxing walk through the nature trails of this
delightful spot. |
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| Holland’s
Kollen Park on Lake Macatawa is one of the
area’s most beautiful recreational parks offering
lakeside tables and benches, boat ramps, fishing piers,
picnic tables, slides and swings for the old and young
on 25 acres of land along Lake Macatawa. The park has
a band shell for concerts and is the home to the Queretaro
Fountain, a stone fountain given to Holland by its sister
city Queretaro, Mexico. |
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| Kollen Park
currently is in the midst of a $5 million renovation
that will include a new boardwalk along the southshore of
Lake Macatawa. Location: River Avenue at
10th Street, Holland, Michigan. |
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| Lincoln Avenue Skate
Park |
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Inline
skates and skateboards are always welcome
at Holland city’s Lincoln Avenue  Skate
Park. The city park has been designed with skate enthusiasts
in mind and includes ramps, half-pipes, obstacles
and jumps for those who like their fun edgy.
Location: Corner of Ninth Street
and Columbia Avenue in Holland, Michigan. |
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| Matt Urban Sports
and Recreation Complex |
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| Located
on Holland’s south side, the 23-acre
Matt Urban complex includes four lighted ball diamonds,
a lighted soccer field, two lighted basketball courts,
picnic grounds and two playgrounds. Named after Holland
World War II veteran Matt Urban for his work in Michigan
baseball and raising funds for the sports complex, this
is one of five all-sports complexes in the Holland-Zeeland
area. Location: 270 East 32nd Street
in Holland, Michigan. |
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A
slice of natural beauty along the Macatawa
River, Paw Paw Preserve is a wilderness area just off
the beaten track in Holland. Paw Paw Preserve is a great
place to commune with nature, read a book or just enjoy
the scenery.
Location: Paw
Paw Drive off Chicago Drive in Holland, Michigan. |
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One
of the best recreational parks in the city,
Smallenburg Park focuses on active fun from its baseball,
football and soccer fields to a large playground area
for the kids. Holland City’s municipal swimming
pool is also located at the park as well as the Holland
Municipal Stadium where both Hope College and the Holland
Dutchman high school teams play football.
Location:
Fairbanks Avenue at 14th Street, Holland, Michigan |
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The
DeZwaan Windmill is the center of attraction
for Windmill Island. Towering 120 feet over the 40-acre
Windmill Island Park, the 240-year-old windmill is the
only authentic Netherlands windmill in the United States.
The city-owned island park attracts thousands of tourists
annually to the windmill and recreated Dutch settlement
there. Windmill Island offers an event center that is
available for weddings, parties and social gatherings.
Location: Lincoln Avenue and Seventh
Street in Holland, Michigan. Tel: 616
355-1030 |
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| Nestled
on the north side of downtown Holland, Window
on the Waterfront Park overlooks Lake Macatawa and Windmill
Island. The park offers paved bike and rollerblading
paths and walking trails through groves of trees at
the water’s edge. There’s plenty of lookout
points to stop and sit to take in nature. |
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In May, during
the Tulip Time Festival, the park is a dazzle of
color with the blooming of thousands of tulips of every hue
and shade. An early morning visit to Window on the Waterfront
Park to watch the sun rise will start the day off right.
Location: 6th Street at Columbia Avenue in
Holland, Michigan. |
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| Hemlock's
Crossing is huge with 239 acres and over 6
miles of of scenic trails along pigeon river. Great
for hiking and nature enthusiasts. Hemlock Crossing
is located on West Olive Road, 3 miles east of US-31. |
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Pigeon
Creek Park is very popular for hiking and
sledding. The park also has lighted trails for cross
country skiing. Pigeon Creek Park is located 15 miles
north of Holland on Stanton Road, west of US-31.
Call 616 738-410 for more information |
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| Riley
Trails is popular with cross country skiers
and hikers. Located on Riley between 160th and 168th
avenues. |
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| Sancturary Woods
Preserve |
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| The
Santuary Woods Preserve is a beautiful hike
through the forest to the dune stairway and capture
a unique view of Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan. Located
west on 32nd street and south on 66th street. |
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| The
original home and farm of Holland founder Albertus
Van Raalte, the park is maintained as a nature park
and recreation area. Both a Michigan and U.S. historical
site, the 160-acre Van Raalte Farm on the city’s
east side includes a house, barn and outbuildings built
shortly after the American Civil War. |
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| The park features
3 1/2 miles of walking trails through woods, fields and natural
settings and is a favorite spot for hikers and cross country
skiers. The sledding hill on the farm is one of the most popular
winter sledding and tobogganing sites in the winter. Location:
Between 16th and 24th streets on Holland’s eastern edge. |
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The
Holland Michigan area has become a true golfing
destination for golfers. Whether you are looking for
the challenge of an Arnold Palmer designed signature
course, beautiful links-style courses and courses cut
through the trees in park-like setting, Holland Michigan
has them all.
Click Here To Find Golf Courses in West Michigan |
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For any
golfers, the Holland area has a dozen great golf
courses that will challenge and delight golfers of all ages
and abilities. You can also find the latest in golf clubs
and equipment at a host of major golf outlets around the area.
And, if you  need
practice before the big round, there is also a complete indoor
and outdoor golf practice facility with heated tee boxes to
keep your game sharp in winter. So, grab your bag and shoes
and come and play some of the best courses in West Michigan. |
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For
recreation and sports the Lakeshore region
around Holland, Michigan, has something for everyone
whether you are an avid fisherman, golfer, bike rider,
underwater diver or just
want to sit on the beach and watch the waves roll in.
The area has some of the best Salmon Trout, Walleye,
and Perch fishing along the coast. Bring your own boat
and tackle or use one of the many fine fishing charter
services that will take you out to catch the big ones. |
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Lake Michigan
and the beautiful inland Lake Macatawa are great for power
boating and sailing. You can dock your boat at any one of
a dozen fine marinas. Diving enthusiasts can investigate more
than 60 known shipwrecks in the Southwest Michigan Underwater
Preserve on Lake Michigan.
Or, you can ride the waves of Lake Michigan
on your Wave Runner. And, if you don’t bring your boat
or personal water craft with you the area has a large number
of boat and water craft dealers that can get a new one, rent
you one or fix the one you own. |
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