Paw Paw River County Park
Paw Paw River County Park is a beautiful, family and dog-friendly park featuring about one mile of well-maintained trails suitable for hiking and kid-friendly activities. The park offers wheelchair accessible entrances and parking, benches along the trail for resting, and a kayak launch. Visitors can enjoy seasonal wildflowers, wildlife sightings, and occasional fishing along the river. The park is leash-friendly for dogs and provides free parking with porta potties available during the open season. It offers a peaceful experience with scenic views, making it a great spot for outdoor activities in Watervliet, MI.
Reviews
Great place to walk with my dog.
Very nice, short loop trail around an island surrounded by the Paw Paw River. Great place to take kids. Quite often you can find small rocks painted and hidden by a group called, Watervliet Rocks. And occasionally, there are “trinkets” to find. Around holidays, a very kind and talented lady, ( I believe her name is Kristy Ruth Murdoch) makes small things using Petoskey aor Pudding stones
Paw Paw River Trail in Watervliet, it’s a great little 1 mile trail. It’s one of my favorite local trails in SWMI. During the off season there is a very small parking lot as the main parking lot is closed for season. During their open period there is porta johns otherwise you have to hold it.
It has a kayak launch and is dog leashed friendly. It looks around and is available to fish on as well. We went Sunday and enjoyed the great brisk morning and blue skies. This trail is sooo pretty during all the seasons we saw a ton of chipmunks and squirrels. Benches throughout the trail to do contemplation or just to watch the river flow.
This is semi handicap accessible there are some concrete then boardwalk then crush compacted concrete. The compacted is very well maintained but keep in mind there is a small dip that could make a chair accelerated or reversed harder to go up.
It’s located right on Main Street next to Hayes Park there is another park just down the way you can get in another 1/4 in on the same side of the road called Flaherty. It’s a great little trail in a great town, parking is always free. Happy trails go out and explore.
Recently moved back “home” to the area and have thoroughly enjoyed this park! Our kiddos and pup love to walk the trails as we hid and search for painted rocks.
Cool little hiking trail that changes with every season. Bridges and lookouts, gravel pathways, tons of wildflowers in season and an occasional deer. Kid friendly, dog friendly. About one mile of trails. Port a John’s, and decent parking lot. Kayak launch is handicap accessible.