The Grand River Greenway is a cross-community effort to connect West Michigan communities to the Grand River – from Lowell to the Lakeshore. In Ottawa County, it is comprised of 9,000 acres of public land between Grand Haven and Grand Rapids with over 2,700 acres protected by Ottawa County Parks since 1987. The preservation of this land provides: scenic natural spaces, high quality habitat for both wildlife and recreation, and soon, the 36.5-mile Idema Explorers Trail. 

In greater Grand Rapids, the Greenway follows the Grand River corridor from the City of Lowell on Kent County’s eastern border to Millennium Park on the west. Click here for updates on Grand River Greenway projects in Kent County.