Upper Macatawa Natural Area

About Upper Macatawa Natural Area

Located in the southwest corner of Ottawa County, Upper Macatawa Natural Area is an excellent example of what cooperation among agencies and environmental groups can do to save and restore wetlands and other natural habitats. The 612-acre park is split in half by the Macatawa River and, despite being within view of an interstate highway, has become a natural oasis that attracts an array of birds and waterfowl to its many pools and wetlands and hikers, birders, and cross-country skiers to its 6.5 miles to trails.