Choose the Right Trail for Your Adventure
First Time Hikers
Everyone starts somewhere. Ready to wander out on your first trail hiking adventure? We have just the right spot for you!
Endurance
Want to Go Explore the North Country Trail? Newaygo County is home to some of the longest trail segments of this 4,000 mile hiking trail. Your adventure begins!
Looped Trails
Want the simplicity of ending up where you began? These loop trails offer trails of varying lengths and challenge that all circle back to your home base.
Stories from the Trail
How About a Walk on The Edge?
The Edge is a hiking and biking trail that runs along the Muskegon River on roads from Hardy Dam to Croton Dam. It's a slightly downhill stretch, so if you are running expect to have a fantastic pace per mile. I participated in a race a few years ago that started at...
A Branstrom Park Afternoon
With the sun shining brightly and spring in the air, one Sunday afternoon was the perfect day to hit the trails. I headed for Branstrom Park, in Fremont, to take a tour around the hiking trails there. The trails double as the Fremont Cross Country course, and the fun...
Birds of Newaygo County
In Newaygo County we’re lucky to have a plethora of birds to see and hear while exploring the trails and natural outdoor spaces throughout the region. It is true that many birds don’t stay in Michigan during the winter-yet even then we have many bird species. One...
A Beginner’s Guide to Snowshoes and How to Use Them
By Samantha Breza Want to do something new this winter? Try snowshoeing! Snowshoeing is an easy sport to get into. The equipment is relatively cheap, snowshoers don’t have to register the equipment, or pay annual fees for it. Snowshoers don’t need to take classes or...
Are You Two Dam Tuff?
Are you Two Dam Tuff? It's a question that gets asked the first Saturday in October each and every year in Newaygo County. For those "in the know", The Croton and Hardy Dams are separated by about 6 miles as the crow flies, and are spectacular tourist draws in...
Campground Connector
The Campground Connector Trail is a 4.3-mile loop that can take local hikers from the campground through Forest Service lands where it connects with the National Trail and returns to the Campground. The hikers on the North Country Trail can take the Campground...
A Quaint Town & Country Path
Fremont has long been known as the Baby Food Capital of the World and attracts thousands of visitors to Gerber’s popular National Baby Food Festival in July. Visitors also come to enjoy Fremont’s Harvest Festival, nearby woods and lakes, and the Fremont Town...
Camp Newaygo & The Wetland Trail
On September 7th, 2024 a wildfire impacted Camp Newaygo’s beloved Wetland Trail, destroying sections of the wetland, boardwalk, and the wooden teaching platform. This trail, cherished by campers and the community, has long been a sanctuary for wildlife and a place to...
Newaygo Gets The Edge
As residents and visitors alike agree, Newaygo County has an enviable natural resource base that has to be experienced firsthand to be fully appreciated. 2014 brought the introduction of a new Newaygo County asset: The Edge! Ready to get away for an afternoon, an...
