Since 1999, the Kent County Parks Foundation has played an integral role in expanding and enhancing our Kent County Parks. We help raise money to help the Kent County Parks Department do three important things:
1. Expand and enhance our existing parks by purchasing land and improving facilities
2. Acquire land to build new parks.
3. Grow our regional trail system
The population of Kent County has tripled since our park system was created, yet we still depend on parks that were created almost 100 years ago to meet the needs of our growing community. Not only do we have a shortage of park land for our current population, but we are falling further behind every day.
Now is the time for us to reinvest in our parks and trails.
Your gift to the Kent County Parks Foundation is not only a gift to your parks, but a gift to everyone
who calls Kent County home - today and tomorrow.
Balk Family Park
More information coming soon!
Grand River Greenways Expansion
The Grand River Greenway Trail will improve nonmotorized access to more than 30 public parks along the Grand River, including, but not limited to, Millennium, Johnson, Dwight Lydell, Rogue River, Pickerel Lake, Chief Hazy Cloud, Lowell Regional, Roselle, and the greenspaces throughout Downtown Grand Rapids. The trail will also link several regionally significant mountain biking trail networks at the Cannonsburg State Game Area, Cannonsburg Recreation and Ski Area, Luton Park, and the new network that will be completed at Johnson Park in 2023.
