Bass River Recreation Area

Bass River State Recreation Area
Map showing the location of Bass River State Recreation Area
Location within the state of Michigan
Location Ottawa County, Michigan, USA
Nearest city Allendale, Michigan
Coordinates 43°00′48″N 86°01′39″W / 43.0134°N 86.02744°W / 43.0134; -86.02744Coordinates: 43°00′48″N 86°01′39″W / 43.0134°N 86.02744°W / 43.0134; -86.02744
Area 1,665 acres (674 ha)
Governing body Michigan Department of Natural Resources
www.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrails/details.aspx?id=436&type=SPRK

Bass River State Recreation Area is a 1,665-acre (674 ha) recreation area, located in Allendale Charter Township and Robinson Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.[1] There is a multi-purpose, 6-mile (9.7 km) trail that is used for cross country skiing, hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking. A gravel boat launch provides access to Max Lake and the Grand River. Hunting is allowed in the recreation area.

It is located at the mouth of the Bass River, where the smaller river flows into the Grand River, and enjoys approximately three miles of frontage on the larger river. Much of the recreation area is used to repurpose and rehabilitate an extensive field of gravel pits from which construction aggregate was quarried in the 20th century. The nearest large community is Allendale, Michigan.[2]

References

  1. "Bass River Recreation Area - Michigan DNR". Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  2. "Bass River Recreation Area". Pure Michigan. Michigan Economic Development Corporation. 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.



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