We are working there right now removing trees for the city! Very nice & very big. It is a well kept park. Good for all ages.

My fiance and I are in town for business (never been to Big Rapids) came here for a walk in a new area and were very impressed and LOVED the river walk, I reccomend anyone that loves exercise, parks, nature, and all things outdoors should visit this at least once; you wont be disappointed!!!

Great place for walk along river with my dog. Has toys for kids, baseball field, tennis courts, basketball, picnic tables. Something for every one. Plenty of parking. Clean park.

Hemlock Park is a great place for the whole family. You can catch the River Walk, have a picnic, explore the huge playground, throw a blanket on the grass, or sit on a bench and watch to river flow by. It is a hidden gem in the city of Big Rapids. It has paved walkways and a handicapped swing. My grown, engaged daughter announced on this trip, I love Hemlock Park. I brought my fiancee here. I will bring our children here

Have been visiting this park since I was quite little, excellent place. Many good memories.

Absloutley Awsome Im 24 Years old and I even played on It with My Duaghter.. kid friendly Beautiful flowing River. Definitely recommend

Great place for a picnic and fall color walk with the family.

Awesome Place A wooden play ground full of mystery for childeren young and old. Place to walk and explore. Beautiful river view.

The kids love this huge play area. Lots of space to run, and spots for mom and dad to sit and watch if they want.

Nice play area for the kids and you can take a stroll along the river

Beautiful park, great toys for kids to play on river runs through it, nice trail, bridges, statues boardwalk.

Great big playground for the kids, River Walk is beautiful, fully functional restrooms

Softball field is well manicured. Definitely a short field, but if lights were installed at Vogel, that field could be removed to have something else.

Reminds me of swiftys place in Lake Odessa ... Cool park and right by the Riverwalk

Its a beautiful park with the maskigan river running through it. Plenty of places to grill out, fish, also tennis court and basketball courts.

Beautiful park! Huge play area for kids of all ages, ball parks, tennis courts & water access. Great place of family gatherings.

Its always a good time playing ball here.

Beautiful park right on the river, plenty of benches and picnic tables in and out of shade. Multi-person bathrooms and even has Wi-Fi. Tennis courts and plenty of lawn space for activities. The childrens play ground was also best Ive seen.

A beautiful mix of sun and shade.

What a place! So close I must of had my blinders on! Hemlock park is very clean and fun for all ages. The Riverwalk is through Hemlock park and the trail is about 2.6 miles.

So calm and peaceful, and usually not crowded. Clean, paved trails and theyre great for walking, running, and biking!

Nice park along the Muskegon River with picnic tables, a playground, hiking trails along the river

I love this place, grew up with it

The kids love this park!

A great park, has a little something for everyone

Beautiful park, paved trails and a great play area for kids

Hemlock Park is a beautiful park with many different activities available for the entire family. There is a playscape, ball diamonds, tennis courts, a beautiful river walk, and much more!

Very nice place! This time the kids play ground and restrooms were closed due to Covid-19. Otherwise it was great.

Absolutely Beautiful and I will be back .I suggest that you visit this park for yourself !

Hemlock park is along the Muskegon River. It is a perfect place for the whole family! During the summer you can enjoy music in the park near the band shell or you can take your children to play on the toys.Their is public bathrooms, tennis courts, a softball field, and plenty of trails to walk along while viewing the wildlife.Their is also grills, and picnic tables for public use as well.

Nice place with plenty to enjoy, also, love the scenery

A quiet park perfect for a Sunday picnic. Sitting by the river in a hot summer day, watching time pass slowly while you forget the problems of the outside world.

Its great. I love being near the river.

Nice little park. Lots of benches and picnic tables along the river.

Beautiful park lots of amenities right on the muskegon river

It is a nice park with modern bathroom facilities and it is close to the down town district

Me and my family we drive to different parks to walks and see new things during quarantine we drove here from Grand Rapids (about 50min drive) and it was Beautiful and Nice. We enjoyed it Definitely would come back!

Gorgeous park on the river with lots of picnic tables and seating

A nice walk along the river

My grandkids had a wonderful time

We stopped to stretch our legs on the way from Traverse City to Grand Rapids. It was to get to, with a great view of the river. The grass is under snow at the moment but the pathways were clear.

So calm! And so many things to do there!!

Beautiful park peaceful clean nice atmosphere

The kids have fun their

Beautiful spot for take out dinner.

Nice park for a lunch or to relax.

Hasnt changed since I was a kid.

Beautiful river walk activities for kids and adults

Beautiful park, even in brisk weather. Scenic views of the river.

Our first time there for our Family Reunion it was amazing. Park was beautiful. We rented the Pavilion. Just to let you know we will be renting it again. The kids were even more impressed with all the things to do.

Fantastic trails and river for hiking and kayaking

Dropped off my son in law and grand daughter for a canoe trip. The launch site is fine but the guy relieving himself at the edge of the creek was a bit disgusting. Especially since that spot was upstream. Well, they werent planning to swim.

One of my favorite parks on the West side of Michigan! Varying topography and views, plenty of different trail options. Lots of wildlife too!

It is a beautiful park. Wonderful playground for the kids. Allot of places for picnics. U can go down the river. Theres a spot to go in the water where it is very calm and wall down the shallow water to the bridge that is beautiful.

I dont love it, but it is a place to go and relax

Great river walk, nice playground, tennis courts

Very nice park

I absolutely love hemlock park. There is a play are that is wheel chair accessible. There is a full baseball field. The park is beautiful and always kept clean. There is a pavilion area as well. There is a nice trail to walk that takes you along the Muskegon river. I like to sit and watch all the people who go tubbing down the river. Its a nice open park but has plenty of shade as well. My family and i love coming here. My kids and dad like to long board on the trails.

Fun with Grand daughter s and Family.

Enjoy cool brezze

Very nice family park. Has a goose problem though

Very pretty with many big trees. There is a pavilion that you may reserve for a large group. The picnic tables are in nice shape. There is a great playground for the children, called Playscape. There is a ball diamond and tennis courts. There is a restroom. The river is beautiful, but very swift and NOT suitable for swimming or wading. There are quite a few small docks (for lack of a better word), platforms with rails to enjoy river views. There is also a great wheelchair accessible swing built by a local person. There is also a Riverwalk paved pathway that runs along the river with a couple of bridges. One of the bridges crosses a pretty little creek.

A peaceful setting where you can walk or bike to your hearts content, see the geese (watch out for their droppings), look out at the river, watch tubers going by or picnic under one of the pavilions. Theres also a play area for the kids but its not shaded well so make sure they have on sun protection and stay hydrated (you too).

We went to the hemlock part for the annual Labor Day craft show. They did not have any handicap parking in the close area. We had to park in the city parking lights and make our way 2 hemlock Park. 4 blocks to the entrance. Not acceptable.

I had a great time exploring this park with my son today

Its beautiful here

Nice park many different activities

I wish Playscape were cleaner and I also wish destructive people didnt exist. It was so nice and beautiful when it opened and its slowly deteriorating. I do love the concept of one entrance/exit from a safety standpoint.

My favorite place to go when i was a kid

Beautiful park and beautiful day for a walk!

Today was a beautiful day for going to Hemlock Park. Children playing with their families, all kinds of fun everywhere you looked. My grandchildren had a great time!! Its a wonderful place!!

Spacious park, tennis courts, picnic areas, lots of spots near the river to sit or fish. Paved bike paths. Gorgeous scenery.

Located in the City of Big Rapids Michigan , on the shores of the Mighty Muskegon River! With plenty of picnic areas and a massive play structure for the kids! It seems there is always something to do with community events that are scheduled throughout the year! I can’t say enough great things about this particular place!

Im not from the big rapids area but my daughter has taken me here twice and ive really enjoyed the view in both summer and now winter!very well maintained and pretty busy in the warmer temps with a huge fenced in area with a gigantic fort type playground for young kids,a picnic area,baseball fields and just lots of room with nice looking grass.there is also a paved path next to to Muskegon river with a few lookout spots.i do recommend making sure you hold onto your little ones if youre walking the path by the river,kids take off in the blink of an eye and the banks can be a little steep in spots and take it from a steelhead fisherman, when you lose your footing in the winter,a steep bank and snow almost always guarantees a freezing cold bath.

Hemlock Park features a lovely Riverwalk that is well worth a visit. It features a beautiful, up-close view of the Muskegon river and has something for all ages. A playground, paved walking trail, artwork, tennis courts, and more!If you are present during the fall, the park has some gorgeous foliage! The large tree by the pavilion has bright yellow leaves that appear to glow when the sun hits it. If you are searching for great fall color changes – you’d be remised not to stop here. The park also looks really pretty in snow!The park is equipped with a lovely wooden playground that resembles a castle fortress – perfect for the imaginations of the little ones you may bring here to play.The Riverwalk also features various signs that depict paintings from the Detroit Institute of Arts, including an 1851 painting titled The Trapper’s Return. This was a nice feature that we wish more parks would include.Things to consider: It’s much bigger than you may assume at first. There is an awesome mural underneath the overpass – the paved walkway will bring you right there. There is a mini boardwalk that will bring you over the water and has benches if I remember correctly.

Nice little park. Didnt have alot of time but really nice area.

Very peaceful and the river is beautiful

Excellent place to burn off time. Quiet, safe, and clean; geese, squirrels, and birds are there too! Theres even spots that are good fishing!

Playground equipment gets too hot to touch sometimes. Muskegon river and a concrete trail are nice. Goose poop is everywhere near the river though. Big parking lot. Tennis courts.

Beautiful to walk or bike the trail anytime if year

Great place

Nice place for children

Beautifully set up to walk riverside with a bigger family. Scenic and quiet right in town basically..

Had a graduation party

Maybe a little dated, but Wood Construction with lots of fun, fenced-in play area and good vibe on sunny days. Access to beautiful river and grassy park, be careful when wading the river

We love this park. The play area for kids is so big, so much for them to do and explore. They even have a tots area for smaller children, including baby swings. Lots of walking trails and docks with rails to stop and enjoy the riverfront. Only downside is all the goose poop everywhere makes it less enjoyable to walk the trails. The park is almost constantly patrolled by police which gives me a safe piece of mind. They also have groups of (Im assuming) teenagers cleaning up the park whenever were there.

A beautiful park on the Muskegon River. A fun place to have a picnic and children to play.

Just stopped to eat takeout lunch since indoors is closed, covered pavilion by the river has a lot of space, and hasnt been too busy at lunchtime during the week.

Beautiful and spacious

Beautiful park with paved walking trails and wooden boardwalks along the river. Nice and clean with plenty of parking, shelter, and large playscape for the kids.

Clean great for kids to play families to get together for birthday parties. Great places to walk or just sit and watch the river

Beautiful park along the Muskegon River. Playground, Pavilions, ball fields.. the works. And... FREE WIFI!

Good park. Beautiful colors and setting.

Its a great place to bring my gramd kids to its beautiful

Awesome running route runs through this park!

Amazing clean good for a long walk and the whole family

Love it !! kids love it!

Such a pretty park. Nice play area for the kids, some gorgeous old trees. Walks through here are pleasant. Area under a pavilion for eating too.

Park has a kids play area called playscape. Swings, sandbox and slide to name a few things. Pet friendly. Muskegon river. Beautiful spot. Pavilion.

A nice park to come take photos at, relax as well as a fun place to let your child play and run around at. There are a variety of fun activities for your child to play on at the Playscape structure. This park provides a covered pavilion for those that would like to have a picnic in a covered area. Tennis courts and a baseball diamond can also be found in this park.