I like rose lake game Preserve it has very nice trails back there.I lived in Lansing area around 20 Years and did not know that there were trails back there.it is awesome! Its very Hilly back there.nice for walking and hunting.I dont hunt but you can do it there.

4000 acres of well managed land, teeming with wildlife ! Just beware that the deer do not behave well, as they like to jaywalk and will routinely ignore the designated deer crossing signs, especially during the rut.

This is a great facility. I go there every year to make sure my guns are sighted in before deer season. The workers are very knowledgeable and Saget is number one.

Great place for getting target practice and sighting in your guns. Really friendly people working there and willing to help you out. Good to see the dnr spending money on this place. They have skeet and archery ranges as well

Great hiking spot. We enjoyed a three mile hike. The trails were well cleared. The trails weren’t super clearly marked, but if was still pretty easy to follow. I would highly recommend this spot for a hike. There are a lot of options of paths to take. I imagine it’s even more beautiful in full summer bloom.

Staff was so helpful. Great people. Oh, nice range, too.

Its a pretty place for a hike. Folks mountain bike the trails so stay alert of youre walking.

Nice range but too busy with the social distancing. Every other lane is closed. Had to use the 25ft range for my M&P 40 Shield. It was a bit difficult to see if I was hitting anything with my old eyes.

Quiet nature area, not much traffic. Trails can be hiked, a few could be mountain biked.

The staff is really helpful and very nice. For what it is (no pistol draw, no rapid fire, and only 6 bullets in clip) its a nice place to target shoot. Many slots to shoot, archery, shotgun, pistol, rifles.

Very nice place with nice helpful DNR officers to help the best way they can

Great staff! Very friendly and knowledgeable. Safety is their #1 concern. Various distances to practice multiple firearm types.

Its a big public Forrest with the most textured land of anywhere of found in the area. There are a lot of great trails in the large center section, but they are spottier elsewhere.

The DNR on duty were friendly, helpful, and professional. Sunday was simply the most pleasant experience there I have had in 20 years.

Beautiful day, lots of active birds, very nice trails, and a couple garters enjoying the sun

Beautiful recreation area!

Great place to shoot outdoors!

Nice sanctuary near Lansing area. Fun trails for hiking or mountain biking and a few decent hills that are hard to come by in this part of Michigan. You wont find solitude here though as it is quite popular but is never crowded either, except for the limited parking which hopefully never increases in size since it is a perfect regulator. Parts are swampy so expect mosquitoes and black flies in season.

Spent the day at the shooting range. Safety officers are great as is the facility. Will definitely go back.

Always have so much fun coming here. The staff is super helpful, knowledgeable, and very friendly.

I am a Hunter and there are so many people walking unleashed dogs here. Wont be coming back to hunt here. Nothing like a man losing his dog every five seconds than repeatedly (20 minutes) blowing a whistle to try and get his dog to come when you are trying to hunt.

I took my students here for a field trip. It was amazing.

Awesome place to go shooting. Not a lot of pistol ranges so be prepared to wait a little bit before you can start shooting.

Would like to see more money spent on keeping this area clean and sportsman friendly.

I was at the gun range there yesterday. A well set up place, very user friendly they have range officers and is a safe place to shot. They have a short handgun station and 25, 50, 100 yards target with nice shooting stations. Also for archers with archery course. They have a beautiful building for classes or whatever and bathrooms are located in it. A well maintained free to use be safe and smart place to visit.

Everybody I’ve ever asked about this wildlife preserve said that the views and benches were absolutely amazing and beautiful. I will admit, the views are definitely above sub par but they are frankly elementary because I could simply go to the art museum and see much better views. The benches were frankly very absurd and agrivating. I sat on one bench in the middle of the forest (very comfortable) but as soon as I got comfortable, the bench started grunting and moving. The moss on the bench had grown to were it was much like hair and it was interesting how they had never cleaned the bench. As the bench started to move I decided to try and settle it down by pulling out my trusty .50cal and putting it in its place. The bench gave me a weird cry and flopped on the ground. Quickly, many park rangers came over. On of them told me i had killed a bear. I wondered what they were talking about as they clearly got very confused by the bench. 2 out of five stars for stupid rangers (and silly benches).

Beautiful space - would love to be able to explore without seeing shotgun shells and other litter throughout the area.

Excellent experience at Rose Lake. The range does have some interesting things to note however. They rotate target checks once every 15 minutes, and there is a six round maximum in the magazine + firearm. The range is huge, with a rifle ranges at 100 yard, 50 yard, 25 and a pistol range. There are also options for 3D archery, skeet shooting, shotguns, etc. The range is fully staffed with at least three NRA-certified Range officers from what I could see. All in all a great range experience, and I would come again.

Fun trail to walk on, but very deep woods. If you like that one person trail and mud then this trail is for you. Bring your bug spray!

Great place for target practice. Very friendly workers

Clean and safe!

Pre-paid with your tax money. Nice facility but dont have too much fun practicing safe shooting or they will not be happy.

One of my Favorite places

It is a great place to get practice before season starts.

Get off the beaten path, but keep a compass, and you will find a bit of everything at this research area. The range of mushroom growth is amazing.The DNR officers are friendly, if you ever need help with something, and they have maps in their office.

The best run MDNR range/facility in Michigan hands down. The ranges are clean and facilities are top notch. Very large bench tops allow you to keep all your firearms, gear and ammo at arms length. The swiveling seats are phenomenal. Very comfortable and user friendly design of the bench rest set up.The range officers are extremely knowledgeable, professional and safety conscious and run the range the right way.If you want an enjoyable shooting experience whether it be shotgun (both paper target and skeet), rifle, handgun or bow (3D targets provided along with elevated platform) this is the only place to consider.

Dense, wooded, narrow trails, overgrown in sections with some downed trees over the trail. Seems very rarely used. Warning signs at trail heads about deer ticks so be sure to use bug spray. Some moderate hills, some birds singing, a few wild flowers, pond and stream views. Danger, do NOT walk these trails during hunting season!

It was a beautiful scene, not too big, not too small..

Only hunted it one time years ago and was lucky enough to harvest a buck! My wife and daughter and I went and drove around there today and seen alot of deer on the edge of the road long story short I will be back for a long time to come!!!

I love this place. Conducted research for my Bachelors degree here, the diversity of cover habitat is excellent for Turkeys and a fantastic place to conduct my research.

The trails arent very long, but its a peaceful place to get out and enjoy the outdoors.

Very professional and helpful staff

Lots of places to explore. Great for waterfowl and deer hunting if you are willing to work to bust butt into tough spots.

Great place for hunting. They also have a shooting range.

Very nice facility. All areas were well maintained and the staff were welcoming and helpful.

Good place.to take the family shooting. And the staff is very helpful

The lake was dry :(

Great place to ride or hike, be aware hunting is allowed .

Was really neat , went thru the trails..

Beautiful! Great area for hunting.

Hiked loop trail, nice natural trails. If in a car, watch condition of parking lot. The second, smaller, parking lot to the North is just a short walk to the lake.

Heavily trafficked area as far as hunting goes.As for the shooting range: Very nice facility! As its run by the DNR, you can expect rules to be enforced which makes for a safe place to spend time.They have 3 areas: shooting range, archery, and a trap area. I spend most of my time shooting trap. The officers even set up the machines for you.

Loved it here it has everything,you can fish jog bike ride,cookout,basketball,even splash pads for a fee...and playground as well

Great hike trails!

Very friendly and helpful at the rifle range.

Shut the best side of lake down best fishing picnic areas took road out just ruined the best west side of lake

It was really interesting I enjoyed it

Committee to safety. Very friendly and helpful. Extremely enjoyable.

Great outdoor facility. Target ranges from 25-100 yards. Best of all, its free to shoot. Just bring your own gun and ammo!

Many trails to walk and ride bike on. The trails are not perfectly groomed but thats ok because this is the woods and should be like that. Enjoy the outdoors! Plenty of deer and turkeys if you know where to look.

Great place for a quick trail run. ~6mi or less.

Its a nice park. Very rustic has Trails but theyre not marked or paved just paths. Make sure to bring your mosquito repellent.

Not helpful, almost rude. Twice this week my husband and I each drove 30+miles to pickup a State park pass and were told, Shes not here. I was told at 4:50 that they close at 4:30 when Id mentioned I would make it back the next day before 5:00 to try again. Website says-- 5:00.... people and cars were still there. My husbands experience was quite similar. I dont know who she is, but the person I spoke to wasnt helpful at all. 120 total miles and we still dont have our pass.

Good gun range for all distances

Parking areas on Wilson Rd need a lot of work

They have a outstanding shooting range managed by the State of Michigan. Alot of people go there

I grew up in the area. I miss the moose they had. Really nice Area though. Trails and what not.

My favorite trail in the Lansing area. Its not well-known, and that is a bonus. The trails run through mixed-woods forest with a good mix of flat terrain and hills, and some wetlands thrown in for good measure. There are several miles of well-maintained trails to choose from. If youre a mountain biker, you will not be alone. The area gets buggy in the summertime, so bring your Off.

Great place to practice shooting. They have a pistol, 30yrd, 50yrd, and 100yrd range, as well as an archery range and a skeet shoot area. It is the best range I have ever been too and its ran by the DNR so its 100% free. Also the staff is super friendly.

Bring your own clay and DNR officers around to help. Super fun.

One of my favorite places to go hiking

Went on recon. There is a beautiful building with restrooms and meeting rooms. There are ranges setup for archery and firearms. The website has posted their hours and days of operation. Very nicely done.

It says I visited two weeks ago… I LIVE here. Best place on earth!

Favorite place in the area to put rounds down range. Nice staff nice equipment and free.

Very nice, clean range with multiple distance targets.

We are still on the search to actually find it, not sure if it is a place, or just a piece of land. We drove around looking for it. Thought it would be fun to take the kids for a walk. But we were a bit confused. We only really seen signs for public hunting area. But we wont give up!! We will keep searching.

Nice trails near the gun range.

Nice land for a walk.... Just not during hunting season.

This a absolutely great shooting range to go to. vary friendly staff and good hard rules to keep everyone safe

They are always their for us and Hunter Safety Classes for Live fire !! The whole staff is awesome and the New building is just beautiful for inside training! ! Thanks Again for all of your hard work Staff !!

The staff at the shooting range are very professional, always willing to help and hold safety as a top priority.

Beautiful

Nice no fee shooting range

Nice range. Fun to use. Good safety procedures.

Its a great place to go Target practice very clean and safe

It is impossible to learn how to use a pistol here for self defense. Only 6 rounds per magazine at any time limit, can only fire one shot per 6 seconds and cant carry a gun holstered. Very clean, well managed, suitable for long range plinking, if very slowly.

Love walking and riding my horse out here.

Great shooting and hunting range.

Outstanding range. Outstanding DNR range officers.

Good place to shoot!

Amazing archery range here

Good place to hunt, but non hunters act like they own the place

Beautiful trails, some however are not fully paved out and end abruptly

Great place for all calibers and distance. Can shoot skeet and archery as well as firearms.

Deer check station was not open but did checked my Deer anyway thanks DNR. This time of year they are open Thursday thru Monday I went on Tuesday.

Not the best for fishing, but a great place to walk or ride bikes. I try to pick up any trash I find, but so far its a pretty clean spot.

Wasnt in the park area. Just making a delivery in the maintenance area. The yard guys were pretty helpful to get me unloaded.

This is a new area for us to explore. Remote and beautiful yet shows signs of new development. More to report later.

My peace. I love this place.

Make it a point to go there everytime Im back in Michigan. First class staff and facility.