Watching the salmon run in the fall is something every kid should see. Watching them jump through the ladder is peaceful and calming. Highly recommended.

Love watching all the fish jump up the ladder! Never in my life have I seen such an amazing invention as the Fish Ladder! I give props to whoever came up with this awesome idea. If you are into fishing or love being outdoors then it would not be a waste of your time to stop and see this cool spot that is along the Grand River just south of Leonard St. Bring your camera cause these memories your gonna wanna keep forever and also share them with others! Have Fun...Be Safe...

We took the grand kids to the ladder and they were fishing for salmon. There were a lot of fishermen and a lot of fish being caught. We went in the middle of the day before dark as I heard at night sometimes it can get a little wild. We had a great time. Next we will have to take some poles and see what we can catch.

I enjoyed it one of the most peaceful places in the world to me is around our lakes and rivers. Beautiful. Interesting

We walked across the bridge not expecting much. We have seen fish ladders elsewhere but this was unique. We had people fishing but didn’t see a fish up the ladder.

The Fish Ladder is a great place to visit. I love the scenery of the river and the downtown city area. It seems everyone here are content and smiling. And its great to watch the fishermen realing in their catches. Its always relaxing when I come here.

There was a long row of fearless warriors. They were a symbol of strength, but also of grace. The current, unrelenting, crashed against their thighs and washed away in a defeated eddy. Their hands gripped steadfast around their rods, their fingers caressing braided line, their eyes were on fish, while Gods eyes laid upon them.Ample parking.

Its a nice place to visit yearly, the lady two times I was there with my son I didnt feel comfortable leaving my nice looking truck unattended for more than 5 minutes, looked as if many people were camping out in the parking lot in cars, I felt my truck was a target for a break in

We have people from Ohio, Indiana and even Wisconsin to fish here! Love the beautiful scenery that surrounds the fish ladder.

Amazing during flood! Great place to visit if ever coming to Grand Rapids. Needs more attention for cleanup & signs for outside tourists... Getting little dumpy.

Come take a walk or just sit and watch the fish jump in the fish ladder. Watch the fishermen catch big fish! Very peaceful!

We drove from indinapolis to see this place it was worth the drive beautiful area and state. Very clean for the most part, although I didnt catch anything next time I will bring the waders

I absolutely love this place Gives me peace of mind

It was cool to see but no fish to be seen. Still a nice park and I know there are fish there

Small local park along the Grand River. Features a fish ladder that allows salmon and other fish to make their way upstream. During the salmon run its especially fun. There is a nice stepped sitting area with great views of the river, the blue bridge, and beautiful views of the city. Worth visiting during varying seasons. Close to downtown. Free parking. A fun, free destination. Also has a newer fish cleaning station available for public use.

Great place to take the family when the fish are spawning. Especially if the children have never seen fish migrating.

This was a great place to relax, watch the river, see some fish and turtles, and go on a walk through a couple different parks. Definitely intend to visit again soon.

A cool place to see at least once if you arent a local. I love to walk the sidewalks along the river too. You can see lots of large fish in the fish ladder and people fishing them out of the river as well. A cool view of the city as well.

This is a unique part of the city where Ive been coming since I was a little boy...

A few running but its a little warm today :) Next cold snap fish on..

Always fun to see people catching the fish during salmon and steelhead runs.

Its a nice place to walk and also fish check it out its downtown

Nice place to chill with the sound of rushing water

Parking lot closed due to the pandemic but there is plenty of street parking avaliable.You can actually see fish trying to actually swim up steam using the ladder. Well, its platforms spaced out for the fish to make it up.Free and enjoyable to hear the water crashing down. People fishing along the bank but didnt see anyone get lucky.

Now that they have replaced the lady who takes care of the food pantry it is a great place and quite friendly

Its always fun to visit the river!!

Nice place to enjoy the rushing river and at the right time to see the fish hop up the river. Bot a big place but definently a must see.

Good place to fish, just bring spare tackle, plenty of bottom snags

Quite and peaceful place to walk sit enjoy nature and the grand river

This park is definitely worth a little side trip.Watching the salmon fish swim up the ladders was interesting. Its a peaceful little park, and the sound of water rushing over the dam made it delightful.

The salmon werent climbing the ladder when I was there but the sound of the water so relaxing that I could fall asleep. A few fishermen were catching salmon but it was a little early for the salmon.

The Grand River was really roaring during our most recent visit mid November. Lots of water going through. Fishermen in the river. Nice views of the City of Grand Rapids from here.

Seems to be a nice place but it was flooded unfortunately but will return once water recedes..... Update was there today and it was amazing and beautiful

Its a great place to take a walk with the family.

Peaceful, great place to relax, your able to sit in your car and not be bothered by any one.

Its a nice place to sit if your going on a river side walk

Love this place best fishing of my life!

Great place to watch the salmon run

Always nice to visit and relax a little. Step son moved here from Mississippi recently and his first time thought it was really cool and helpful to the fish. He loved the cleaning station said he never seen a better prepared spot for helping the fish and fishermen. Great view of downtown.

Great little place to see the water, the bridges, and some beautiful buildings.

Good spot to hang out with friends fishing

Cold but a good time

Everybody a Grand Rapids needs to come out and visit the fish ladder

I LOVE to be here after dark because of the view. I took these pictures while walking att the fish ladder. The only thing I dont like is how trashed the parking lot always seems to be.

Fun place to watch the fishes

I love the fish ladder.park! Great people watching... Also fun photos Forensic Files

Fish Ladder Park is so peaceful! It’s one of my favorite places to read or go for a relaxing walk. If you like to fish, then this is a must see. Highly recommended!

Super cool place to visit, fish, and hangout

I have always LOVED the fish ladder!! I have gone every year since I was young. To me it never gets old. Going during fish running is the best, awesome to watch the fish jump. Also great place to people watch.

I love bringing my kids here to see the fish jumping. They love it!

It’s a cool place to visit for free.

Nice trail for a peaceful walk downtown

The best steelhead fishing also has a good run of Kings

It was so chill and relaxing!!!! I love it there..

Very clean with beautiful scenery and peaceful

It was ok didnt catch any fish but it was still fun

Bring bread and throw little pieces in fish latter and watch the Big Fish come up and eat it. Fun Fun also Great place to fish but considered THE MOST DANGEROUS DAM IN LOWER MICHIGAN!! There have been many Deaths here from people fishing getting to close to dam and sucked under water. There are very deep holes near dam also .

Great venue on the Grand River to observe fish moving upstream

We love going to the fish ladder! There’s lots of room for the kids to run around!

Enjoyable short stop to see the salmon using the fish ladder when the swim up stream.

Nice outdoors place

Interesting spot.

Great place to go and relax, enjoy the lights of the city, late night fishing.

So happy we went. Loved it.

Careful in the wind today: my hat blew off into incoming traffic while I was walking across, and I had to walk back to the beginning of the bridge to get it due to the protective pedestrian rail keeping people like me from doing exactly this. Its sunny, but the wind is super gusty over the water!

Interesting place to sit and reflect

Love this place..i walk my dog and watch people fish ...very relaxing

This place is a awesome place to visit and fish. Not recommended for beginners on busy days. Just fish down the river a little ways to avoid line crossing and loss of expensive tackle. Be ready to catch some nice fish.

Nice park, salmon are running

A good spot to go fishing, but your line gets stuck all the time.

This love it

Have loved this place since I was a child! Great experience for young and old alike!

Went out steelhead fishing in April, had a great haul and fished from the shoreline. The catch is that you need to get there very early or youll be casting over people or vice versa. There were about 4 boats by the ladder consistently, in the center of the river, but the majority of catches seemed to come from the shoreline on Orange glass beads (as close to the color of the natural eggs as possible). I caught 3 large steelhead within 3 hours and missed 2 more, but given how many people were out (even on a very cold, wet day) Id call it a success.

Interesting attraction to see a local tradition

Love going their

Free entertainment watching the fishermen and love the sound of the river! Great place to visit!

Nice place to take a walk and enjoy the view anytime of the season

Love spending time at the fish ladder.!

This concrete structure allows fish to travel up the falls. You can see, sometimes hundreds, huge salmon in the ladder. The area also has a nice walking trail. There is no fishing at the ladder, but the falls next to it is popular with fishing enthusiasts, so at times parking can be difficult.

This park has so much potential to be great! It has really cool seating and the view is great but currently it’s very dirty. Wish this space could be updated!

My family and I love to go here.

Great spot to unwind watching fish in the pools, calm your mind with the soothing sounds of the river, jog, picnic, stroll.

Saw a lot of carp and some salmon

The fish ladder is always fun to check out. It is a major hang out in the warmer months and can get a bit grubby but it is also a good fishing spot.

Fun thing to see while in GR

The fish ladder is a nice destination to have while walking around downtown. In the spring, there may be some flooding due to the river having being elevated. A lot of people fish from the deck, it can get quite crowded with fishermen on the weekends. The best time to see fish using the ladder is when the salmon run.

I love going here to just sit and think

This is such a pretty view and good spot for fishing. I’d recommend that others go check it out.

Worth a view of youre in the area. Nice amount of fishermen. We should have more places like this.

A nice sunny day to be outside.

This park was well worth a visit but not particularly spectacular. I would rate it 3.5 if it were possible. The fish weren’t migrating during our visit but we did see them tear up a large pizza someone threw in the water! Cool place, would love to see it when the fish are active though.

I fish here all the time, fish ladder is a great place to take your kids and maybe watch some fishing.

Love watching the carp swim up the ladder. Beautiful area and walk along the river.

Very interesting

This is West Michigans finest fish ladder. Skillfully engineered and architected. Great place to stop and just hangout for a while.

The water is always clean, and it is super exciting to see the fish!

Went here on one stop on a date and we actually had a great time. There are amazing photo ops. Walk to the yellow metal bridge and look at all the padlocks with names on them for love, lost loved ones, new couples, married couples. It is amazing!

Badly kept and dirty. Lots of homeless people. Far from being a good attraction

We were here when the fish were jumping and it was really cool to watch. There were also a ton of fisherman out as well. It is one of those things you should see at least once in your life.

Not much happening here, except in the spring, when the salmon are swimming up the Grand River to spawn. Then, it is fascinating to watch these big fish leap up the steps of the ladder to get past the dam. The dam is scheduled to be taken down in the next couple of years. When this happens, there will no longer be a need for this structure.