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Lookout Park
801 Fairview Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, United States
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ch
Review №1

One of the best sunset spots in GR. Sweeping views of the west side, the Grand River valley below. There are a few benches and a nice park to relax in while waiting for the sun to go down. Pick a night with a few clouds in the sky 30-50% cloud cover at a medium height and you will be rewarded with a beautiful array of pinks, purples, reds and oranges.

Je
Review №2

Majestically Romantic, yet bitter sweet.....Last ride in our chariot....RIP DESTINYOttawa County Sheriff Deputy stole your body, we kept your soul. Bonnie & Clyde TTFA 2020

Tr
Review №3

Love the renovations. The swings are a nice cozy touch. The view is breathtaking.

Ja
Review №4

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE BRING SOME WD40 TO FIX THE BENCH SWING? Great place to meditate and they do yoga there a couple times a week. Beautiful view

Br
Review №5

Its beautiful up there. The views are amazing

Ge
Review №6

Excellent view of the city and they are constantly upgrading the park to make it more updated and nice. More seating and picnic area, paved areas. Open space to reflect, excersize, biking and on the right night the city is lit up beautifully. AMAZING VIEW!!

Es
Review №7

If youve ever wanted to see a beautiful sunset over Grand Rapids with a bottle of wine or a beer then this is the place to be. I would recommend bringing a sheet to sit out on or a hammock with longer straps. This is something everyone should see if theyre living in Grand Rapids.

Ri
Review №8

Such a great new park in g rap. Always something going on here, especially the weekend nights. Stop by and get a great view of the city, or just relax and people watch, my favorite!

Pa
Review №9

Beautiful place to enjoy the sunset! Families and pets are welcome. Make sure you bring something for the mosquitoes

am
Review №10

A wonderful hidden wonder in the centre of Grand Rapids, great place to picnic and watch the sunset

Co
Review №11

Nice little place to stop. Free parking

Al
Review №12

I absolutely love going here. I brought my mom here when she visited from Illinois and we got some really awesome pictures plus a really zen moment

Mo
Review №13

Love this place. if you are not from around here this should be one of the places you should check out if you come here

Du
Review №14

It had been a long time since I had been up there and I was pleased to see that they had made some wonderful improvements. My favorite thing is the swings theyve added. My kids and I sat on one swinging for a long time as I pointed out some of the historical buildings and churches lining the river and surrounding area.

Je
Review №15

The lookout was great. I always meet my friend there to talk and chill .

Li
Review №16

Great park love the scenic view

M
Review №17

Beautiful since the upgrade but it gets a bit busy on the summer nights. have fun people but ffs PICK UP YOUR TRASH, WE LIVE HERE.

Lu
Review №18

Nice location to sit and relax and enjoy the view of Grand Rapids.

Ma
Review №19

LOVE IT THE UPGRADES MAKE IT EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL

Ri
Review №20

Great place...6 away.Enjoying a hike herr is well worth it.

Sa
Review №21

The park was nice. Good view of the city. Not in a very nice area and limited parking.

Ra
Review №22

View is crazy therapeutic.......park itself could be kept better

Mi
Review №23

Parts under construction. Nice place to overlook the city.

Li
Review №24

Nice park in a quiet neighborhood with a view of the city.

Ry
Review №25

Look at it look at what youve done its all just-

Ke
Review №26

Such an amazing place. My favorite places to watch the sunset in the city

VI
Review №27

I love it. A Beutyfull park

Va
Review №28

Between Lookout and the park bordering it you can see an overview the city. Theyre building a third lookout point thats even higher.The walk up the hill is so worth it.

Jo
Review №29

Awesome place to look at grand rapids

Do
Review №30

Went there for a walk the other night with my grandkids as the sun went down. We all loved it

Ca
Review №31

Great as usual. I really like the new improvements.

Be
Review №32

Nice and peaceful great view

Jo
Review №33

Great view of Grand Rapids, you can see across the river valley. Recent improvements to the park.

Ma
Review №34

Great view and very private.

Al
Review №35

I love it always turnt up

Cl
Review №36

Beautiful view, recently renovated, a little dirty still but worth it for the view

Ja
Review №37

Pretty park. Neatly groomed.

Sh
Review №38

Nice view of the valley. Park was dirty and grass wasnt well maintained.

Ca
Review №39

Its changed a lot but good

Ge
Review №40

I love taking my wife here its not the nicest part of town but the views are great

me
Review №41

The view of our city is just breathtaking love the updates

ja
Review №42

Needs to cleaner, need to finish walking trail, beautiful views

Al
Review №43

The view is delightful. I love the new swings and benches.

Ky
Review №44

This is a lovely place to sit and take in the view of downtown Grand Rapids. Its definitely more pleasant here when its warmer though

As
Review №45

Love the new additions to the park! The cement walk path and the 2 large swings! Great upgrades!

al
Review №46

Great view fun stairs

Au
Review №47

Decent place to watch the sunset. You can park at the Reservoir Park, which is a short 5 min walk from several lookout points or you can park on the curb. It’s also a great place to do stair workouts in the early morning or evenings!

Ry
Review №48

Great benches and great views! One of my favorite places to bring a Saturday morning coffee in GR.

Jo
Review №49

Great view of a great city

Ra
Review №50

Wish this park didnt draw in the worst people. This could be such a beautiful park. Any time of the day no matter the hour you could show up and theres trash everywhere, people bumping their music so loud their cars sound like theyll fall apart, people up to no good in general. Really hope the city takes advantage of this park one day and fixes it up to look nice.

Da
Review №51

Quiet space to watch the sunset. Visitors always seem to be respectful of each others experience.

Ju
Review №52

They have really done a great job on the crescent park!

Ne
Review №53

Da good view of Grand Rapids

Je
Review №54

Pretty chill and nice view. Nice gathering and meet up place. If you go later in the evening, its a popular place for people to come and enjoy that girl Mary and her friend Jane.

Ki
Review №55

Hidden gem tucked away in the Belknap neighborhood

Al
Review №56

Alway enjoy this hidden spot in gr

Je
Review №57

Cute little area. However the steps are all busted so you cannot use them. The benches available are nicely placed but the benches themselves could use some TLC. There was also a homeless guy using the area. Decent view though!!

Cl
Review №58

Cool lookout over the city as the name would suggest. Good maybe picnic area/frisbee park. Not much else there. There are stairs that lead down into the city, but they are in very poor condition. When I went it was pretty early in the spring and there was a lot of trash all over.

Fl
Review №59

Very nice and peaceful

St
Review №60

Great view of the City

Ja
Review №61

Beautiful view. Usually pretty packed but people are decent about giving others the opportunity to view the area.

Ho
Review №62

The view of the city is awesome from here. Always love comming up here to look at the view. Always seems clean and picked up. like that theres a little sledding hill off to the side of the park. Pretty cool place to come check out sometime.

Je
Review №63

Spectacular views of the city. Very clean.

Na
Review №64

Great view of the city, especially at sunset

He
Review №65

Great Spot

Ni
Review №66

Nice seating areas

Ja
Review №67

Lots of new updates

Ja
Review №68

The Neighborhood of Belknap-Lookout is just off the medical mile. Lookout park is a wonderful green space that over looks the city & our Grand River. My dogg loves it!

Da
Review №69

Just great for sundown

Pa
Review №70

Took pre prom pictures here of daughter and her boyfriend.

Ha
Review №71

Just a beautiful location to look over the city. Breath taking no matter the season.

Tr
Review №72

Great view usually always busy not a great spot if you wanted privacy

T
Review №73

Very nice place 2 chill and look a the town on a hill

Br
Review №74

Nice small park over looking a part of the city. Looks pretty cool at night.

A
Review №75

Cant wait until its finished!

Da
Review №76

Amazing view of the city, are there any other places to view grand Rapids?

Li
Review №77

Great quite place to just relax and look over the City. Public restrooms are really needed to be a true park though.

Ry
Review №78

Park was very beautiful, however reason for 1 star is simple fact that city police drove everyone out without any reason or suspicion of any type of illicit behavior. All citizens attending were talking and being peaceful. Very big disappointment on the law officers end.

Br
Review №79

There is no view here. all that is here is trees so you cant see anything. I was looking foward to coming here and was really disappointed. Also the road around here is not the greatest.

Se
Review №80

Relaxing and amazing view

H
Review №81

Pretty scenery good vibes

Ca
Review №82

So peaceful when nearly empty

Li
Review №83

Too overgrown to see much of anything, and the local spirits did not like my truck being there, caused it to not restart causing us to go to the airport and rent a car for 24 hrs so we could drive 3.5 hrs home to get my brothers truck n trailer and come back and get it.... Either that or my poltergeist liked the ones there so much he wanted to stay there.

Ka
Review №84

I went to look out park for the first time this past weekend and was rather disappointed. It has great potential for an amazing view but you cant see a damn thing because bushes and plants have grown so high that it completely blocks all view of the city and defeats the purpose of going there. The area should be better maintained.

Ch
Review №85

One of the most beautiful spots in GR

Ka
Review №86

Always a great place to watch the sun set over Grand Rapids, MI

Ni
Review №87

Amazing view of the city.

Re
Review №88

Well kept nice view

Sh
Review №89

Great. Loved the dogs running around. Awesome.

Sa
Review №90

View was dope

Ja
Review №91

Beautiful view of the Grand River Valley in the summer.. quaintly positioned view of the whole city from the northeast3rd Best free-spot to watch Fourth of July fireworks in Grand Rapids

Je
Review №92

Pick up your trash

P.
Review №93

Sketchy people here every time I stop here to do paperwork during work. Its a park with a parking lot.

St
Review №94

They need to trim the trees so theres a better view,but its ok

Fe
Review №95

Great view and perfect date place

Ed
Review №96

Great lookout into downtown Grand Rapids

Jo
Review №97

Im a little out of shape today and bent out of shape for probably four or five months maybe a year but hey the stairs were fun to walk up again always been a nice place also I camped up there before back in the day hey what can I say is a peaceful place to be good neighborhood

T
Review №98

Place is sweet especially if you want a cool view and peace and quiet!

Je
Review №99

Its a nice place to watch fireworks. Generally well maintained.

Ph
Review №100

The highest point above Grand Rapids is great for views to the West and North of the Grand River. Lines up with Sixth Street Bridge on the valley floor. View is less ideal to the South due to overgrown brush and trees.

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  • Address:801 Fairview Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, United States
  • Site:https://www.friendsofgrparks.org/parks/find-a-park/lookout-park/
  • Phone:+1 616-456-3232
Categories
  • Tourist attraction
  • Park
Working hours
  • Monday:7am–10pm
  • Tuesday:7am–10pm
  • Wednesday:7am–10pm
  • Thursday:7am–10pm
  • Friday:7am–10pm
  • Saturday:7am–10pm
  • Sunday:7am–10pm
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
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