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Van Raalte Farm City Park
Park
154 acres5.2 mi of trail
River TrailMeadowlark LoopCottontail TrailSwamp TrailThornapple Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Holland
Holland, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.6% of Holland is conserved land, roughly 628 acres. There are about 18 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Van Raalte Farm City Park (5.2 mi), Paw Paw Park (3.6 mi), and Kollen Park (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Holland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Holland outdoors
Conserved land
5.6%
628 of 11,247 acres
Trails
18 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 13 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
22
18 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
20.1 mi
15.4 mi lanes · 3.9 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Paw Paw Park
Park
164 acres3.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Kollen Park
Park
27 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Window on the Waterfront
Park
38 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Maplewood Recreation Area
Park
11 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Windmill Island Gardens
Park
36 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
DeGraaf Nature Center
Park
16 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
The Pine Grove
Managed by Hope College
3 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 22 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 22 parks & preserves
Van Raalte Farm City Park154 acres · 5.2 mi of trail
Paw Paw Park164 acres · 3.6 mi of trail
Kollen Park27 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
Window on the Waterfront38 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Maplewood Recreation Area11 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Windmill Island Gardens36 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DeGraaf Nature Center16 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
The Pine Grove3 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Hope College
Smallenburg Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Prospect Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Holland
Dog Park at Van Raalte Farm (Large Dog Side)In Van Raalte Farm City Park
Dog Park at Van Raalte Farm (Small Dog Side)In Van Raalte Farm City Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.5 miUnpaved 9.4 mi
- River Trail1.3 mi
- Meadowlark Loop0.7 mi
- Cottontail Trail0.5 mi
- Swamp Trail0.4 mi
- Thornapple Loop0.3 mi
- Heinz Waterfront Walkway0.3 mi
- Window on the Waterfront0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
628 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 110 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes15.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.8 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis51
- Baseball16
- Basketball13
- Pickleball9
- Soccer8
- Football6
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Holland
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 471 acConservation Easement 134 acLocal Recreation Area 33 acLocal Conservation Area 13 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Raalte Farm ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 149 | Open |
| Paw Paw Park EastLocal Park | County | 107 | Open |
| Smallenburg ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 60 | Open |
| Paw Paw Park WestLocal Park | County | 45 | Open |
| Windmill IslandLocal Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Riverview ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Matt Urban Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Kollen ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Degraaf Nature CenterLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Maplewood Recreation AreaLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Albertus C. Van RaalteIn Centennial Park · Statue · 1997-05-01
Het Waterhuis Historic Pioneer MarkerMonument
Holland Early Settler HouseBuilding
Kumaji Kimura MemorialRelief
Motoichiro Ohgimi MemorialRelief
Père Marquette Caboose, No. A967Railway car
Graafschap CemeteryCemetery
Graafschap CemeteryCemetery
Graafschap CemeteryCemetery
Restlawn Memorial GardensCemetery
Nearby
Holland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Holland's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.