Hiawatha Forest

Or call (616) 738-4810 or email ocparks@miottawa.org for more information.

• Miranda
  Aug 12, 2020
  Good Off Leash Area

  We vacation in Holland every few years and have 3 German Shepherds so we’re always looking for places they can come too. It’s kind of a “hole in the wall” place, in my opinion, but that doesn’t make it a bad thing. The entrance to the forest area wasn’t very well marked so I did drive past it at first but no big deal. I’m not sure if there is more than one entrance but we entered off 168th Avenue. It’s basically a minimally traveled gravel road. We went on a weekday in mid-August and did not encounter anyone else in the hour that we were there. Our main reason for going was to find a body of water for the dogs to cool off and play in that didn’t have a ton of other people around and that didn’t cost to enter. This place was good for our specific needs. We walked a short two minutes before coming across the little retention pond/lake area. Our dogs loved playing in the area. It was kind of sandy/muddy along the pond’s edge but that didn’t bother us - and certainly not the dogs! It was relatively stagnant water. Overall, not a bad place to go for a quick walk with the dogs where they can be off leash.

• Brian
  Jul 14, 2019
  This page has the wrong title

  This page is for a county forest "Hiawatha Forest" in Ottawa County, MI, NOT the actual Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula, which also has some dog friendly hiking trails and camping areas.

We dug up 4 pictures of dogs at Hiawatha Forest.

Want to feature your creature? Upload a photo of your pet at Hiawatha Forest! You can also share by using the hashtag #bringfido on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.