The Highlands

The Highlands: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Highlands

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Highlands — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.99079, -85.73269. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Highlands

• John Ball Park · park · Kent · ~5 km · Must-see
• Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum · museum · Kent · ~6 km · Must-see
• Grand Rapids Art Museum · church · Kent · ~7 km · Must-see
• Crescent Park · park · Kent · ~7 km · Must-see
• Millennium Park · park · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
• Roger B. Chaffee · attraction · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
• Park Congregational Church · church · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Indian Mounds Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lamberton Lake · lake · Kent · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fisk Lake · lake · Kent · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mars Hill Bible Church · church · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
• Reeds Lake · lake · Kent · ~15 km · Must-see
• Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cook Carillon Tower · attraction · Ottawa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ada Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Bella Vista · lake · Kent · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bass River Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Murray Lake · lake · Kent · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Highlands

Other parks near The Highlands

• John Ball Park · park · Kent · ~5 km · Must-see
• Crescent Park · park · Kent · ~7 km · Must-see
• Millennium Park · park · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
• Grand Haven State Park · park · Ottawa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Holland State Park · park · Ottawa · ~57 km · Must-see
• P.J. Hoffmaster State Park · park · Muskegon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Saugatuck Dunes State Park · park · Allegan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Muskegon State Park · park · Muskegon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Michigan's Adventure · park · Muskegon · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kal-Haven Trail State Park Trailhead · park · Van Buren · ~88 km · Must-see

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