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Kalamazoo Valley Walkers Places to Walk
- A listing of area places to walk with distances and more information
Al Sabo Land Preserve
- a wellhead area with trails through woods, wetlands, and meadows
- about a 10-minute drive from WMU campus
Allegan State Game Area
- a beautiful, rugged 3½ - 4 hour loop around a lake
- about a 40-minute drive northwest of Kalamazoo
Bishop's Bog Preserve and West Lake Nature Preserve
- boardwalk trails and unique flora (e.g., tamarack trees, lady slippers, pitcher plants, blueberries)
- in Portage, about a 20-minute drive from campus
Kleinstuck Nature Preserve
- a 50-acre wooded preserve, with a ~1 mile loop that circles a marsh
- about 2 miles from campus
Kalamazoo Nature Center
- several short, looped trails; interpretive center; gardens
- $4.50/person entrance fee
- about a 10-minute drive north of Kalamazoo
Fort Custer Recreation Area
- about a 20-minute drive east of Kalamazoo.
- $4.00/vehicle entrance fee
- hiking trails around 2 lakes, swimming lake, and excellent mountain biking trails
Yankee Springs State Recreation Area
- several hiking and mountain biking trails
- about a 40-minute drive northeast of Kalamazoo
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