Markin Glen is located just north of G Avenue and south of the Kalamazoo Nature Center on North Westnedge Avenue. The park address is: 5300 North Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI.

Its nearly 190 acres are divided by Westnedge Avenue into two distinct areas. The west side, which opened in 1994, features hiking trails through a beech maple forest. The east side has just recently been developed featuring swimming, fishing, camping, and more.

Markin Glen is a new kind of park. It is one of the most handicap accessible parks in the region. It offers outdoor experiences found nowhere else in the area. It serves as a model for the way parks can be developed and protected in the future. (click here for history)

Ball Fields:

Markin Glen offers two ball fields one located at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation Shelter and the other is at the Meijer Sports Complex Shelter.

Camping

NATIONAL CITY BANK CAMPGROUND, Kalamazoo County's Newest Campground, opened in the Summer of 2004. There are 38 camping sites: 7 are pull-thru and 2 are handicapped accessible. The campground offers full hook-ups, electric, water and sewer and there is an RV dump station. Restroom with showers is available and is also handicapped accessible. All sites have cement pads, a picnic table and a fire ring.

The camping season is from early May through late October (depending on the weather conditions). Markin Glen Park offers campsites on a "first-come, first-served" basis. Reservations for the current year may be made beginning on the first business day in January. You can reserve specific campsites or groups of campsites together. Campsites can be reserved up to the current date. To make reservations less than two weeks of your arrival date, call Markin Glen Park directly at (269) 381-7570. To reserve campsites in advance, add a one-time fee of $5. (Reservation Form)

A complete list of rules is posted at the park. For any questions on rules or regulations please email the Park Director.

For additional information on reserving a campsite please contact our Camping Coordinator.

Camping Rates

Markin Glen Park	$25/night
*These camping fees include the entrance fee for one vehicle. Additional vehicles must pay the daily vehicle entrance fee or purchase an annual vehicle permit.

Fishing

Markin Glen has 2 small lakes suitable for shore fishing.

Hiking:

Markin Glen sits on 160 wooded acres. There are pathways throughout the park for walking and hiking.

Picnic Shelters:

Markin Glen offers six shelters. They may be reserved to allow for exclusive use of the shelter and to guarantee availability or they may be used on a "first come- first serve" basis if they have not been reserved. For more information on the park shelters please click here or please contact our Picnic Coordinator. To reserve a picnic shelter, please click here.

Picnic shelters are available on a "first-come, first-served" basis. Reservations may be made for the current year beginning on the first business day in January. Reserve your spot early as picnic shelters fill quickly.

Swimming

Markin Glen offers a swimming beach on the East side of the park. No Lifeguards are furnished at any Park. People are expected to be responsible for their actions and the actions of any children they may bring to the Park. Water quality is checked each week with sample ratings available within 24 hours of testing. Click here to view water sampling results for swimming beaches in Kalamazoo County.