Fort Custer Recreation Area
Fort Custer Recreation Area
Location:In Kalamazoo County, between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, off M-96 via I-94 Exit 92.
Facilities:219 modern campsites (é), organization campground, 3 rustic cabins, 2mini-cabins (é), picnic area, shelter (é), multi-use trails(25 miles), beach house (é), boat launch sites (é), fishing pier(é), snowmobile area.
Activities:Camping, fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, mountain biking, horsebackriding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, dog sledding, hunting,interpretive programs.
Special Features:Park's terrain is typical of southern Michigan farm country, withsecond growth forests and remnant areas of prairie. Praire restorationis in progress with excellent results. The area features three lakes,the Kalamazoo River, and an excellent trail system, and is consideredone of the best mountain biking areas in the Midwest.
Address:5163 Fort Custer Dr
Augusta, MI 49012
Phone:269-731-4200
Web: www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=448
Size: 3,033 acres.
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