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Marshall Recreation Department

4.0 (1 review)
Open • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Toboggan Run

Toboggan Run

4.6
(10 reviews)
38.5 mi

Our four year old and my husband had a total blast on the toboggan run. I had heard about it for…read moreyears so it was fun to finally see it in person and see just how popular it was despite it only being 15 degrees outside. The price includes one hour of time on the run and folks typically can make it through 2-3 times. I have to say, I was surprised at just how much fun I had watching strangers go down and seeing the whole thing. It's quite nostalgic. You can park at the top of the run or at the hotel (where the track spits you out).

SO MUCH FUN! I came with my family in late December and we had a blast! There were 6 adults and two…read morekids in our group and everyone enjoyed themselves. The toboggan rental is easy and straightforward. You fill out a yellow sheet before going up to the window and then need an ID to rent up to 4 toboggans. They range from 2-4 people and cost $13 an hour for each one. Then $6.50 for each additional half hour. If it's busy you can only go down once in an hour, but with fewer people it's possible to get down 3 times if you're walking the sled up each time. People who drive in their car with the sleds May be able to go down 4 times. I personally liked having to hike back up with the sled. It's great exercise and reminds me of running up the hills to sled back down as a kid. The sleds go up to almost 40mph. We got up to 37mph with two adults and two kids (11 and 12). It's thrilling and fun! The only scary part for me was waiting on the metal steps going up. I'm scared of heights and I was shaking waiting in the line, but it was worth the ride down!

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Four adults loaded and ready to go
Four adults loaded and ready to go
A nice warming station for frozen toes
A nice warming station for frozen toes
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Merrill Park

Merrill Park

4.0
(2 reviews)
28.6 mi

The park is under some construction through September which is a bummer but from what they've dug…read moreup, it looks like there will be some great improvements. The ball field will go away but they're putting in new playground equipment, new pavilion, new basketball courts and updated restrooms. In the meanwhile, the parking lot is still there, the river is still there (note the warning about eating the fish) and it's a nice, peaceful spot. [Review 11208 overall, 984 of 2019.]

This is our go-to putting-in point for kayaking to Arcadia Ales (it's round about an hour's paddle…read more-- longer if you're feeling leisurely and faster if you're going for a big workout). Plenty of parking, tons of covered picnic area. We staged about 75 kayaks/paddleboards/canoes there for a recent Kanoe the Kazoo event and it didn't feel too crowded on the riverbank, which was awesome. However, you've got to be pretty strategic about how you put in (fortunately we had seasoned paddlers leading our group who gave good advice about how to put in, but those who tried to enter the river closer to the woods/fence/parking lot got caught up in some wicked current. Be sure to put in farther out toward the picnic structure and park and paddle across the river then let the current drift you across the mini-rapids. Don't forget -- it's unsafe to eat the fish from the Kalamazoo River. We saw tons of people fishing on our recent excursion and really worried about their health. A few people were sad to see a small tent city on the river's edge -- personally it made me happy that some of the homeless had found a more pleasant haven than the city parks. Just a matter of perspective, I suppose. One of the "tent cities" was also a group of 5 matching, new-looking tents so I suspect that group was a group of people kayak-camping.

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Merrill Park
Merrill Park
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Merrill Park, Comstock MI

Marshall Recreation Department - recreation - Updated July 2026

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