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West Michigan Field trips

     There are so many wonderful field trip options in West Michigan.  There are wonderful opportunities in every season. There are some really great learning opportunities as well as some just fun ways to get out and have some fun. Here are some of our family's favorite homeschool field trips. Please don't try to do these all in one year.  It would be way too much.  This is a collection of activities from 6 years of homeschooling. 

Winter Activities 

Snowshoeing at Indian Trial's Golf Course 
https://www.indiantrailsgc.org/events/winterfun/

Palmer Park Cross Country Skiing
https://www.kentcountyparks.org/trails/crosscountryskitrails.php

Rosa Parks Circle ice skating
https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/Government/Departments/Parks-and-Recreation/Rosa-Parks-Circle-Ice-Rink

Caberfae Ski Trip
https://caberfaepeaks.com/


Muskegon Winter Sports Complex
 https://www.msports.org/





John Ball Zoo 

Fall Activities
Apple picking

Robinette's 

Post Family Farms 
https://www.postfamilyfarm.com/

Ship school 
https://schoolship.org/

Ship School
https://schoolship.org/

Lewis Farm New era 
https://www.visitlewisfarms.com/

Schwallier's Country Basket 
https://www.schwalliers.com/

Well's Orchard Corn Maze 

Grand Ledge 
https://www.eatoncounty.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Fitzgerald-Park-4


Grand Ravines 
https://www.miottawa.org/parks/fillmore.htm



Spring Time 
Anytime 
Air Zoo Kalamazoo 
https://www.airzoo.org/

Learn to roller skate 


Grand Rapids Children's Museum



meet friends at the bowling ally 

Sky Zone 

Volunteer

Gerald R. Ford Presidential library



Dutch Village 


Visit at local fire department


Grand Rapids Public museum 




Rock and Mineral Club 





Calvin Eco preserve 
https://calvin.edu/ecosystem-preserve/

Kalamazoo Nature Center 

UICA 

Catch Air 

Grand Rapids Ballet Company Nut Cracker 

Catch a show at the Civic theater 

Circle Theater Presents 

Blandford Nature center 

Grand Rapids Ballet Company 

Recycling center 

Holland Outdoor discovery center

Binder Park Zoo

Mt. Pleasant Soaring Eagle Water Park  

Mt. Pleasant Discovery museum


YMCA 

Grand Rapids Community College culanary arts tour

Grand Rapids Symphony Pop concerts  

Lansing Zoo 

Piatros Kitchen tour 

Holland Aquatic Center 

Kalamazoo Valley Museum 


MSU Veterinarian open house 

Impressions Five 

Grand Haven chocolate tour

YMCA pools 

Michigan History museum 

Grand Rapids Art Museum 

Fredrik Meijer Gardens 

John Ball Zoo

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