Paw Paw Recreation Reserve

Places of Interest

Windmill Island

Islet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Windmill Island Gardens is a municipal park located in the city of Holland, Michigan. It is home to the 251-year-old windmill De Zwaan, the only authentic, working Dutch windmill in the United States. Windmill Island is situated 2 miles west of Paw Paw Recreation Reserve.

De Zwaan

Photo: BeckyAnne, CC BY 2.5.

De Zwaan is an eight-sided Dutch smock mill at Windmill Island Gardens in Holland, Michigan. The mill was constructed at Vinkel, North Brabant, in 1884 using structural and mechanical components from older Dutch mills. De Zwaan is situated 2 miles west of Paw Paw Recreation Reserve.

Holland station

Railway station

Photo: Team Traveller, CC BY 2.0.

Holland station, also known as the Padnos Transportation Center, is an intermodal transit station in Holland, Michigan. It is served by Amtrak's Pere Marquette and functions as a transfer center for Macatawa Area Express buses. Holland station is situated 2 miles west of Paw Paw Recreation Reserve.

Places in the Area

Zeeland

Town

Photo: WMrapids, CC0.

Zeeland is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,719 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the western edge of Zeeland Charter Township. Zeeland is situated 2½ miles east of Paw Paw Recreation Reserve.

Holland

Photo: Rachel Kramer, CC BY 2.0.

Holland is a city in Ottawa and Allegan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in the western region of the Lower Peninsula, the city is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River.

Paw Paw Recreation Reserve

Satellite Map

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Places to Discover

• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Português