West Lake Nature Preserve

West Lake Nature Preserve is a park in Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan which is located on South Westnedge Avenue. West Lake Nature Preserve is situated nearby to the church Pathfinder, as well as near South Westnedge Park.

Type: Park
Description: park in Portage, Michigan, USA
Address: 9001 South Westnedge Avenue, Portage, MI

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portage Central High School and Celery Flats Schoolhouse.

Portage Central High School

School

Portage Central High School is a high school in Portage, Michigan. Portage Central High School is situated 3,500 feet north of West Lake Nature Preserve.

Celery Flats Schoolhouse

Historic building

Photo: Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Celery Flats Schoolhouse is a historic building, which is situated 1½ miles north of West Lake Nature Preserve.

Austin Lake

Lake

Austin Lake is a lake located in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is approximately 2.2 miles long at its greatest length. It has an average depth of about 5 feet, with a maximum depth of just over 11 feet. Austin Lake is situated 2 miles southeast of West Lake Nature Preserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vicksburg and Schoolcraft.

Vicksburg

Village

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Vicksburg is a village in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. The population was 3,706 at the 2020 census. The west part of the village is in Schoolcraft Township and the east part is in Brady Township. Vicksburg is situated 5 miles southeast of West Lake Nature Preserve.

Schoolcraft

Village

Schoolcraft is a village in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. The village is located in Schoolcraft Township approximately 13 miles south of Kalamazoo on U.S. Route 131. Schoolcraft is situated 6 miles southwest of West Lake Nature Preserve.

West Lake Nature Preserve

Category: recreation area
Location: Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.18836° or 42° 11′ 18″ north

Longitude

-85.58469° or 85° 35′ 5″ west

Operator

City of Portage Parks and Recreation

Open location code

86JP5CQ8+84

OpenStreetMap ID

way 529358261

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q79894002

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pathfinder and South Westnedge Park.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Portage Central Elementary School and Portage Central Middle School.

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