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Contact Grass River Natural Area

Grass River Natural Area site and cabin - see map below

6500 Alden Highway (Co. Road 618)
Bellaire, MI
Cabin phone: (231) 533-8576

Mailing address

Grass River Natural Area, Inc.
P.O. Box 231
Bellaire, MI  49615
Office phone: (231) 533-8314
e-mail: info@grassriver.org

Staff

Debra Hershey, Executive Director:  debbie@grassriver.org
Melynda Bagley, Education Director: melynda@grassriver.org
Tina Schrader,  Office Manager: tina@grassriver.org

Hours

Grass River Natural Area is open seven days a week from dawn to dusk. Beginning Tuesday, June 14 through September 4, the interpretive cabin is staffed by naturalists (Monday-closed, Tuesday-Sunday 10am-4pm). Call the administrative office at (231)533-8314 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Please note the GRNA office is not open on weekends or holidays to receive calls. To reach a naturalist at the cabin, call (231)533-8576.

Directions to Grass River Natural Area

The Grass River Natural Area entrance is off Alden Highway (Co. Road 618), 4 miles northeast of Alden, 4 miles south of Bellaire and 8 miles west of Mancelona. The preserve is also accessible by boat from the Grass River dock located between Clam Lake and Lake Bellaire.


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