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DETOUR NOTICE - We are OPEN! If coming from Alden, you can bypass the 'road closed' signs and Alden Highway is open all the way to our entrance. If coming from Bellaire or Mancelona, you can get around the wash out by taking Finch Creek Rd, Bebb/Helena, and then McPherson. Safe travels!

HOURS AND DIRECTIONS
The Grass River Center is open and staffed by naturalists year-round.
  • May - October: Open 7 days a week, 10am - 4pm 
  • November - December: Thursday-Sunday, 10am - 4pm
  • January - April: Saturdays and Sundays ONLY, 10am - 4pm. 
  • The Grass River Natural Area trails are open seven days a week from dawn to dusk. 

To reach a naturalist at the Grass River Center, call (231) 533-8576.  Naturalists will be available to answer questions and give directions. 

Directions to Grass River Natural Area and Education Center
The Grass River Natural Area entrance is off Alden Highway (Co. Road 618), 4 miles northeast of Alden, 6 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. We are only 30 miles from downtown Traverse City.

6500 Alden Highway (Co. Road 618)
Bellaire, Michigan 49615
Education Center phone: (231) 533-8576
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Antrim County Building, Downtown Bellaire
Grass River Administrative Office, Downtown Bellaire
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You can reach the administrative office located in the Antrim County Building at
(231) 533-8314 from 9 am to 3 pm, Monday through Friday.
Office hours are currently limited due to COVID.

Mailing address:
PO Box 231
Bellaire, MI 49615
Natural Area and Education Center, 6500 Alden Highway, Bellaire, MI
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