Explore the outdoors through greater Grand Rapids parks: A photo essay

With more than 75 parks throughout Grand Rapids alone, residents and nonresidents alike can find open space, entertainment and specialty offerings, including sensory play areas, disc golf courses, climbing walls and more.

If you’d like to learn a little bit more about what the local parks have to offer, take a look through this photo essay highlighting Grand Rapids and Kent County parks, including Millennium Park & Secchia Meadows as well as Richmond, Johnson, Riverside and Briggs parks.


Millennium Park & Secchia Meadows

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith
Photo by Tyler Herbstreith



Richmond Park
Photo by Tyler Herbstreith

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith



Johnson Park

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith


Riverside Park

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith
Photo by Tyler Herbstreith

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith


Sixth Street & Canal Parks

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith
Photo by Tyler Herbstreith
Photo by Tyler Herbstreith
Photo by Tyler Herbstreith


Highland Park

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith
Photo by Tyler Herbstreith


Briggs Park

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith

Photo by Tyler Herbstreith

To learn more about Grand Rapids parks and their amenities, click here. More information about Kent County parks can be found here.


Photos by Tyler Herbstreith


About Tyler Herbstreith: Tyler Herbstreith is a local photographer, musician and part-time bartender. After traveling and working in all 48 contiguous states, he finds himself back home in Grand Rapids. His photography typically focuses on, but is not limited to, the diverse local live music scene and capturing delectable food and beverage images.