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Pine River Nature Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 78 Google reviews · Running trail in Goodells, Michigan · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Pine River Nature Center's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Park, woodsy space featuring walking paths and an animal exhibit, plus a tree house.
What runners say about Pine River Nature Center
“Beautiful scenery and nature, wide trails, so peaceful and the tree house is so cool!”
Very cute Nature Center! The Nature Center Building has a great display of taxidermy animals (bear, deer, owl, etc), pressed leaves, live turtles and tortoises, and a bird viewing area. You can also purchase bird and bat houses. There are restrooms available as well as a water bottle station.
This place is a true gem! The building is packed full of live and Stuffed Animals to view and learn about. There are multiple picnic/outdoor learning areas including one w/a fire pit, one on a large deck, and one under the deck. They have well groomed, ADA Trails and even an ADA Treehouse!
This is a great place to look around at nature and just have a good walk. bring your kids, it's a great way to burn off energy and look around different path, if you look around enough you can find a giant tree house, lots of streams, and a pond. We spent hours there with our even trying.
Wide well marked/traveled trails. Except how about a hop across these rocks? Ya feeling lucky? There's also an ADA accessible tree house that's pretty neat.
Trail conditions & character
“As for the trails, we only walked the Universally Accessible Trail (had the kids and a stroller), but they are well maintained.”
“Beautiful scenery and nature, wide trails, so peaceful and the tree house is so cool!”
Plan your run at Pine River Nature Center
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- Stroller / wheelchairReported as smooth and step-free enough for a running stroller or a chair.
- Websitesccresa.org
- Phone(810) 364-5477
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–4 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–4 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–4 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–4 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–3 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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