Gallup Park

One of the (if not the) best parks in the Ann Arbor area. The uploaded pictures were taken in late October (wonderful colors). There are multiple playgrounds and picknic areas (with BBQs) in the park as well. Highly recommend to go there and enjoy the nicer days in Michigan.

Cute ducks and swans were roaming in the river. Saw group of students practicing for rowing. Didn’t manage to walk the loop here due to time constraints but will do it in the next visit.

Nice park on the river. Good spot for kayaking. Lots of lily pads, alge and seaweed. We saw alot of birds. Did some fishing with no luck. No restroom near the boat launch.

Seamless process for renting a kayak or double. Rent at Gallup and they can shuttle you to Argo or Barton for a downriver float back. Best way to spend a few hours on a nice day. You will get a bit wet as the sit on top kayaks are "self bailing" (meaning they have holes for water to run through, two of those holes are right underneath your bum). Kayaks are quite stable and hard to tip unless you do sometjing dumb through the fun little (engineered) rapids below Argo. Friendly, helpful staff. I do this trip whenever I come back to visit family.

Awesome park for walking/jogging/biking/fishing & etc. Lots of free parking space wraps around the park. The big loop takes about 1-1.5 hours to complete depending on how fast you walk. There are benches throughout the park for breaks. Lots of people bring their dogs and kids to this park; it gets crowded on weekends when the weather is nice!

Beautiful park with nice trails to bike or walk on. There are picnic shelters, a playground, bridges, and ponds. The restrooms smelled absolutely awful from 100 feet away so I steered clear of them. The reptile statues were a favorite of mine but I wish that some of them weren't inside the playground. 🦎 felt odd taking pictures of the snake with a bunch of kids around.

Excellent walking trail that is fully paved and largely flat. Easy to read maps. Family-friendly and mobility device accessible. Limited parking but there’s multiple entry points. so much nature to enjoy!