Hawk Island Snow Park, Lansing

When winter's clouds block out the sun’s rays like a row of bouncers, Hawk Island County Park’s hills come alive. The main draw—the slopes—ranges in grade from gentle and inviting to steep and challenging, allowing family-friendly activities such as tubing as well as more extreme pastimes such as snowboarding over manmade obstacles or writing "homework is dumb" in the freshly fallen powder. A handy tubing lift hauls visitors back to the tops of the hills after their descents, and a 1.5-mile paved trail invites visitors to enjoy leisurely strolls through the riverside park before enjoying snacks at the snack bar.