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Channel Park

Great schools with outdoor access

Walkability 2.6/10·Schools 10.0/10

🏙️14 mito Downtown GR
🏞️43 mito Lake Michigan

The boat launch is practically in your front yard—a tenth of a mile to Campau Lake, where the water sits calm and close. Channel Park is a 14-acre subdivision in the Garbow Plat Area, where lots average just under three-quarters of an acre and homes hover around $376K. You're 27 minutes from downtown Grand Rapids, 14 minutes from Gerald R. Ford Airport, and surrounded by 18 restaurants within a mile—enough variety that you're never eating the same thing twice. A public access point to Kettle Lake sits nearby too, and the nearest restaurant is a 10-minute walk, so Saturday dinner doesn't always require the car keys. Caledonia Community Schools serves the area, and the whole setup trades density for the kind of land and proximity to water that tends to define how people actually spend their weekends here.

Why people love it here

🌊Nature & Outdoors

Lake life

  • Campau Lake within walking distance
  • 5 parks within 1 mile
  • Campau Lake Public Access: 2 min walk
  • Kettle Lake: 10 min walk
🎓Schools
100

Kettle Lake Elementary School

  • Elementary — 0.6 mi away
  • Caledonia
  • 6 rated schools in district
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10.0
/10 avg
Above average schools

Based on 1 rated school nearby

School District: Caledonia Community Schools

10Kettle Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · K-04 · 371 students · 16:1 · Assigned · 0.6 mi
9Dutton Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-04 · 266 students · 13:1 · Assigned · 6.4 mi
9Emmons Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · K-04 · 400 students · 17:1 · Assigned · 4.5 mi
8Duncan Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 07-08 · 679 students · 19:1 · Assigned · 5.2 mi
8Caledonia Elementary SchoolElementary · K-04 · 312 students · 16:1 · Assigned · 5.1 mi
7Kraft Meadows Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 05-06 · 683 students · 16:1 · Assigned · 4.8 mi

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Campau Lake Public Access

0.1 mi

Parks Nearby

5

within 1 mile

Nearest Lake

Campau Lake

0.3 mi

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Frequently asked about Channel Park

What schools serve Channel Park?
Channel Park is served by Caledonia Community Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Kettle Lake Elementary School (10/10).
Is Channel Park walkable?
Channel Park scores 2.6/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.

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Data sources: schools · Updated 6/21/2026