Neighborhood1076.6 acres

S 72nd Ave & W Garfield Rd Area

Walk Score 4.0/10

Easy outdoor access

🏙️55 mito Downtown GR
🏞️36 mito Lake Michigan
🚶Top 2% walkability
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🌊Nature & Outdoors

Near the water

  • Lake Michigan — 1.2 mi
  • Hart-Montague Bicycle Trail: 6 min drive
  • Park on Whitehall Rd: 4 min drive

Where S 72nd Ave runs through open country, the character of this stretch reveals itself slowly—acres of land that give you room to breathe, creeks threading through properties, and the kind of setback from the road that means neighbors aren't stacked on top of each other. Recent sales tell the story: log cabins on 40-acre estates, farmhouses with seven acres and streams, homes rebuilt from the ground up on land that lets you actually expand if you want to. A handful of restaurants and a coffee shop sit just steps away, close enough that you're not isolated, but the real draw is what surrounds you—over a thousand acres of the kind of space West Michigan does well, with Lake Michigan less than two miles off and a small park another mile out. You get acreage, wildlife, private trails, and the feeling of being genuinely set apart from everything, while still within reach of what you need.

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Environment & Amenities

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Unnamed park

0.9 mi

Parks Nearby

0

within 1 mile

Nearest Lake

Lake Michigan

1.2 mi

Walkability

4.0

Fair

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands
0.0
🍽️Dining
4.0
🌳Nature
0.0
🚌Transit
0.0
💪Fitness
0.0

Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox

Nearby Locations

🍽️Restaurants
Bikeable

Frosty's Oasis

7 minbike· 18 min walk· 5 min drive
Rusty Rooster
7 minbike
Hilltop Cheese Co
7 minbike
The Social Goat Tavern
7 minbike

+1 more

Coffee Shops
Bikeable

Lewis Coffee Company

7 minbike· 17 min walk· 5 min drive
🌳Parks
Short drive

Park on Whitehall Rd

4 mindrive· 17 min bike
Horseshoe Park
6 mindrive
Marshville Dam County Park
5 mindrive
Monument Park
6 mindrive
🛝Playgrounds
Bikeable

Splash Acres

7 minbike· 18 min walk· 5 min drive
Haystack Hill
7 minbike
Pirate Ship
7 minbike
Tractor
7 minbike

+1 more

🏞️Lakes & Water
Short drive

Marshville Pond

4 mindrive
Browns Pond
5 mindrive
Schmidt Lake
9 mindrive
Carpenter Lake
14 mindrive

+1 more

🏖️Beaches
Quick drive

Beach on Vally Rd

11 mindrive
🥾Hiking Trails
Quick drive

Liz Gray Deck

13 mindrive
🚴Bike Paths
Quick drive

Hart-Montague Bicycle Trail

6 mindrive
Golf Courses
Quick drive

Grand View Golf Course

9 mindrive· 16 min bike
Thoroughbred Golf Club
12 mindrive
Oceana Golf Club
11 mindrive
Benona Shores Golf Course
13 mindrive

+1 more

📚Libraries
Quick drive

Shelby Public Library

6 mindrive

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