Sleeping Dew Camp -
Great schools with outdoor access
Walkability 3.3/10·Schools 9.3/10
Bostwick Lake sits just a third of a mile away—close enough that the water's part of your everyday geography here, even if you're not lakefront yourself. Sleeping Dew Camp is a tight 2-acre subdivision with lots averaging a tenth of an acre, the kind of compact footprint that trades sprawl for proximity to everything within it. Homes run around $465K, and you're part of the Rockford Public Schools district. Downtown Grand Rapids is a 28-minute drive, which matters if you work there; Gerald R. Ford Airport is about 35 minutes out. The nearest grocery is 2.4 miles away and restaurants cluster around 2.6, so this isn't a walk-to-dinner setup—you'll need the car for errands—but Balk Family County Park lands at 1.4 miles if you want something quick. It's a small, deliberate place, anchored by proximity to water and shaped by modest lot sizes that keep things compact.
Why people love it here
Lake life
- Bostwick Lake within walking distance
- Bostwick Lake: 2 min walk
- Little Bostwick Lake: 7 min bike
Lakes Elementary School
- Elementary — 0.9 mi away
- Rockford
- 5 rated schools in district
Based on 3 rated schools nearby
Range: 8/10 to 10/10
School District: Rockford Public Schools
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
Balk Family County Park
1.3 mi
Parks Nearby
0
within 1 mile
Nearest Lake
Bostwick Lake
0.2 mi
Walkability
Limited
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
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Arena's Pizza Bostwick Lake
+1 more
Biggby Coffee
Timbers Inn Restaurant & Tavern
Pickerel Lake Park
Unnamed playground
Bostwick Lake
+1 more
Unnamed beach
Cannon Trail
Rockford Village Builders Plat Area Trail
Wabasis Lake Park Launch
gym
Crime in Sleeping Dew Camp - is reported at the city level, not the neighborhood level. The FBI doesn't publish reliable crime rates for individual neighborhoods, and within any community crime varies street to street. For an accurate, comparable picture, see the jurisdiction-wide figures for Kent County.
Kent County crime & safety stats →Association and local-government details are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and state registries, and can change. Confirm directly with the association or municipality before relying on them.
Solar potential
~$871/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,355 kWh/yr · offsets ~61% of a typical home's use
Private well (limited municipal water)
Largely rural on private well; utility billing 616-874-6966.
North Kent Sewer Authority (serviced areas); septic rural
Member of North Kent Sewer Authority (PARCC Side Clean Water Plant) with Rockford/Alpine/Courtland/Plainfield; rural on septic.
Resident-arranged private hauler
Services for Cannon · Source: cannontwp.gov
Utility, solar, and service details for Sleeping Dew Camp - are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and NREL / U.S. data.gov, and can change. Electric/gas can vary by address — confirm with the provider before relying on them.
🛒 Grocery(3)
🍕 Restaurants(12)
Arena's Pizza Bostwick Lake
Restaurant
Bostwick Lake Inn
Restaurant
Aunt Belle's Kitchen
Restaurant
Meltworks
Restaurant
Honey Creek Inn
Restaurant
+7 more within 5 miles
☕ Coffee(1)
Biggby Coffee
Café
🏫 Schools(6)
Lakes School
East Rockford Middle School
School
Grattan School
+1 more within 5 miles
💪 Gyms(1)
Fitness Center on Unnamed
Fitness Center
🌳 Parks(6)
+3 more within 5 miles
🚴 Trails(4)
Rockford Village Builders Plat Area Trail
Bike Path
Bike Path
Bike Path
Unnamed bike_path
Bike Path
+1 more within 5 miles
⛵ Boat Launches(2)
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
Frequently asked about Sleeping Dew Camp -
- How active is the Sleeping Dew Camp - housing market?
- there is 1 home for sale in Sleeping Dew Camp - right now. Listings refresh throughout the day from the MichRIC MLS.
- What schools serve Sleeping Dew Camp -?
- Sleeping Dew Camp - is served by Rockford Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Lakes Elementary School (10/10).
- Is Sleeping Dew Camp - walkable?
- Sleeping Dew Camp - scores 3.3/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.