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Park502 Water Street

Wicks Park

Wicks Park is half an acre along the Kalamazoo River on the west side of Water Street, between Mary Street and Main Street. The Saugatuck chain ferry is located just north of the park and a small public parking area is on the south. The park uses are passive in nature with benches, picnic tables and lawn area seating that offers excellent viewing of the Kalamazoo River.

A crowd fills the Wicks Park lawn around the white gazebo along the river seawall, a small boat passing in front.
Wicks Park A crowd on the lawn
Address
502 Water Street
Size
Half an acre on the river
Parking
A small public lot on the south side
Next door
The chain ferry landing, just north

The Mural and the Gazebo

The existing restroom has a mural depicting “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat and is a focal feature in the park. The gazebo serves as prime location for the Music in the Park series which features popular bands.

Boat Slips

The City rents seasonal boat slips at Wicks Park by application.

Wicks Park boat slips

A band plays in the white gazebo at Wicks Park while a crowd in lawn chairs listens, with boats on the river behind.
Wicks Park A summer concert at the gazebo
Two boys sprawl on the grass and a woman stands in front of the restroom building's mural of Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.
Wicks Park Under the Seurat mural
The white Wicks Park gazebo on the river seawall, among trees turning yellow, orange, and red.
Wicks Park The gazebo in October