Gaylord Lakefront with 8 Person Hot Tub

Things To Do In Gaylord:

Aspen Park:
Featuring 100 acres of woods, paved and unpaved trails, tennis courts and some of the best scenery in Northern Michigan.

If mountain biking is more to your liking then that too can be done in Aspen Park on one of the "dirt" trails developed in cooperation with the Northern Mid-Michigan Chapter of Michigan Mountain Biking Association (NMBA)

Keeping the kids happy can make or break a vacation, but when visiting Otsego County, boredom is never a consideration. When the weather won't cooperate or the little ones have just plain run out of things to do, that's when it's time to venture out and discover the many attractions that can put smiles back on their faces.

A quick turn onto Wisconsin Street off South Otsego Avenue in Gaylord will reveal a treasure chest of kid-friendly opportunities. First stop might be the 24-lane Gaylord Bowling Center on Gornick Avenue off Wisconsin Street. Nearby is a primary hub of activity: the Otsego County Sportsplex, where kids and grownups can swim in an Olympic-size pool or rent a pair of skates an take to the ice for "wintertime" fun, even as the sidewalks are sizzling outside. Adjacent to the Sportsplex is the Energy Outlet, a quaint park filled with slides, swings and climbing equipment, all designed to delight and distract the kids from any thoughts of boredom. Throughout the park are structures embedded with information and etchings of the dinosaur age, and surrounding all the fun stuff is a paved walking track.

Just down the road from the Sportsplex is Jimmy Jukebox Family Center, a haven for kids of all ages. Jimmy's offers arcade games, pool tables and kiddie rides, as well as the opportunity to indulge in a thick, crusty Jet's pizza and your favorite soft drink. Next door to Jimmy's is the Call of the Wild Museum, where lifelike replicas of Michigan's wildlife will greet you at every turn of the tunnel. At Call of the Wild, fun and learning go hand in hand, and it's almost a sure thing that kids will want to go back again and again. After touring the outdoors, visitors can step outside the museum to ride on a go-kart or play a round of miniture golf.

Checking out the wildlife museum is great fun, but to catch a glimpse of the real thing, a stop at the elk-viewing area at the end of Grandview Boulevard (just east across South Otsego Avenue from Wisconsin Street) will afford you a close-up view of Northern Michigan wildlife. If you still have energy after all that, give some thought to seeing a first-run movie at Gaylord Cinema on M-32 West, which shows several different features daily.