Caddy’s Kid-Friendly List of Things to do in the Cadillac Area

Planning your visit to the area? 

Be sure to check out all of these great things to try out with the kiddos!

• Get in the water! Check out our splash pad in the Cadillac Commons or visit one of our local public beaches
• Hop in a canoe, kayak or on a SUP and head out on our lakes or rivers
• Visit the Cadillac Farmers Market during the summer months in the Cadillac Commons
• Visit the Cadillac Sound Garden for a musical treat
• Go bowling at The Pines Sports Bar & Bowling Alley or Parkview Lanes
• Check the community calendar at CadillacMI.com and search the “kid friendly” events
• Catch a movie at the Cadillac 4 theater
• Visit the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Carl T. Johnson Hunting & Fishing Center for a walk through the interpretive center and take a walk on the Heritage Nature Trail leading through the woodland and heritage marsh
• Walk on the 1 mile paved Keith McKellop Walkway along Lake Cadillac
• Play disc golf in Cadillac at Kenwood Park, Diggins Park or Maple Grove Disc Golf & Trail Park in Lake City
• Kids play golf for FREE at Missaukee Golf Club
• Toss pennies in the fountain in our City Park, or listen to free community concerts in the Rotary Pavilion or the Manton Station
• Play on the playgrounds at Kenwood Park or along the Keith McKellop Walkway
• Explore kid-friendly downtown shops like Toy Town, Horizon Books, Simply Delightful, and ask for a free chocolate snowbird at The Sweet Shop
• Ride go karts or play mini golf at Adventure Island
• Grab some ice cream at one of the many yummy ice cream shops!
• Visit our local second-hand bookstores, Bound for Books or the Book Nook
• Check out the schedule for indoor ice skating or events at The Wex
• Go downhill and cross-country skiing at Caberfae Peaks
• Have fun sledding, downhill skiing, and cross-country skiing at Missaukee Mountain
• Download a free app (such as c:geo) to try geocaching
• Hunt for morel mushrooms in the Manistee National Forest