Caddy’s Kid-Friendly List of Things to Do

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 at one of our many courses nearby
• 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