Chikaming Parks and Beaches

05/12/2026

A friend in Harbert was doing yard work and looked up to see this beautiful creature watching
over.

05/10/2026

Spring is in the air. The fountain is up and running at Harbert Community Park. Enjoy!

05/06/2026

05/05/2026

Chikaming residents, don’t forget to stop by the Township Center to purchase your $20 season sticker for Cherry Beach. Bring your
most recent tax bill and valid ID. Stickers
are non-transferrable and must be affixed to the lower corner of your passenger side windshield.

05/05/2026

Check out this new drone footage of Chikaming Park & Preserve. Thank you Greg Alm.

05/01/2026

Red Arrow Trail is clean and clear from Holloway Drive in Sawyer to Townline Rd in Union Pier. Enjoy and thank you for your patience.

04/30/2026

New drone footage of springtime at Berrien St beach. Special thanks to our friend of the parks, Greg Alm.

04/30/2026

Our brush/broom has finally arrived and sections of the Red Arrow Trail (linear bike path) have been cleared of rocks, mud and debris. The remaining sections will be cleared over the next few days, weather permitting. The long winter and BC Road Department plows have taken their toll on the trail and we will do our best to keep it clean throughout the Spring and Summer months.

Thank you for your patience.

04/28/2026

Thank you to all the volunteers who participated in the Earth Day Cleanup this past Wednesday. Allison Strauss organized an extended version at Exit 12 today and we all chipped in for the task, not pretty or fun, but necessary and much needed. The Berrien County Road Dept supplied the vests and bags and will remove all that we collected this week. All the volunteer work is very much appreciated.

04/22/2026

Wow, what an amazing turnout for the Earth Day Cleanup. Over 30 volunteers participated along with various businesses in Chikaming Township up and down Red Arrow Highway and Red Arrow Trail.

Special thanks to Wightman Engineering, the Friends of Berrien County Trails and the Berrien County Road Department for supplying vests, bags, pinchers, stickers and treats. And let’s not forget Marcy Hamilton at the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission. For those of you who don’t know, Marcy is the straw that stirs the drink.

Thank you all for your participation and helping keep our beaches and trails in Chikaming Township clean and pristine.