Frances Park — Attraction in Lansing

To rent the pavilion thing (sorry forgot what it’s called right now 🤦🏾‍♀️) but I’m talking about the brick building was $80 with a $50 deposit. Just know that it pays for half of it so your sharing the space with another party.... not a huge deal but it wasn’t told to us at the beginning. It wasn’t told to the other party that shared it with us either so they were very crabby and upset about that. We also weren’t able to look at the space ahead of time (even though we booked it a month in advance) so that we can plan our decorations accordingly. Even though we had the receipt saying we did book it they wouldn’t let us get in to take a look. I’m wondering what would be the harm in looking at an open space anyway? And good luck getting a call back from the woman that was happy to take the money from us. We left several messages and she never got back with us. I hope she gives me my deposit back! So we had to work blind and it came down to us not getting to use most of our decorations.....Money wasted. You also are paying for two very very very involved park rangers to be included in your party as well so be prepared for that. I felt uncomfortable and my guess did as well. The park is great and the kids had fun... so moral of the story is... SAVE YOUR MONEY AND DONT RENT PAVILION THING. Just have it outside where the...

Frances Park is a very large area with lots of options for fun. There is a nice playground for little kids, picnic tables and grills for hosting parties, soccer fields and nets, basketball courts, and a paved trail going around the park and by the river. It has lots of green space, and a beautiful garden area that overlooks the Grand River. It's prefect for romantic moments and wedding photos.

The main downside to the park is the difficulty accessing parking in the off seasons. It has parking lots located within the park itself, but the gates leading to them are locked by the city and, even though it's the end of March, they still haven't been opened. There does seem to be access to a parking lot within the park if you go through the fancy neighborhood, but the main gates are locked. Aside from that, parking is available near the river, but there aren't very many spots. There is also an issue of the restrooms being closed still. So if you can plan your trip to Frances Park after they have fully opened everything, you will have a...

I visited France Park to scuba dive with a few buddies. It’s a shallow quarry (25ft) but still made for great dives. We explored boats, a bus, a truck, and other sunken treasures including the famous hippo which you need to find and ride. We encountered plenty of aquatic life like a little turtle, blue gill, bass and of course some very large paddle fish. Vis was great for us and the weather was perfect for a late October day.The folks running the place, the Indy dive center, were very friendly and quick to make you feel like family. They even had some history to tell about the quarry and the area. Their location has convenient dive benches similar to dive lockers I’ve seen to set up and put on your gear. Bathrooms are the best I’ve experienced at a scuba quarry and the diving area has 3 changing rooms. The family feel extended not only from the Indy dive club but from all divers here since the benches are all next to each other you’re not excluding your group from the others like at other quarries. We also were all...