Who We Are

The Friends of the Kal-HavenTrail are community members who originally gathered for the purpose of transforming an abandoned railroad into a regional trail and tourist destination. Today we focus on maintaining and growing the Kal-Haven and Van Buren Trails.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide support for expansion and maintenance of the Trails and continued programming, thereby attracting more people to take advantage of this regional resource.

Current Projects

• Annual participation in the South Haven School District’s Trail Education Day which focuses on 5th graders, bringing them onto the trail for education, fun and games.
• Maintaining the bicycle repair stations and new air pumps Kalamzoo, Alamo, Mentha, Gobles, Bloomingdale and Kibbie.
• Working on getting a new air pump
• Printing complimentary maps for anyone using the trail.
• New bathroom was added to 10th Street and we are working on adding other amenities along the trail.
• Adding wayfinding signs to the Van Buren Trail.
• Repairing and/or replacing benches and picnic tables.
• Ecosystem Restoration between F and G Aves
• Native trees, shrubs and plants are being reintroduced at Barber Creek and Black River.
• Information kiosks for parking areas at Alamo, Bloomingdale, Grand Junction and South Haven.
• Bluebird Houses are being reintroduced along the trail.
• A replica railroad crossbuck will be installed west of Kendall. 

Perhaps you want to add a note at the bottom of the list about volunteering to assist with these projects, to send contact info to us?  ...ask them to specify their interests so that we contact them when appropriate.