Experience ‘Night Hike’ at Huyser Farm Park

Mary Field, naturalist with the Outdoor Discovery Center, illustrates how human eyes process light during the “Night Hike” program at Huyser Farm Park, 4188 64th St. in Laketown Township, in 2024. Participants covered one eye during the exercise.

Step into a world surrounded by darkness in the season’s final Outdoor Discovery Center program in Laketown Township from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at Huyser Farm Park, 4188 64^th St.

“Night Hike” will let participants use their senses to discover how much they can feel, hear, touch, and even see in the dark. Along the way, participants will learn how nocturnal animals rely on heightened senses to navigate the night and survive.

The program is free and sponsored by the Laketown Township Parks and Recreation Commission.

Participants must be 6 years old and up. Guardians stay with the group.

Registration is required. To register, click here.

Huyser Farm Park is 102 acres with several miles of trails, diverse flora and wildlife, and 6.5 acres of organic blueberries.

The season’s programs began in April with a woodland flower walk at Sanctuary Woods, 4750 66^th St., and included Frog Catching in June at Farview Park, 6257 147^th St., Family Kayaking in July at Gilligan Lake and insect identification in August at Shore Acres Park, 6602 138^th Ave.

The township and Outdoor Discovery Center have been working together since 2006. The Outdoor Discovery Center Network, 4214 56^th St., is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that strives to advance outdoor education and conservation in West Michigan.