Welcome to The Crystal Lake Cabin located in Crystal, Michigan only an hour away from Lansing and Grand Rapids. Our family-friendly place is a charming, cozy, rustic A-frame style knotty-pine cabin at the end of the quiet dirt drive. Take a five minute walk and have a picnic at our private dock or the beautiful Crystal Lake public beach during the day and end your evening by grilling dinner on the deck and a bonfire at night. Make some memories at this unique and family-friendly place. The space The Crystal Lake Cabin is a six person rustic, knotty-pine cabin with one main bedroom which has a queen-sized bed and four twin beds on the loft. It is located near the 724 acre all sports Crystal Lake in Montcalm County; one of the few lakes in mid-Michigan with crystal clear water and sandy bottom and many sand bars in the middle of the lake for shallow swimming. We have our own private lake access with a dock that is about a five minute walk from the cabin. If there is a day that you don’t want to be at the public beach, you can spend it at the dock with a picnic lunch where it is a little more quiet. We have a soft and hard cooler at the cabin for your use if you do not have one. Please do not sit in either boat that is anchored at the dock. If you bring a boat there is a public boat launch for you to use. Once in the water, you can anchor your boat near our dock but you will need to bring it out of the water in the evening and you can park it in our driveway. There is no public dock where you can dock your boat overnight. We also have two kayaks for your use at the dock. Please use the life jackets we have at the cabin or you can bring your own, but you must have life jackets on when using the kayaks. It’s the law and for your safety! Our driveway has plenty of space for two cars and a boat and trailer. You can park to the left of the cabin or to the right of the cabin. Enjoy grilling with either a gas grill or charcoal and eating out on the deck for your meals on those warm, sunny days! There is also a fire pit, picnic table and chairs in the large side yard and a hammock in the front yard. You can purchase firewood at the local grocery store or you might even find it for sale from someone in the neighborhood. The inside of the cabin is cozy and compact and has everything you need to enjoy your stay! The kitchen is well-stocked and so is the bathroom. We have extra beach towels, beach bag, as well as a small soft cooler and a medium sized cooler for your use if you need it. There are a variety of small appliances that are always convenient to have in the kitchen. Coffee, tea and cocoa are provided! Hang out on the giant, comfy couch for a family movie night with a tub of popcorn. We have family games, a Smart TV and access to Netflix and family friendly DVD’s if you are up for an old school movie night. The bathroom is rustic but clean with lots of storage and extra bath towels and amenities. The main bedroom contains a comfortable queen-sized bed, a dresser, washer and dryer in the closet. There is also a window air conditioner for your use. The loft has four beds and a dresser. Please keep in mind that the loft stairs are steep so consider sleeping arrangements if you are bringing little ones under four years old. Crystal has lots to offer in the summer in addition to the beach! There is a local skating rink, an old theater downtown, as well as Crystal Motor Speedway, and Morelands MotoCross race track only 5 minutes away. There is also B&C Golf Cart rental if you’d like to rent a golf cart for the day! Anderson & Girls Orchard is just a short drive if you’d like visit some farm animals with your little ones. Two favorite places to eat are Oliver’s Pizza and Ike’s Ice cream if you want to eat out one night. Blanchards grocery store and Family Dollar and Dollar General should have everything you need for your stay. If you’d like a larger grocery store, Meijer is only 25 minutes away in Greenville. Please have fun, but no parties at the cabin. This is a family-friendly lake and neighborhood. Guest access Guests have access to the entire cabin and our private dock is available for swimming and lounging. It is shallow around the dock and for about 50 feet out, so please, NO diving off the dock. Please make sure to take the trash back to the house and put in granger. Other things to note Please note that we have a loft area that has a short railing overlooking the living area but not around the ladder that goes down to the main floor. Please consider this if you have small children under the age of four. Loft ladder: Also, this loft ladder might be difficult or impossible for someone to climb that uses a wheel chair or walker or someone who does not have good balance. The ladder is steep and you must be slow and steady going both up and down.