Spring Lake.
Why people choose it
Spring Lake
All-sports water connected to the big lake through the channel.
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All-sports lake with a navigable connection to Lake Michigan.
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Classic boathouses and generational lakefront holdings.
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Grand Haven's beaches and downtown are minutes away.
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Lake association and township rules differ — confirm both.
Photographs
Spring Lake, as it is.
Real photographs, freely licensed, credited to the people who took them. Nothing here was generated.
01The boardwalk at Mill Point Park, looking out over the reeds at sunset.
02Boats on the docks at North Shore Marina.
03Sunset from the dune at North Beach Park.
04Chairs set out at the water's edge in Tanglefoot Park.
05Sunset over the docks at Keenan Marina.
Things to do
On the water.
Named places, not a mood board. Follow any of them through to the people who run it.
Lake
01
Spring Lake
A drowned river mouth of 1,091 acres with more than 25 miles of shoreline.
Beach
02
Lakeside Beach
Sandy village beach with restrooms, shelters and an overlook deck.
Park
03
Tanglefoot Park
Grand River waterfront park with a pavilion, splash pad and transient docks.
Boat launch
04
Mill Point Park
Village park at the end of School Street with a boat launch and bandshell.
Trail
05
Lakeside Trail
Lit and plowed village path continuing into the 3.3-mile North Bank Trail.
Park
06
North Bank Park
Pickleball courts, ball fields, a dog park and winter skating.
Market
07
Spring Lake Farm & Garden Market
Thursdays at Tanglefoot Park, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., June through October.
Civic building
08
Barber School
Village building on West Exchange Street used for meetings and rentals.
Hours, seasons and access change. Everything above links to the organization that runs it — check there before you drive out to Spring Lake.
On the map
Lake to river to lake.
Spring Lake gives you all-sports water with a route to Lake Michigan through the Grand River channel — the combination most inland-lake buyers actually want. Classic boathouses and long-held family properties define the older shoreline.
Water · Spring Lake and the Grand River
- County
- Ottawa
- Water
- Spring Lake and the Grand River
- Jurisdictions
- Village and township, separately governed
- Schools
- Spring Lake Public Schools
Pins mark the center of Spring Lake and any listings nearby. Approximate positions, not surveyed locations.
The market
Spring Lake, last month.
Too few homes sold inside Spring Lake that month to support an honest median, so the counts below are local and the medians are the county's. Each figure says which it is.
- Median sale price
$415,000
Ottawa County · May 2026 (304 sales)
+2.6% year over year
- Median price per square foot
$232/sq ft
Ottawa County · May 2026 (304 sales)
+6.5% year over year
- Median days on market
10 days
Ottawa County · May 2026 (304 sales)
0 days year over year
- Homes sold
5
Village of Spring Lake · May 2026
−37.5% year over year
- New listings
12
Village of Spring Lake · May 2026
+20.0% year over year
- Homes for sale
21
Village of Spring Lake · May 2026
+31.3% year over year
Redfin Monthly Housing Market Tracker, All Residential. Published by Redfin on 2 June 2026 and read into this site on 5 August 2026. Monthly figures describe closed sales, not asking prices, and a single month in a small town moves on a handful of transactions — none of this is a valuation of any particular house.
On the market
Spring Lake property.
$4,995,900
Spring Lake
18635 N Fruitport Road
7 bed · 7 bath · 8,557 sq ft · 3.47 acres
Listing courtesy of RE/MAX Lakeshore
$3,999,950
Spring Lake
18131 N Fruitport Road
8 bed · 4 bath · 4,451 sq ft · 7.42 acres
Listing courtesy of RE/MAX Lakeshore
$3,200,000
Spring Lake
15780 Bittersweet Lane
4 bed · 3 bath · 5,283 sq ft · 0.9 acres
Listing courtesy of HomeRealty, LLC
$2,500,000
Spring Lake
7265 S Walker Road
3 bed · 2 bath · 3,050 sq ft · 8.8 acres
Listing courtesy of HomeRealty, LLC
$2,200,000
Spring Lake
16107 Baird Court
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,613 sq ft · 0.57 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt Grand Haven
$1,795,000
Spring Lake
702 Elk Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · 2,307 sq ft · 0.23 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt Grand Haven
$1,500,000
Spring Lake
0 N Fruitport Road
0.78 acres
Listing courtesy of HomeRealty, LLC
$1,500,000
Spring Lake
18295 N Fruitport Road
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,324 sq ft · 0.77 acres
Listing courtesy of HomeRealty, LLC
$1,289,900
Spring Lake
16837 Cottage Shores Drive
3 bed · 2 bath · 2,349 sq ft
Listing courtesy of West Edge Real Estate LLC
$1,275,000
Spring Lake
14911 Groenevelt Road
7 bed · 3 bath · 3,127 sq ft · 4.04 acres
Listing courtesy of HomeRealty, LLC
$1,200,000
Spring Lake
18624 Coventry Circle
3 bed · 3 bath · 2,840 sq ft · 0.61 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt Grand Haven
$995,900
Spring Lake
15780 N Prospect Point Drive
3 bed · 3 bath · 2,460 sq ft
Listing courtesy of RE/MAX Lakeshore
$995,000
Spring Lake
930 W Savidge Street
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,600 sq ft
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt Grand Haven
$949,900
Spring Lake
16815 Cottage Shores Drive
3 bed · 2 bath · 2,366 sq ft
Listing courtesy of West Edge Real Estate LLC
$924,900
Spring Lake
15762 Pruin Street
4 bed · 2 bath · 1,506 sq ft · 2.19 acres
Listing courtesy of HomeRealty, LLC
$895,000
Spring Lake
17887 N Fruitport Road
4 bed · 3 bath · 3,270 sq ft · 1.69 acres
Listing courtesy of Five Star Real Estate (Green)
$890,000
Spring Lake
16528 Hemlock Drive
5 bed · 3 bath · 1,850 sq ft · 2.24 acres
Listing courtesy of Beycome Brokerage Realty LLC
$850,000
Spring Lake
14911 Groenevelt Road
3 bed · 1 bath · 1,661 sq ft · 3.35 acres
Listing courtesy of HomeRealty, LLC
$840,000
Spring Lake
15762 Prospect Point Drive
3 bed · 3 bath · 2,148 sq ft
Listing courtesy of Platinum Realty Group Lakeshore LLC
$825,000
Spring Lake
17182 Arthur Court
3 bed · 3 bath · 2,992 sq ft · 2.87 acres
Listing courtesy of Greenridge - Nexes
$799,900
Spring Lake
318 Rachaels Way
4 bed · 3 bath · 3,454 sq ft · 0.2 acres
Listing courtesy of RE/MAX Lakeshore
$799,900
Spring Lake
223 Prospect Street
5 bed · 4 bath · 2,565 sq ft · 0.2 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt Grand Haven
$799,900
Spring Lake
15762 Pruin Street
4 bed · 2 bath · 1,506 sq ft · 1.64 acres
Listing courtesy of HomeRealty, LLC
$799,000
Spring Lake
16033 Waterleaf Trail
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,367 sq ft · 0.5 acres
Listing courtesy of Greenridge Realty
$749,900
Spring Lake
16812 Cottage Shores Drive
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,968 sq ft
Listing courtesy of West Edge Real Estate LLC
$749,900
Spring Lake
17097 Roosevelt Road
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,981 sq ft · 2.85 acres
Listing courtesy of Apex Realty Group
$724,999
Spring Lake
17500 N Fruitport Road
4 bed · 3 bath · 1,787 sq ft · 0.61 acres
Listing courtesy of Windpoint Realty LLC
$724,900
Spring Lake
17882 Channel View Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · 1,791 sq ft · 0.32 acres
Listing courtesy of Greenridge - Nexes
$724,900
Spring Lake
18657 Sioux Drive
5 bed · 3 bath · 3,000 sq ft · 0.55 acres
Listing courtesy of HomeRealty, LLC
$699,900
Spring Lake
14940 Kelly Street
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,130 sq ft · 2.6 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt Grand Haven
$699,000
Spring Lake
930 W Savidge Street
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,592 sq ft
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt Grand Haven
Before you buy
What to lookinto first.
Local conditions that change what a parcel is worth or what may be built on it. None of this is legal advice and none of it answers for a specific address — it is what to raise with the municipality, your attorney and your inspector before the offer, not after.
- 01Lake board special assessment
Spring Lake is managed by a lake board spanning Ottawa and Muskegon counties, funding invasive plant control and water quality work. The lake was treated with alum in 2005 and again in May 2025, and the board publishes a 2024–2033 program budget with annual assessment information. Ask the assessor whether the parcel falls inside the assessment district and what it pays.
Spring Lake Board- 02Village and township are separate
The Village of Spring Lake sits inside Spring Lake Township, and the two have separate boards, zoning and services. Village parcels also fall under a Downtown Development Authority and a Historic Conservation Commission, which reviews historic designations and issues a preservation construction permit. Check which jurisdiction an address is in before planning exterior work.
Village of Spring Lake- 03Dock and shoreline permits
Work on an inland lake or stream is regulated under Part 301, and applications go to EGLE's Water Resources Division. EGLE weighs whether a project affects the public trust or other riparian rights, and some work also gets federal review with the Army Corps of Engineers. Confirm what is already permitted before assuming a dock, seawall or dredging plan will be approved.
Michigan EGLE- 04Lake level follows Lake Michigan
Spring Lake rises and falls with Lake Michigan, and its shoreline is long and convoluted with several shallow bayous. Those bayous hold highly organic sediments that grow aquatic plants readily, and some were dredged for navigation. High-water years matter for seawalls, docks and low-bank lots.
Spring Lake Board- 05Ottawa County groundwater
A Michigan State University study commissioned by Ottawa County found declining water levels in the deep bedrock aquifer since 2013, and rising salt content in some areas. Properties outside municipal water draw from private wells. Ask about the well's depth, which aquifer it draws from, and recent testing.
Ottawa County
Check it at the source
Zoning, permitted uses, shoreline rules and school boundaries are set by the governing bodies below and can change. These are the offices that answer for Spring Lake.