Directions to Lightning Bend Park -

·         take Belding Road EAST (also known as M-44) all the way to Belding

·         as you come to the edge of town you will pass a Burger King

·         and then a Subway and then a BC Pizza

·         keep going on M-44 EAST to Bridge Street (Marathon and Wesco are on the corner and the one traffic light that is in town)

·         turn LEFT onto Bridge Street and NORTH for 8 blocks to Congress Street

·         turn RIGHT onto Congress St. and go EAST for three blocks

·         at the deadend turn LEFT onto Wilson St. and go NORTHEAST (I don' think there is a street sign)

·         as you go over the river the street changes names to Ashfield Street

·         go up the steep hill (you are heading north) for three blocks

·         turn RIGHT onto Merrick Street and go EAST for three long blocks to the park

The park is just past the intersection of Gooding and Merrick, it is across the street from Belding Tank Technologies (a huge underground tank storage company, they own the land on the front half of the park).  The entrance to the park is on the 1200 block of Merrick Street.