City, County & Regional Parks · Michigan
Oxbow Park
City, County & Regional Parks · Michigan, United States
- Elevation
- 879 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Lake
- Hardy Dam Pond
- Nearest town
- Newaygo
- Address
- 2973 Cottonwood Avenue, Newaygo, MI 49337
- Phone
- 231-856-4279
- Activities
- boating, fishing
About
Big Prairie Township park and RV campground on Cottonwood Avenue at the Hardy Dam Pond, north of Newaygo. The township lists Oxbow among its parks with space for RVs but does not post a site count, rates or season online; the park office keeps limited hours, so call ahead for availability.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 15° | -13° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 15° | -9° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 28° | 11° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 36° | 20° | 79° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 49° | 31° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 57° | 46° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 64° | 54° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 64° | 55° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 58° | 47° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 58° | 43° | 32° | 73° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 31° | 5° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 24° | 3° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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