All-sports West Lake is 335 acres with more than 200 homes. Lake homes for sale offer natural beauty, recreation, and fishing. The City of Portage manages the West Lake Nature Preserve, with 100 acres of wetland bog along 1,400 feet of the lake’s shoreline. The preserve offers picnicking, trails, a playground, and fishing. Anglers can catch largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, and more.
Shopping, dining, and attractions in Portage are just four minutes away, including a large retail center and the Air Zoo aerospace and science museum. Kalamazoo, with nightlife, an airport, and a Growlers Northwoods League baseball team is about 20 minutes away. Chicago is about two twenty minutes away. Notre Dame is about one hour fifteen minutes.