Jackson County, Michigan
Summit Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Suburban township in central Jackson County directly south of the city of Jackson, containing the census-designated place of Vandercook Lake, with the Grand River flowing through its southern and eastern portions
Living in Summit Township
Home to The Cascades, a 500-foot illuminated man-made waterfall built by industrialist William Sparks in 1932 and described by Jackson County as Jackson's most famous landmark. Source: co.jackson.mi.us
Homes in Summit Township
What makes Summit Township home
The Cascades (Cascade Falls)
An illuminated man-made waterfall in Sparks Foundation County Park built by industrialist William Sparks and opened in 1932, measuring 500 feet long with 16 falls, 11 of them illuminated, 6 fountains, and 3 reflecting pools
Jackson College (Central Campus)
Community college founded in 1928 as Jackson Junior College and known as Jackson Community College from 1965 to 2013, whose Central Campus sits at 2111 Emmons Road in Summit Township
Dahlem (John and Mary Dahlem Environmental Education Center)
A nearly 300-acre nature preserve and environmental education center at 7117 South Jackson Road with about five miles of hiking trails through woodlands, grasslands, and wetlands
Sparks Foundation County Park (Cascades Falls Park)
Jackson County park that contains the Cascades waterfall, an 18-hole championship golf course, a splash pad, an urban fishery, the Cascades Rotary Band Shell, ball diamonds, paved trails, and playgrounds
Vandercook Lake (Townsend Beaman) County Park
A 17-acre Jackson County park on Vandercook Lake with a swim area, boat launch, three baseball diamonds, a playground, and two picnic shelters
Summit Township areas to know
Vandercook Lake
Unincorporated community and census-designated place within the township, population 4,579 at the 2020 census, on the eastern shore of Vandercook Lake and served by Vandercook Lake Public Schools