Other Spectator Events Other spectator events include drag racing at the U.S. 131 Dragway, less than an hour north, and stock car racing at the Kalamazoo Speedway in Kalamazoo or Galesburg Speedway between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek. Not too many counties can boast of having such spectacular sporting events all within reach. No matter what your interest, Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties have it all. So, let the games begin. Winter sports enthusiasts can find two downhill ski runs nearby and many cross-country trails.
Battle Creek has several winter sports programs.
Binder Winter Park is used by downhill and cross-country skiers alike. They also have tubing, sledding and outdoor ice-skating. Then there's The Rink, in downtown Battle Creek, and Lawson Ice Arena on WMU' s campus in Kalamazoo. Echo Valley, near Kalamazoo, offers tobogganing, tubing, and ice-skating from December through March. The trail is officially known as the Kal-Haven Sesquicentennial State Park.