Name: Sarett Spring Stampede
Start: 2026-04-04
End: 2026-04-04
Location: Benton Harbor, Michigan

About the Event

Sarett Spring Stampede Race Information

The Spring Stampede will offer an in-person "LIVE" race option for 2026

The funds raised from this event will help Sarett Nature Center continue to provide environmental education programs for over 25,000 school children each year.

At 8:30 am, the kids’ 1-mile fun run will start. $1 is the entry fee for the fun run and all participants will receive a finisher’s ribbon. You can drop off your entry form at Sarett or mail it to: Mike Mahler at Sarett Nature Center, 2300 Benton Center Rd., Benton Harbor, MI 49022. You can also register on-line at https://runsignup.com/sarettspringstampede .

Race packets and t-shirts can be picked up at the nature center on Thursday and Friday, April 2nd & 3rd from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and on race morning starting at 8:00 am. Members of Sarett Nature Center and the SWMI RACERS receive a $3 discount. The Spring Stampede is a part of the SWMI RACERS Community Race Series.

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UPDATED INFORMATION

Location Information
Sarett Nature Center, 2300 Benton Center Rd., Benton Harbor, MI 49022

About This Event
This unique 5K run and walk will take advantage of Sarett's nature trails. The funds raised from this event will help Sarett Nature Center continue to provide environmental education programs for over 25,000 school children each year.

Event Schedule

Early Packet Pickup on Thursday and Friday, April 2nd & 3rd from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Nature Center)
Race Day Packet Pickup (Saturday April 4th): 8:00 am
Kids 1 mile fun run (Saturday April 4th): 8:30 am
5K Run and Walk (Saturday April 4th): 9:00 am

Entry Fees

Early registration fees - $20.00 until March 14th (11:59 pm)
Registration fees - $25.00 from March 15th until April 2nd (11:59 pm)
Late Registration fees - $30 on April 3rd and April 4th.
Same Day Registration will be available for 2026 - Participants must use Cell Phones to register on the Race Site.
**Tee Shirts cannot be guaranteed after March 20th or on Race Day**

T-Shirts

T-Shirts are guaranteed for pre-registration participants before March 20th. T-Shirt availability after March 20th will be on a "first come, first serve basis". Please register early!!

Kids 1 Mile Fun Run

Kids 1 mile fun run entry fee is $1 and all participants will receive a finisher’s ribbon.

5K Awards and Age Categories

Age class awards for 2026
14 & Under__15-18___19-24__25-29__30-34__35-39__40-44__ 45-49__50-54__55-59__60-64__65-69__70-74__75 & Over

water_drop 74.3%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 5.1° / 12.9°

wb_sunny -0.4° / 9.0°

air 19.2 km/h

water_drop 74.3%

About Benton Harbor

Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located 46 miles southwest of Kalamazoo and 71 miles southwest of Grand Rapids, it had a population of 9,103 according to the 2020 census. It is the smaller of the two principal cities in the Niles–Benton Harbor Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 156,813.