Little Paw Paw Lake sits in Coloma Township, Berrien County, in the same southwest Michigan lake country as its larger neighbor Paw Paw Lake (857 acres, 90 feet deep). The two lakes have shared a community identity for generations — there's even a local history book called "A History of Little Paw Paw Lake and Deer Forest, Michigan" that treats them as part of one connected story alongside the former Deer Forest tourist attraction that used to draw families to the area.

For boat owners who keep their boats at private docks around Little Paw Paw, the closest gas stations are in downtown Coloma or on I-94, both of which mean loading a trailer or hauling gas cans. Dockside already runs the Paw Paw Lake route, and Little Paw Paw is a natural add — text LITTLEPAWPAW to (877) 257-FUEL to get on the schedule.