Whether you’re looking for a place to play, a trail to stroll or lanes to bike – here is your guide to the best parks and playgrounds in metro Detroit.
- Gallup Park (Ann Arbor)
- Lower Huron Metropark (Belleville) – pictured
- Oxford Park (Berkley)
- Booth Park (Birmingham)
- Clintonwood Park (Clarkston)
- Scarlet’s Playground (Commerce)
- Palmer Park (Detroit)
- Macomb Corners (Macomb)
- Lakeshore Park (Novi)
- Innovation Hills (Rochester Hills)
- Normandy Oaks (Royal Oak)
- Dodge Park (Sterling Heights)
- Tattan Park (Westland)
- Thorn Park (Woodhaven)
Cool Theme Playgrounds
- County Farm Park – Farm (Ann Arbor)
- Dooley Park (Livonia)
- Playful Dragon Park (Lake Orion)
- Shepard Park – Train (Oak Park)
- Kiwanis Train Park – Train (Southgate)
- Halmich Park – Farm (Warren)
- Hess-Hathaway Park -Farm (Waterford)
Toddler Playgrounds
- Kopper Park (Canton)
- Whitmore-Bolles Park (Dearborn)
- Franklin Community Park (Franklin)
- Rotary Tot Lot (Grosse Pointe)
- Lakeshore Park (Novi)
- Sullivan Park (Royal Oak)
Shaded Parks
- Imagination Station (Brighton)
- Griffin Park (Canton)
- Crowley Park (Dearborn)
- Garden City Park (Garden City)
- Mies Park (Livonia)
- Plymouth Township Park Wooden Structure (Plymouth)
- Wagner Park (Royal Oak)
- Washington Square Park (Sterling Heights)
- Bauervic Woods Park (Southfield)
- Raintree Park (Troy)
Nature Walks
- Leslie Science & Nature Center (Ann Arbor)
- Fox Science Preserve (Ann Arbor)
- Heritage Park (Farmington Hills)
- Stepping Stones Falls (Flint)
- Howell Nature Center (Howell)
- Crosswinds Marsh (New Boston)
- Graham Lakes Trailhead (Oakland Township)
- Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve (Southfield)
- Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (Trenton)
- West Bloomfield Nature Preserve (West Bloomfield)
Disc Golf
- Bandemer Park (Ann Arbor)
- Civic Center Park (Auburn Hills)
- Mary Beth Doyle Park (Ann Arbor)
- Freedom Park (Canton)
- Hudson Mills Metropark (Dexter)
- Founders Sports Park (Farmington Hills)
- Kensington Metropark (Milford)
- Willow Metropark (New Boston)
- Cass Benton Hills Disc Golf Course (Northville)
- Starr Jaycee Park (Royal Oak)
- Wagner Park (Royal Oak)
- River Bends Park (Shelby Township)
- Stony Creek Metropark (Shelby Township)
- Firefighters Park (Troy)
- Memorial Park (Wyandotte)
- Throw Shop – EAST (Ypsilanti)
Fishing
- Blossom Heath (St Clair Shores)
- Lake St. Clair Metropark (Harrison Township)
- Ford Lake (Ypsilanti)
- Belleville Lake (Belleville)
- Newburgh Lake (Livonia)
- Wilcox Lake Recreation Area (Plymouth)
- Stony Creek Metropark (Shelby Township)
- Detroit Riverfront (Detroit)
- Independence Lake Park (Ann Arbor)
- Independence Oaks (Clarkston)
- Maybury State Park (Northville)
- Elizabeth Park (Trenton)
- Dodge Park #4 (Waterford)
- Independence Park (Whitmore Lake)
- Ford Lake Park (Ypsilanti)
Biking Trails
- Parker Mill County Park (Ann Arbor)
- Island Lake Trail (Brighton)
- Lake Erie Metropark Trail (Brownstown)
- Detroit Riverwalk (Detroit)
- Kensington Metropark Trail (Milford)
- Polly Ann Trail (Oakland County)
- Clinton River Trail (Oakland County)
- Macomb Orchard Trail (Oakland County)
- Hines Drive (Wayne County)
- West Bloomfield Trail (West Bloomfield)
Photo credit: Macomb Corners (Macomb)
