Best Parks for Outdoor Fun

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Rolling Hills

Rolling Hills

County park for year round activities. Year round park offers hiking & skiing trails, generous space for outdoor activities & a water park.

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Lillie Park South

Lillie Park South

Outdoor escape with ponds & trails. Park with a lake, 2 ponds, a boardwalk & sports fields plus asphalt, wood-chip & limestone trails.

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Frog Island Park

Frog Island Park

Recreational sports & a community garden. 5-acre green space with an amphitheater & a community garden, plus a soccer field & running track.

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County Farm Park

County Farm Park

Large park with gardens & play areas. Green county park featuring a wooded area, fitness trails, gardens, playgrounds & picnic pavilions.

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Frisinger Park

Frisinger Park

Shady green space with BBQ grills. Small neighborhood park with a playground, picnic tables, charcoal grills & a softball field.

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Parker Mill County Park

Parker Mill County Park

Wooded park with a historic grist mill. This park offers forested trails, seasonal tours of its old grist mill & a museum in a cider mill.

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Gallup Park

Gallup Park

Scenic area for hiking & canoeing. 69-acre park with walkways & bridges, playgrounds, picnic sites, & canoeing/kayaking areas.

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Allmendinger Park

Allmendinger Park

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Furstenberg Nature Area

Furstenberg Nature Area

Nature area with boardwalk & picnic area. Scenic 38-acre wetlands & woodlands park, with picnic tables, a boardwalk & walking paths.

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Wurster Park

Wurster Park

Sledding, sports, play & picnic spots. Green space offers paths, play equipment, sports fields, a sledding hill, horseshoes & picnic areas.

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Goudy Park

Goudy Park

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University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum

University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum

Flower garden for walks & photos. Tranquil garden with spring-blooming flowers, popular for quiet walks, painting & photography.

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Glacier Highlands Park

Glacier Highlands Park

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Fuller Park

Fuller Park

Play area with a pool & soccer fields. This 60-acre community resource for sports features fields, plus a pool, playground & picnic areas.

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Riverside Park

Riverside Park

Green space for play, fishing & BBQs. 15 acres along the river with a playground, football & softball fields, fly-fishing & grilling area.

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Leslie Science & Nature Center

Leslie Science & Nature Center

Wildlife enclosures & education programs. Natural space with trails, raptor enclosures, a Critter House & public programs for all ages.

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Bandemer Nature Area

Bandemer Nature Area

Natural area with trails. Riverfront natural area with trails, picnic facilities & activities such as fishing & canoeing.

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Crowley Park

Crowley Park

Playgrounds, athletic field & splash pad. Park offering playgrounds, a splash pad & athletic field, plus tennis courts, a track & picnic area.

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Ten Eyck Park

Ten Eyck Park

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Bird Hills Nature Area

Bird Hills Nature Area

Hilly woodland park for hiking. The city's largest park at 161 acres, this hilly green space offers unpaved woodland hiking trails.

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Garden City Parks

Garden City Parks

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Tattan Park

Tattan Park

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Central City Park

Central City Park

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Olson Park

Olson Park

Large tract with trails & amenities. 54-acre natural area with a pond offers trails, sport courts & fields, plus a playground & dog run.

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Levagood Park

Levagood Park

Wooded open space plus a public pool. This sizable, tree-studded community haunt for sports & play also features a seasonal swimming pool.

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Ford Field Park

Ford Field Park

Park with river views, shelters & sports. Park featuring views of the Rouge River, picnic shelters, tennis courts, ball fields & more.

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Kopper Park

Kopper Park

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Central Park

Central Park

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Hines Park

Hines Park

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Merriman Hollow Park

Merriman Hollow Park

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Nankin Mills Recreation Area

Nankin Mills Recreation Area

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Helms Haven Recreation Area

Helms Haven Recreation Area

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Lapeer Park

Lapeer Park

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Ford Woods Park

Ford Woods Park

Picnics, a pool & various sports areas. Open space with picnic & play sites, swimming pool, tennis courts, ball fields & roller hockey rink.

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