Detroit Legacy certification
Apply for Detroit Legacy certification by March 12, for more information visit our website.
Join us for a presentation on A.B. Ford Park and the New Community Center.
Virtual Community Meeting via Zoom.
News & Events
News
You are invited to give input on the following proposal
Master Plan Amendment + Rezoning Historic Fort W
News
Detroit Parks & Recreation recently launched its Parks & Recreation Improvement Plan Survey.
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Recreation Fees Page
Documents
Park Improvements for District 2 Summer - Fall 2020
Park Improvements for District 3 - Summer - Fall 2020
Park Improvements for District 4 - Summer - Fall 2020
Park Improvements for District 5 - Summer - Fall 2020
Park Improvements for District 6 Summer - Fall 2020
2020 - Park Improvements District 1
Forms
Use this link if you wish to provide labor, artwork, or funding to physically improve or enhance a City asset such as a park or public space. A hardcopy version and sample gift letters are available upon request.
Use this link if you wish to partner with the City to operate or maintain a City asset, or to operate programs within a City asset, such as a Recreation Center.
COVID-19
COVID-19
Recreation Programming
Recreation Programming
Detroit children will have more locations for recreational activities as 12 schools become After School Fun Centers through a partnership with the City and Detroit Public Schools Community District
Detroit’s Youth Soccer League is an opportunity for Detroit’s youth to learn how to play soccer and brought to you by Detroit Parks and Recreation Department.
Information about the Detroit Senior Olympics hosted by Detroit Parks & Recreation Department
Parks
Parks
Hart Plaza -Our vision is to be a premier venue and meeting space for outdoor cultural, musical, entertainment, and special events.
Historic Fort Wayne offers over a thousand years of rich history on Detroit’s riverfront.
Parks & Recreation News & Events
News & Events
Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan
Every 5 years the City of Detroit undergoes a process to update it's Parks and Recreation Plan, we are currently in the first phase of an 18-month project to update the pla
Adopt A Park
Adopt a Park is a program where community groups, churches, and businesses partner with the City of Detroit to help maintain city parks by cutting the grass and keeping the park clean.
Belle Isle
Belle Isle Park is a Detroit gem.
Cemeteries
Information about the cemeteries owned by the City of Detroit.
Dating back to 1865, Forest Hill Cemetery is located at the corner of Meyers and Lyndon on the west side of Detroit, almost adjacent to the Department’s Adams-Butzel Recreation Comple
Mount Hazel was established in 1855 on Lahser between W. Mc Nichols and W. Seven Mile Roads.
Community Recreation Centers
Community Recreation Centers for the City of Detroit residents and visitors to our city.
The mission of the Butzel Family Center is to provide and promote a world-class multipurpose center or the community by coordinating quality social services and self-help technologies designed to i
Most notable as having a bustling senior program, Farwell is also home to the Barcus Tennis Facility boasting 24 courts!
Lasky Recreation Center is nestled in the Buffalo-Charles neighborhood, just adjacent to Banglatown. Lasky has a very diverse population including Yemeni, Polish, Bosnian and Bangladeshi.
A shining jewel in southwest Detroit, Patton Community Center is named for decorated U.S. Army General George S. Patton.
Golf Courses
Information on golf course residing within the City of Detroit.
Rouge Park Golf Course and driving range was opened in 1923 as part of the city of Detroit Park System. Hole #11 is considered by many as one of the most difficult holes in Metro Detroit.
Chandler Park is an 18 hole public golf course and part of the city of Detroit Park System.
Rackham Golf Course was established in 1923. The course was designed by legendary course architect Donald Ross.
Marinas
Marinas owned by the City of Detroit.
The Marina is named after civil rights advocate and first Black City Council woman, Erma L. Henderson.
Park Clean Up
Park Clean Up
Permits
These permits are available and have been updated to as a part of our COVID-19 regulatory process.