Parks are good for you, especially now
Get your vaccination at a Detroit Parks & Recreation site!
Call (313) 230-0505 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins available.
GSD will present the draft Parks & Rec Strategic Plan (PRSP) at the Department of
Spirit Plaza official season opening this weekend in Downtown Detroit
Application and agreement for Program Providers offering recreation programs to the public on City of Detroit property.
Rules governing the City of Detroit Parks
Register for Spring 2022:
Ages 3-14
$35 PER PLAYER
Information on Parks & Recreation Division on Operational Changes In Response To COVID-19
Vision for the Lenox Center Community Activity
Vision for the Lenox Center Community Activity
COVID-19 Parks and Recreation info.
Recreation Programming
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
Palmer Park is one of the largest parks in Detroit, located at 1900 Merrill Plaissance, with 281-acres of woodlands, meadows, recreational areas and athletic fields.
Chandler Park is Detroit’s fourth largest park with 200 acres of sports fields, sports courts, skate park, walking paths, aquatic facility, and a golf course
Roosevelt Park sits in the center of a vibrant and culturally diverse Detroit community. In the heart of southwest Detroit’s Hubbard Richard and Corktown Neighborhoods, Roosevelt Park is most well
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.
News & Events
The list of vaccination sites in Recreation Centers
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 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.
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 for the City of Detroit residents and visitors to our city.
Information about improvements at A.B. Ford Park and the New Community Center
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
Considine Recreation Center, through a partnership with Historic Little Rock Family Life Center, is now known as Considine-Historic Little Rock Family Life, Education and Recreation Center.
Most notable as having a bustling senior program, Farwell is also home to the Barcus Tennis Facility boasting 24 courts!
Amenities: Gymnasium, Weight Room, Boxing Room, Multipurpose Room, Dance Room ....
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.
Amenities: Group Exercise Classes, Swimming Classes, Intel Computer Lab, Dance Studio, Health Club....
A shining jewel in southwest Detroit, Patton Community Center is named for decorated U.S. Army General George S. Patton.
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 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
These permits are available and have been updated to as a part of our COVID-19 regulatory process.
