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.
Join us to celebrate a year of engagement and design process for the construction of a new community center and the renovation of A.B.
Mayor, community leaders join family of Joe Louis to break ground on first phase of 27-mile greenway named in boxing legend’s honor
We're Hiring! General Services Department Seasonal Job Fair
150 Positions Available
Partners Form
We are looking for respondents to submit to help us program the 2021 Youth Outdoor Camp
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
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
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
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.
Belle Isle Park is a Detroit gem.
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.
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.
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.
