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City Departments

Parks & Recreation

Park Locations
Southfield Parks
Name Location Services
Bauervic Woods Park  Nine Mile, west of Evergreen  Nature Trails
Playlot
Picnic Area
Public Parking 
Bedford Woods Park  Lathrup Drive, north of 12 Mile Road  Basketball Courts
Playlot
Tennis Courts
Jogging/Fitness Trails
Neighborhood Ballfield
Soccer Fields (Fall only)
Public Parking
Beech Woods Park 22200 Beech Road, south of 9 Mile Road Tennis Courts
Golf Course & Driving Range
Playlot
Restrooms
Snack Bar
Picnic Area w/shelter
Recreation Center
Sand Volleyball Court
Public Parking
Brace Park Evergreen Road, south of 9 Mile Road   Neighborhood Ballfields
Public Parking 
Burgh Historical Park NE corner of Civic Center Dr. & Berg Rd.   Flower Gardens
Historic Site
Public Parking
 
Carpenter Lake Park  Ten Mile Road East of Inkster  Under Construction
Opening Summer 2007 
Catalpa Park Catalpa Road, west of Greenfield Neighborhood Ballfields
Soccer Fields
Public Parking
Civic Center Park 26000 Evergreen Road Golf Course
Ice Skating Arena(indoor)
Neighborhood Ballfields
Lighted Baseball
Nature Trails
Picnic Area w/shelter
Playlot
Swimming Pool (outdoor)
Wading Pool (outdoor)
Restrooms
Sports Arena
Tennis Courts (lighted)
Sand Volleyball Courts
Handball Courts (lighted)
Public Parking
Freeway Park Eastbound Lincoln, east of freeway Gardens Playlot
Public Parking
Inglenook Park 12 Mile Road, between Evergreen & Lahser roads Jogging/Fitness Trails
Historic Site
Neighborhood Ballfields
Picnic Area (no shelter)
Playlot
Restrooms
Nature Area
Public Parking
John Grace Park & Community Center Indian Street, between Beech & Inkster roads Roller Hockey Court
Neighborhood Ballfield
Playlot
Recreation Center
Tennis Court
Public Parking
John R. Miller Park Webster, west of Southfield Road Basketball Courts
Neighborhood Ballfields
Playlot
Tennis Court
Picnic Area (no shelter)
Public Parking
Lahser Woods Park Lahser, north of 11 Mile Road Basketball Courts
Picnic Area (no shelter)
Public Parking
Lincoln Woods Eastbound Lincoln, west of freeway Nature Trails
Wetlands
Public Parking
Mary Thompson House & Farm Evergreen Rd. (just south of the Municipal Complex) Southfield Senior Gardens
Historical Site
Public Parking
Pebble Creek Park American Drive, west of Franklin Jogging/Fitness Trail
Picnic Area w/shelter
Playlot
Restrooms
Soccer Field
Tennis Courts
Public Parking
Simms Park Wiltshire, south of 12 Mile Road, east of Southfield Road Neighborhood Ballfields
Picnic Area w/shelter
Playlot
Stratford Woods Commons Pierce Road, south of Ten Mile Road Play Area
Picnic Area (no shelter
Public Parking
Valley Woods Nature Preserve Civic Center Drive, east of Telegraph. Nature Trail
Fishing
 

Did You Know?

  • The Parks & Recreation Department is responsible for 780 acres of park land and open space at 33 sites throughout the City. Of the 780 acres of park land, over 333 acres are dedicated nature preserves.

  • The City of Southfield is home of Michigan’s first baseball field for children with any physical or mental disability. Working with The Miracle League, the City constructed a special field designed with a custom synthetic turf and handicapped accessible dugouts, restrooms and drinking fountains.
  • The Parks & Recreation Department offers hundreds of recreation programs at facilities which include two nine-hole golf courses, a lighted driving range, a 50-meter outdoor swimming pool, a senior adult center, an indoor athletic field house, an indoor ice arena and a neighborhood recreation center.

  • The Senior Gardens at the Mary Thompson Farm provide plots to over 100 enthusiastic gardeners who offer tours to school and scouting groups. The Senior Gardens have been recognized as one of the best community gardens in the nation by the John Deere Company and have received numerous awards from the Michigan State Fair.