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About Pontiac, Michigan

Parks and Recreation

sample imageThere is no shortage of opportunity to enjoy the outdoors in Pontiac. In addition to Pontiac's 30 city parks and recreation fields, there are three metroparks and six state parks within a short distance. In downtown Pontiac on top of the Phoenix Center, sits an 8-acre park complete with trees, bushes and a state-of-the-art amphitheater.

Pontiac's Community Centers provide year-round activities and serve as the home for many civic organizations.

City Community Centers:

Robert W. Bowen's Senior Center
52 Bagley 248-758-3240

Ruth Peterson Community Center
990 Joslyn 248-758-3277

Pontiac Municipal Golf Course

City Parks: Pontiac has 8 major parks and 22 neighborhood parks. Below are a list of parks and the facilities that are available. Click on the map to get a detailed map of some of our major parks.

Major Parks

map of beaudette park map to crystal lake park map to pontiac municipal golf course map to murphy park map to south kiwanis park map to richardson park map to perry park and oakland park map to galloway lake park map to jaycee park map to hawthorn park map to cherry lawn park map to north kiwanis park map to terry lake park map to rotary park 1. Galloway Lake Park - Perry St. @ Giddings Rd.

  • Sport recreational areas including two baseball fields with press boxes, basketball courts, tennis courts
  • Playground equipment
  • Picnic area with tables, grills & trash receptacles
  • Dock & fishing area
  • MINIMUM RESTROOM ACCESS AVAILABLE

2. Hawthorne Park - Telegraph Rd. & Hawthorne Park Dr .

  • Sport recreational areas including horseshoe pits
  • Playground equipment
  • Picnic area with tables, grills & trash receptacles
  • Open pavilion/shelter
  • Dock & fishing area
  • MINIMUM RESTROOM ACCESS AVAILABLE

3. Jaycee Park - Joslyn Ave. & Walton Blvd.

  • Sport recreational area including baseball fields, horseshoe pits
  • Playground equipment
  • Picnic area with tables, grills & trash receptacles
  • MINIMUM RESTROOM ACCESS AVAILABLE

4. Oakland Park - Montcalm, Glenwood Ave & Hammond St.

  • Sport recreational areas including basketball courts, tennis courts, skate park
  • Playground equipment
  • Picnic area with tables, grills & trash receptacles
  • MINIMUM RESTROOM ACCESS AVAILABLE

5. Beaudette Park - Orchard Lake Rd. & Sylvan Ct.

  • Sport recreational areas including baseball fields, basketball court, tennis courts Playground equipment
  • Picnic area with tables, grills & trash receptacles
  • Open pavilion/shelter
  • Dock, boat launch & fishing area
  • Trail access
  • MINIMUM RESTROOM ACCESS AVAILABLE

6. Murphy Park - Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. & Osmun St.

  • Sport recreational areas including baseball field, horseshoe pit, cricket set up, basketball courts, tennis courts, sledding hill
  • Tot lot
  • Picnic area with tables, grills & trash receptacles
  • Open pavilion/shelter
  • Closed shelter/warming house (currently not available for rental)
  • Park Ranger Facility
  • MINIMUM RESTROOM ACCESS AVAILABLE

7. North Kiwanis Park - Stanley Ave. & Kinney Rd.

  • Baseball field
  • Playground equipment
  • Dock & fishing area
  • Trash receptacles
  • NO RESTROOMS AVAILABLE

8. Aaron Perry Park I & II (North Side & South Side) – Edison St. & Marquette St.

  • Sport recreational areas including soccer fields/goals, baseball fields
  • Bleachers located throughout park
  • Playgrounds
  • Small picnic area with tables, grills & trash receptacles
  • NO RESTROOMS AVAILABLE

Neighborhood Parks

  • Argyle Park – Argyle & Avon Sts.
  • Playground equipment
  • Trash receptacles
  • Baldwin School Park – E. Howard and Edison Sts.
  • Playground equipment
  • Trash receptacles
  • Madge Burt Park – Forest St. East of Baldwin
  • Playground equipment
  • Cherrylawn Park – Cherrylawn Dr. & W. Yale Ave.
  • Basketball Court
  • Playground equipment
  • Picnic tables
  • Trash receptacles
  • Crystal Lake Park – Lake St., Karl Walter Dr. & Clovese
  • No equipment
  • Dawson Pond Park – Hazel & Peggy Aves.
  • Picnic facilities
  • Trash receptacles
  • Art Dunlop Park – South Blvd. east of Bagley
  • Basketball Court
  • Tot Lot
  • Trash receptacles
  • Fisher Street Park – Fisher St. West of Franklin Rd.
  • Tot Lot
  • Trash receptacles
  • Charles Harris Park – University Dr. & Carr St.
  • ½ Basketball court
  • Benches
  • Art Heaton Park – End of Forest St.
  • Basketball court
  • Indian Village Park – Huron St. & Genesee
  • Playground equipment
  • Lakeside Park – Lakeside Dr. & Montcalm
  • Playground equipment
  • Trash receptacles
  • Motor/Montana Park – Motor & Montana Sts.
  • Playground equipment
  • Trash receptacles
  • Neighborhood Park ( Unity Park) – Wall & Perkins Sts.
  • Open Pavilion
  • Playground equipment
  • Trash receptacles
  • Optimist Park – Fairmount Ave., Carlisle St. & Strathmore Ave.
  • Playground equipment
  • Trash receptacles
  • Richardson Park – Huron & Paddock Sts.
  • Basketball Court
  • Playground equipment
  • Picnic tables
  • Trash receptacles
  • Rotary Park – Wessen St.
  • Playground equipment
  • Trash receptacles
  • Shirley & Willard Park – Shirley & Willard Sts.
  • Basketball court
  • Playground equipment
  • Trash receptacles
  • South Kiwanis Park – S. Sanford & Wall Sts.
  • Basketball courts
  • Playground equipment
  • Steed Park – Jessie & Elm Sts.
  • Playground equipment
  • Trash receptacles
  • Stout Street Park – Stout St. east of Johnson
  • Playground equipment
  • Trash receptacles