Parks in Waterford, MI
The best parks in Waterford, MI offer distinct choices for hiking, picnics, playground visits and indoor skating. Drayton Plains Nature Center leads this selection in review volume, with a 4.7 Google rating from 417 reviews. Its 138-acre property at 2125 Denby Dr opens dawn to dusk year-round and includes hiking, kid-friendly hikes, picnic tables and grills. The Interpretive Building opens seasonally. Waterford Oaks County Park, at 1702 Scott Lake Rd, has a 4.5 rating from 153 reviews, with hiking, tennis courts, picnic facilities and free parking. Lookout Lodge shares that address and scores 4.7 from 128 reviews; its listed daily hours run from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., compared with the county park’s 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. For playground equipment and ball fields, Optimist Park on Elizabeth Lake Rd has slides, swings, a baseball field and picnic tables. Rotary Park on Tubbs Rd adds public restrooms to its baseball field, swings and picnic amenities. Elizabeth Lake Woods Park pairs dog-friendly hiking with daily hours of 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. For an indoor outing, Zero Gravity Skatepark on Crescent Lake Rd provides 17,000 square feet of skate floor and allows scooters, skateboards, bikes and inline skates.
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