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River Rouge Park

River Rouge Park

Rouge Park is the City of Detroit's largest park at 1,181 acres. It encompasses part of the Main Branch of the Rouge River and has an abundance of recreational opportunities. These opportunities include: picnic areas, playground equipment, walkways and trails, fields to play baseball, football and, soccer, tennis courts, basketball courts, winter sports and swimming. For more information please call Detroit's Parks and Recreation Department at (313) 224-1100.

  • 1 Soccer field
  • 14 Regulation ball diamonds
  • 7 Pickup ball diamonds
  • 1 Combination football field
  • 1 Separate football field
  • 6 Basketball backboards
  • 18 Holes of golf
  • 11 Outdoor tennis courts
  • 1 Sledding hill
  • 2 Miles of fitness trails
  • 8 Miles of bicycle trails
  • 3 Outdoor swimming pools
  • 26,000 feet of water frontage (Rouge River)
  • 1 Nature study area
  • 200 Picnic tables
  • 12 Playgrounds
Last Updated: 8/31/01

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The Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project is funded, in part, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grants #XP995743-01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -08 and C-264000-01.