Rochester Municipal Park
Rochester Municipal Park is a beautiful, family-friendly park featuring over a mile of paved walkways, a pond popular with ducks, and Paint Creek running through it. It offers two playgrounds, ample parking including EV charging spots, picnic areas, tennis courts, barbecue grills, and public restrooms. The park is wheelchair accessible and great for hiking, biking, and community events like concerts. Dogs are allowed with a pass, and there are water fountains for both people and dogs. The park connects to the Paint Creek Trail and other local trails, making it a perfect spot for nature walks and outdoor enjoyment.
Reviews
I can’t say enough about this park. Great place for a morning walk, Thursday evening summer concert, summer picnic, kids playground. Dogs need a pass and generally cannot enter the park during large events.
I was so impressed with this park! Absolutely beautiful with a nice playground for all ages. There were tons of ducks to watch in the very pristine river that runs through it. I loved that there was an area where I could dip my feet in. Shoot I’d probably swim in it but I’m not sure if that is allowed or wanted by other park goers😆. There were also tons of dogs having a great time there! 5 ⭐
Great park right in the downtown. Beautiful lake, river and bridges make this very welcoming for all ages. One of our favorite parks in our neighborhood. There are plenty of parking space including couple of paid parking spot for EV charging. There’s also a trail at the back end of the park. If you go right on this you will pass Beautiful downtown area of Rochester and equally beautiful library right by the side of the river.
It’s a great little park to spend some time in. You have a nice little pond for ducks to swim in. There’s a playground for the kids to have fun at. Also, there are trails to walk through, and they connect with the Paint Creek Trail, the Rochester Riverwalk, and ultimately with the Clinton River Trail.
We decided to take a walk around the City of Rochester’s Municipal Park. We walked for over an hour stopping at various spots to take photos of the many buildings and various other activities.
The sundial(photos are all bleached out)as you enter from the parking lot next to the pollinating garden stands out as a very large structure.
Lots of ducks in and around the area. Also birds and squirrels flying and scurrying around the area.
There were 4 tennis courts, over a mile of paved walkway and a pond (for skating in the winter).
As far as buildings went. There was the open air shelters (the Kiwanis Shelter and the enclosed Lion’s Shelter), Restrooms, Warming House, amphitheater for Music in the Park and Rochester Community House accessible from Ludlow Street.
For the children, 2 playground areas, one at the north end off Ludlow Street and one at the south end at the end of Pine Street.
Throughout the park area there were water fountains for both people and even a faucet to fill a dog bowl. Also a bike repair station and bike rack and a hot coal bin.
What makes this park really unique is that Paint Creek meanders through the entire park and Paint Creek Trail is along the edge of the park that goes up to Lake Orion.
Definitely a place to come back and visit again and again.