City of Detroit Lakes Recreation - Parks


The Park Board acts as an advisory board to the City Council reviewing all park related and recreational activities. They meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m., Conference Room at the City Administration Building. The Park Board Members are: Dan Wenner, Chairman; Jamie Marks Erickson, Dan Josephson, David Ohman, Karen Skoyles, Brad Green, Mark Greening, Lou Guzek, James Hannon as Ex-Officio members.

Detroit Lakes Park    Detroit Lakes Park

City Park
The City Park has 25.2 acres furnished with many picnic tables and park benches. There are three picnic shelters with grills and electricity. There is a bandshell available to the public. The City Park has a frisbee golf course, a physical fitness course, and several sites with playground equipment. There also is a recreation center, tennis courts, and several bathrooms with one City bathhouse available.
City Beach
The City of Detroit Lakes has a mile long maintained sandy beach on the shore of Little Detroit Lake. The beach runs along West Lake Drive with a total of 4.8 acres providing swimming activities for the public with a life guard area. The City beach has two public accesses providing areas for launching boats and personal watercraft for fishing and other water sport activities. There is also a fishing pier on the City Beach providing fishing access for everyone and it is handicapped accessible.
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Park
The G.A.R. Park is the memorial park remembering the Civil War Veterans. This park has two picnic shelters and a beautiful flower garden. It provide a nice relaxing atmosphere.
Long Lake Park
Click on picture to enlarge it in a new window.The Long Lake Park has 38.9 acres with a picnic shelter and a newly constructed kitchen facility which is available to the public for various functions. Several picnic tables and restrooms are available. The park also has a very nice boat launch and parking area. Horseshoe pits are also available. Click on the image in the upper left to enlarge it in a new window. When done, close the window.
Peoples Park
The Peoples Park has 7.1 acres and is located on Rossman Avenue. This park has a basketball court, volleyball court, horseshoe pits, one picnic shelter, several picnic tables, and playground equipment available to the public.
  

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