Auburn Hills Skate Park- OPEN
202 N. Squirrel Rd. - Just south of River Woods Park on Squirrel Rd.
The skate park is for skateboards, in-line skates, and BMX bikes, is open 8AM to dusk (in season April to November, closed during winter) and is FREE.  The public is welcome.  The park is unsupervised, and use of protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, elbow, knee and wrist protection, and proper shoes are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.  Use at your own risk, and do not use when wet.  The park is available to both beginner and advanced riders, so please skate safely.  Users are responsible for the park’s future – help keep it clean and friendly! See Map!

Civic Center Park
1827 N. Squirrel Rd.
Civic Center Park offers a wealth of natural beauty and includes nature trails, a fishing pond, and open lawn areas for picnics and outings.  Open year-round, the park also has a softball field, a nine hole disc golf course, tennis courts, two play structures and swings.  A covered picnic shelter with a fireplace can be reserved in season.  Barbecue grills, picnic tables and restrooms are available in season. See Map!

Clinton River Trail
25 Grey Rd. Municipal Lot     East-west hiking/biking trail
The trail in Auburn Hills is 2.1 miles in length and runs east-west between Adams Rd. and Opdyke Rd. The trail is surfaced with a fine crushed stone which is suitable for biking and walking/jogging. This trail is part of a larger, 12 mile rail-trail planned to connect to the West Bloomfield trail near Sylvan Lake and to the Paint Creek Trail in Rochester. See Map!

Community Center
1827 N. Squirrel Rd. on the Civic Center campus
The Community Center serves as a focal point for community activities, programs and special events sponsored by the City.  Designed for youth, senior citizens and everyone in between, the Community Center promotes healthy, active lifestyles for all, and provides a place for a host of programs and services for the Auburn Hills community.  See Map!

Dennis Dearing Jr. Memorial Park
2058 Phillips Rd. Phillips at Pontiac Rd.
This neighborhood park includes a fireman’s themed tot-lot for youngsters ages 2-5, swings, picnic tables, and open space areas for play. See Map!

E. Dale Fisk Hawk Woods Nature Center 3799 Bald Mountain Rd.
*Note - The campground will close early this year for upgrades and repairs.  Closing date:  September 1, 2008

Hawk Woods offers endless opportunities for outdoor recreational activities.  This unique facility offers groomed nature trails, a marsh boardwalk, a heated restroom/shower facility open year-round, a covered picnic shelter that can be reserved in season, a two-story Log Cabin Lodge with six overnight camping cabins, all complimented by 80 acres of beautiful woods, meadows and marsh.  The Lodge can be rented for meetings and/or activities on an hourly basis in season (May-October).  Cabin fees:  $20 per night residents/$30 per night non-residents.  $50 deposit required at time of reservation.  Lodge fees:  $15 per hour resident/$20 per hour non-resident.  $50 deposit required at time of reservation.  Two hour minimum.  If you rent three or more sleeping cabins, use of the Lodge is free. See Map!

Manitoba Park
4220 Manitoba Road. West of Baldwin Road.
This two acre park includes a play-structure, sand volleyball court, benches, paved play area and open space. See Map!

Riverside Park
3311 Squirrel Ct. Auburn & Squirrel. Riverside Park rests on the banks of the Clinton River in the Village Center area of Auburn Hills and offers a river path, play structure with swings, a canoe launch and a covered picnic shelter than can be reserved in season.  Barbecue grills and picnic tables are available in season and a heated restroom is open year-round. See Map!

River Woods Park
300 River Woods Dr.
River Woods Park is located along the Clinton River and features a covered picnic shelter that can be reserved in season, heated restrooms open year-round, a paved pathway system with a bridge over the Clinton River, a play structure with swings and climbers, basketball courts, open spaces and picnic areas with barbecue grills. 

River Woods is located on the southeast corner of Squirrel Rd. at M-59.