The Greater Flint area is lucky to have so many great parks and playgrounds for kids. My kids have swung, spun, and raced through many of them ... and definitely have their favorites!
Here’s a list of our family’s top five favorite parks and playgrounds in our community and the reasons we love them:
1. For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum
Location: 2142 N. Genesee Road, Burton, MI 48509
Features:
- Handicap parking spaces
- Paved pathway from parking area to the Visitor’s Center
- Paved pathway from Visitor’s Center to the Ground Water Pond to the Pavilion
- Barrier free Treehouse
- Accessible bathrooms inside Visitor’s Center during Visitor’s center hours
- Handicap parking spaces and a paved pathway in the Sugarbush Area
- Treehouse
- Visitor's Center
- Hiking trails
- Restrooms
What my kids love: The visitor's center full of fun stuff to look at, all the bridges to run on and of course, the awesome tree house!
What I love: It's an absolutely beautiful park with so much to look at and enjoy. I love the option of having hiking trails to walk when my kids are feeling adventurous or have the option of just doing "kid stuff" at the treehouse and visitor's center. The community garden is amazing and they donate so much food! There's also restrooms, which is a huge plus!
You can find more info on the park here.
2. Creasey Bicentennial Park
Location: 1505 E. Grand Blanc Rd., Grand Blanc, MI 48439
Features:
- Tons of parking
- Sledding hill
- Playscapes
- Paved walking/Biking trail
- Restrooms
- Dog park
- Splash pad
- Soccer fields
- Pavilion rentals
What my kids love: The playground! There are a couple and the "secret" one in the pavilion across from the parking lot for the soccer fields is their favorite!
What I love: Their walking trail is by far my favorite for a daily walk! It's great for walking your dog, going solo or bringing your kids along. It's fully paved and goes all the way through the middle school and ends at the GM center for a total of 4+ miles (if you start at the sledding hill). There's also a beautiful bridge along the trail that sits over some pretty cool-looking swamp land.
3. Jack N. Abernathy Regional Park
Location: 415 W. Rising St., Davison, MI 48423
Features:
- Wooden play structure
- Pavilion rentals
- Walking trail
- Swingset
- Restrooms
- Picnic tables
What my kids love:Of course, their favorite is the awesome playground! So much fun to be had! There is also a lot of room for them to run around.
What I love: Great walking trail and one of my favorite playground areas!
Check out their Facebook page here.
4. Farnumwood Park
Location: 3900 Cherokee Ave., Flint, MI 48507
This park just had an amazing makeover thanks to United Way of Genesee County! They have some awesome new play structures and lots of room for your little ones to run and play!
You can read a great article about it here!
5. Rust Park
Location: 599 Rust Park Dr., Grand Blanc, MI 48439
Features:
- Fenced playground
- Walking trail
- Restrooms
- Picnic tables
- Children's garden
What my kids love: They love the fenced in playground and the little creek!
What I love: It's another great walking trail and a great little area for an impromptu picnic!
Check out their Facebook page here.
That’s our family’s top 5 list for favorite parks and playgrounds in the Greater Flint area, but I bet your kids have their own favorites! Let me know what’s on your family’s list for Greater Flint's best parks and playgrounds by leaving me a note on Facebook or emailing me at christinaf@macaronikid.com. I’ll be doing more Greater Flint playground and park reviews in the future, so I would love to have your input!
