Outdoors NearbyAccessible playgrounds in Michigan
44 playgrounds in 24 towns across Michigan, 5 of them designed for all abilities or sensory play. Most are in Detroit (6), Wyoming (5), Grand Rapids (4) and Grosse Pointe (4).
Detroit: 6 accessible playgrounds
- Francois Court Park Accessible
rubber surface
- Little River Acres Large Playground Accessible
rubber surface
- McKee Park Playground Accessible
- Polonia Playground Accessible
- Big Playground Partly accessible
rubber surface
- Springhollow Park Partly accessible
Wyoming: 5 accessible playgrounds
- Frog Hollow Inclusive
parking nearby
Universally accessible playground on a bus line.
- Lamar Park Playground Accessible
- Millennium Park Playground Accessible
- Pinery Park Playground Partly accessible
- Prairie Park Playground Partly accessible
Grand Rapids: 4 accessible playgrounds
- Ottawa Hills Park Playground Accessible
- Garfield Park Playground Partly accessible
- Huff Park Playground Partly accessible
- Kellogg Woods Park Playground Partly accessible
Grosse Pointe: 4 accessible playgrounds
- Lakeshore Woods Park Accessible
rubber surface
- Blue Heron Playground Accessible
- Arrowhead park Partly accessible
- Revenberg Playground Partly accessible
Ann Arbor: 2 accessible playgrounds
- Gallup Park Universally Accessible Playground Inclusive
adaptive swing, sensory play
Nature-themed play with water and sand area and a sensory garden.
- Bicentennial Park Playground Accessible
Grandville: 2 accessible playgrounds
- Wedgwood Park Playground Accessible
- Heritage Park Playground Partly accessible
Holland: 2 accessible playgrounds
- Smallenburg Park Accessible Playground Accessible
- Tunnel Park Playground Partly accessible
Novi: 2 accessible playgrounds
- Ella Mae Power Park Playground Inclusive
adaptive swing, wheelchair swing
Universally accessible with a wheelchair swing and hammock swings.
- Bosco Fields Playground Accessible
accessible equipment
Traverse City: 2 accessible playgrounds
- William G. Milliken Waterscape Accessible
- Clancy Park Play Area Accessible
ADA-designed neighborhood play area.
Belding
- Water Street Park Playground Partly accessible
Fraser
- McKinley Barrier-Free Park Inclusive
accessible restroom, parking nearby
Barrier-free park with a walk-and-roll path and comfort station.
Grand Ledge
- ADA Playground at Jaycee Park Accessible
Hastings
- Fish Hatchery Park Playground Accessible
Kalamazoo
- Children's Nature Playscape Accessible
Downtown nature playscape with water features.
Lake Orion
- Handicapped Children Playground Accessible
Lansing
- Play Michigan! Accessible
Livonia
- Rotary Park Playground Inclusive
music play
The city's first universally accessible playscape.
Marquette
- Ellwood A Mattson Lower Harbor Playground Accessible
Northview
- Versluis Park Playground Accessible
Oak Park
- David H. Shepherd Park Playground Partly accessible
Riverview
- Prairie Creek Park Playground Partly accessible
Saint Ignace
- Chief Wawatam Park Playground Accessible
smooth paving
Troy
- Boulan Park Playground Accessible
Waterford
- Destination Playground at Waterford Oaks County Park Partly accessible
Looking for any playground, not only accessible ones? See all 2,265 parks with playgrounds in Michigan. Read what makes a playground accessible or inclusive.
Compiled from OpenStreetMap and official parks departments. Where only some equipment is reachable, we say partly accessible. Missing a playground? Tell us through the suggestion form.
Frequently asked questions
Where is an inclusive playground in Michigan?
Ella Mae Power Park Playground in Novi is one of 5 inclusive or sensory playgrounds we list in Michigan. Others are in Ann Arbor, Fraser, Wyoming and Livonia.
How many wheelchair-accessible playgrounds are in Michigan?
44 in our data: 5 inclusive, 24 wheelchair accessible, 15 partly accessible. Counts only include playgrounds marked as accessible; many others in Michigan are fine for wheelchairs too.
Do Michigan playgrounds have to be ADA accessible?
Public playgrounds built or rebuilt since March 2012 have to meet the 2010 ADA Standards, in Michigan as everywhere in the US. If a playground looks dated, call ahead: older sites only need to comply once they are altered.