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Clinton River Park
Park
189 acres2.3 mi of trail
Clinton River Park Trails - Single Track
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Sterling Heights
Sterling Heights, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.4% of Sterling Heights is conserved land, roughly 1,739 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Clinton River Park (2.3 mi), Joseph E. Delia Junior Park (0.8 mi), and Dodge Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Sterling Heights, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Sterling Heights outdoors
Conserved land
7.4%
1,739 of 23,361 acres
Trails
15 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
38
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
25.4 mi
1.9 mi lanes · 23.4 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Joseph E. Delia Junior Park
Park
130 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Dodge Park
Park
39 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Sterling Heights Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
109 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Washington Square Park
Park
8 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 38 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 38 parks & preserves
Clinton River Park189 acres · 2.3 mi of trail
Joseph E. Delia Junior Park130 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Dodge Park39 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Sterling Heights Nature Preserve109 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Washington Square Park8 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Freedom Hill County Park96 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Macomb County
Farmstead Park34 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Sterling Heights
Baumgartner Park22 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Sterling Heights
Clinton River Park North85 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Sterling Heights
(North) James C. Nelson Park33 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Sterling Heights
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Sterling Heights
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Splash PadIn Dodge Park
SwingsIn Charlemagne Park
Unnamed playground in Avis Park
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Unnamed playground
143 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Sterling Heights.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 5.1 miUnpaved 5.3 mi
- Clinton River Park Trails - Single Track2.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,739 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 137 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths23.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Clinton River Park Trails - Single Track (bike route)2.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis47
- Baseball41
- Basketball37
- Soccer29
- Beach volleyball7
- Football6
- Tracks4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Sterling Heights
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 851 acPrivate Park 635 acConservation Easement 137 acState Conservation Area 96 acLocal Conservation Area 20 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Lane Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 270 | Restricted |
| Clinton River ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 269 | Open |
| Sunnybrook Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 138 | Restricted |
| Rammler Golf & Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 136 | Restricted |
| Joseph J. Delia Jr. ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 124 | Open |
| Plumbrook Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | Town or city | 96 | Open |
| Plumbrook Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 91 | Restricted |
| Freedom Hill Co ParkLocal Park | County | 81 | Open |
| James C Nelson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Dodge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
F-4 Phantom JetIn Freedom Hill County Park · War memorial
Huey HelicopterIn Freedom Hill County Park · War memorial
M60 Main Battle TankIn Freedom Hill County Park · War memorial
Edgerton CemeteryCemetery
Holy Trinity CemeteryCemetery
Russian Orthodox CemeteryCemetery
Saint Paul CemeteryCemetery
Sterling Grove CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Sterling Heights and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Sterling Heights's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20.2-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.