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Lyon Oaks Woods Edge

The Woods Edge area of Lyon Oaks County Park was a historically underutilized section of the park with a rental pavilion, small playground and restroom building. The park, which sees a lot of guests at both the athletic fields and the dog park, was not drawing guests in for general park activities such as picnicking and unstructured play. This project was started to increase opportunities for active outdoor recreation for people of all abilities with a destination accessible playground, flexible open space for exercise, accessible pickleball courts and improved trail connectivity to the Huron Valley Trail.

Phases

Phases overview
Phase 1: Grant Awarded
Grant Awarded
Phase 2: Design and Engineering
Design and Engineering
Phase 3: Construction
Construction
Phase 4: Completion and Ribbon Cutting
Completion and Ribbon Cutting

Construction

November 1, 2023 4:00 AM - June 22, 2024 4:00 AM
  • The old playground was replaced with a large, accessible playground that promotes physical and social inclusion through universal design.
  • National Demonstration Site – The playground at Lyon Oaks meets the requirements to be a National Demonstration Site (NDS) for both inclusive play and for physical activity. Survey data will be collected on an ongoing basis which will be fed into a national database managed by PlayCORE. Site-specific data will be available for internal review and planning purposes. The data collected at Lyon Oaks will also be added to aggregate national data which will inform future playground design and development by the Center for Outreach, Research and Education (CORE).
  • Pickleball courts allow guests with and without disabilities to play. The four courts can serve 16 players at a time and are connected to the parking lot, pavilion and restroom by accessible routes.
  • Restroom is available year-round (heat was installed in 2023 for the purpose of serving contact station staff), extending the season of use for playground and pickleball courts.
  • All areas of the reactivated space are connected by access routes that – at a minimum – meet ADA accessibility standards.
  • Paved improvements to the trailhead, close to accessible parking spaces, improves connection between the Woods Edge area and the Huron River Trail as well as the park’s trail network.
  • Accessible parking, included as part of the park-wide Lyon Oaks paving project, provides three times the minimum required accessible parking spaces.