General Information
Parks and Recreation Department’s Phone Number: 343-2405

Park Hours
• May 1st – October 31st ≈ 5:00 a.m. – Midnight
• November 1st – April 30th ≈ 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Parks and Recreation Office Hours
• May 1st – October 31st ≈ 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
• November 1st – April 30th ≈ 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Want to be a Pier Park Volunteer? We are always looking for High School students and Adult Volunteers for our Special Events such as the Halloween Extravaganza, Easter Egg Hunt, Ice Cream Social and Winterfest on The Hill. If interested, please email your name, address and phone number to Michele Eickhorst at meickhorst@grossepointefarms.org

Pier Park, located at 350 Lakeshore Rd., is a year round facility which offers many activities for Grosse Pointe Farms families. The facilities include; a Beach, Large Pool, Wading Pool, Splash Playground, Large Playscape, Tot Playscape, 3 Tennis Courts, 2 Sand Volleyball Courts, 3 Shuffle Board Courts, 2 Paddle Tennis Courts, a Refrigerated Ice Rink, 333 Slip Harbor, and a Community Building with Rentable Space.

In addition to Pier Park, the Parks and Recreation Department maintains Kerby Field which includes; 3 Baseball Diamonds, a Roller Hockey Rink / Ice Rink (during winter months) and a Dog Park.

When Registering for a Pier Park class, a completed Registration Form is required. Registration Forms can be found in each Newsletter and online in the Download Forms menu.

Harbor
The Pier Park Harbor is a new modern facility that has 333 mooring spaces. Mooring spaces include Jet Ski floating platforms to 55 foot long wells. Shore power and water pedestals are available for all boat wells 25 feet and longer. Shared electrical service plugs and water are available for boat wells under 25 feet. The City has a boat lift available to launch boats with trailers approximately 21 feet in length and shorter, although there are certain restrictions to use the boat lift. The City also has 80 kayak storage space racks at Pier Park with a beach launch area. Harbor facilities are only available for residents of Grosse Pointe Farms.

The City maintains waiting lists for the various size boat wells at the Parks and Recreation Office. Residents can add their names to one or all of the Harbor Waiting Lists. There is a $100 application fee for the initial Harbor Mooring Application and a $50 fee for each additional Harbor Mooring Application. Residents interested in a Rack Storage Space must complete a Harbor Mooring Application and pay the $10 application fee in order to be added to the waiting list. Mooring Applications can be found online in the Download Forms Menu or at the Parks and Recreation Office.