Brookside Park

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Overview

​Brookside Park is a small neighborhood park at the corner of Stone School Road and Baylis Drive just south of Eisenhower Parkway. View the Ann Arbor Parks and N​ature Areas map​​ for location context​. The park contains swings, a small climber, picnic table and volleyball net. 

There are a variety of trees providing shade and small open fields. In 2021 local kids and volunteers conducted a tree inventory and map of vegetation​. ​

Park Notices

Unless otherwise posted per City Council resolution, when a park is closed, no person shall remain in or enter it other than to quietly sit or walk.​

Refer to Chapter 39 of the City of Ann Arbor Code of Ordinances for park regulations and rules.

Park Hours

6 a.m. – Midnight

Amenities

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​Volleyball Net​

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Playground

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Picnic Tables​​

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Access and Parking

There is limited street parking available on Baylis Drive. ​

The park is accessible on foot and bicycle. Stone School Road has bike lanes and sidewalks. Eisenhower Parkway has no bike lanes but it has sidewalks.

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Public Transportation

There is a bus stop next to the park and there are stops along Eisenhower Parkway. Visit TheRide for route details or check out the parks ride guide. 

History​​​

Ann Arbor's city parks sit on the ancestral and traditional homelands​ of several indigenous Native peoples. Read a land acknowledgement​​ from the city and learn more a​bout the early history of the land here.​​

The parcel of land was originally part of the Brookside subdivision​ that was developed in 1952. You won't find a "brook" at Brookside Park, but nearby Mallett's Creek runs along the southeast corner of the neighborhood.​

A 1947 aerial photo shows mostly farmland in this area. Current parkland is highlighted in blue and current property lines are drawn over the land. The Brookside Subdivision and Park were registered by deed in Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County in October, 1951. An aerial photograph of the Brookside subdivision in development in 1952 can be found here. Brookside Park became part of the City of Ann Arbor in 2005 when the land was purchased from Pittsfield Charter Township.  The play area and the split rail fence were added in 2006.​ 

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