22-acre park opens on Detroit’s riverfront

There’s a new park on the riverfront in downtown Detroit, and you can’t miss it. 

The 22-acre Ralph C Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park is located along Detroit's riverfront between the Ambassador Bridge and the Renaissance Center. It features a whimsical playground and splash pad, two covered basketball courts, hundreds of newly-planted trees and a water garden.

The park's opening is the result of 8 years of outreach, planning and design. The seed funding was provided by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the project was led by the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy.

Jim Boyle, Vice President of Programs and Strategy at the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation told The Metro the new park connects neighborhoods that border downtown via the Joe Louis Greenway and the Riverwalk.

"It's a regional asset that's an economic driver for talent, and a major place where people want to be. But, it's also a neighborhood amenity that makes living in those neighborhoods that much better."

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Centennial Park is now open to the public on Detroit's Riverfront.

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