Glacier Highlands Park

This profile of Ann Arbor’s Glacier Highlands Park Playground is part of our Playground Profiles Series. Are you interested in sponsoring the series? Contact us for details.

Each week Ann Arbor with Kids is profiling a different playground in the Ann Arbor area including Ann Arbor, Saline, Ypsilanti, Dexter, etc. Today we are profiling Glacier Highlands Park part of the Ann Arbor system.

Ann Arbor’s Glacier Highlands Park

Glacier Highlands Park is a neighborhood park best known as the location of Ann Arbor’s Memorial Day parade. Despite its small size, it has a lot of play options – structure, swings, merry go round, and mobius strip climber.

Glacier Highlands Park – Playground Features

Playground Profile Last Updated: June 30, 2022

Playground Best for: Kids Under 5, Kids 5-8
Structures: 1
Accessible Structure: No
Slides: 3, Straight Slide, Curved Slide, Racer Slide
Monkey Bars: Yes
Zip Line: No
Climbing Apparatus: Yes
Merry Go Round: Yes
Bouncers: No
See Saw: No
Sandbox: Yes
Natural Play: No
Swings: 2 traditional swings, 2 baby swings, 0 parent/baby swings, 0 adaptive swings, 0 tire swings
Ground Activities: No
Surface: Wooden Mulch
Shade: Partial Shade – Shady at different times of day/different parts of the play area.
Seating: Yes,

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Glacier Highlands Park – Park Details

Park Owner: Ann Arbor
Location: Glacier Highlands Park, 3600 Larchmont Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Parking: Street Parking –
Bathrooms: No
Walking Trails: No –
Water Play: None
Picnic Benches: Yes, Nearby
Pavilion: No
Sports Fields: Basketball, Volleyball

Glacier Highlands Park Description

Glacier Highlands Park can appeal to kids in a wide range of ages.

Even as a teen, my daughter is fascinated by the mobius strip climbers.

Glacier Highlands Park - Mobius Strip Climbr

Tots will love playing in the sandbox. There are plenty of sand toys left for park visitors to enjoy. Or take a spin on the merry go round.

Glacier Highlands Park - Sandbox & Merry Go Round

While none of the slides are super low to the ground, none of them are very high. It is better suited for preschoolers and early elementary than tweens. There are monkey bars for older kids to climb across.