Churchill Downs Park

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This profile of Ann Arbor’s Churchill Downs 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 Churchill Downs Park part of the Ann Arbor system.

Ann Arbor’s Churchill Downs Park

Churchill Downs Park is a small neighborhood park in the Lawton neighborhood. It has a structure, dome climber, sand pit and more.

Churchill Downs Park – Playground Features

Playground Profile Last Updated: July 30, 2019

This playground profile was collected prior to our new format which did not gather all of this data. We have included our best guess in the conversion and will add them to our list to be updated. Information most likely to be incorrect is number of slides and structures

Playground Best for: Kids Under 5, Kids 5-8
Structures: 1
Accessible Structure: No
Slides: 2, Straight Slide
Monkey Bars: No
Zip Line: No
Climbing Apparatus: Yes
Merry Go Round: No
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: Yes
Surface: Wooden Mulch
Shade: Partial Shade –
Seating: Yes, Benches

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Churchill Downs Park – Park Details

Park Owner: Ann Arbor
Location: 2106 Steeplechase Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Parking: Street Parking –
Bathrooms: No
Walking Trails: No – A sidewalk circles the park and connects to Steeplechase Dr & neighborhood sidewalks
Water Play: None
Picnic Benches: No
Pavilion: No
Sports Fields: Basketball

Churchill Downs Park Description

Playground Closed Summer 2022 – The city of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County are working on stormwater management control. Construction will start in April 2022 and run through Fall 2022. While the project is ongoing, the park including the playground will be closed.

Churchill Downs Park ClosureThe City of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County are collaborating on a project to design and…
Posted by The City Of Ann Arbor – Government on Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Churchill Downs Park is a small neighborhood park nestled behind homes in the Lawton neighborhood. It has a play structure, sand pit, swings, and more.

Churchill Downs has a small play structure sized for a neighborhood park. It has two slides and several climbing options.

Our favorite part of Churchill Downs Park is the 3 in a Row game. Is a cross between tic-tac-toe and Connect 4. It’s larger than a tic-tac-toe board, with pieces placed like Connect 4. The pieces slide from the outer circle to the game board, so there is no need to worry about the pieces being there. I enjoyed our game more than my daughter since I won.

The Churchill Downs Park has a sandpit. Unlike many Ann Arbor sand pits, it does not have any sand toys. If your child wants to play in the sand, I suggest bringing your own pail, shovel, or trucks.