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Garbutt Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 250 Google reviews · Running trail in Ferndale, Michigan · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- 8 mi
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Garbutt Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Versatile, kid-friendly park with a playground, swings and picnic tables amid shady trees.
What runners say about Garbutt Park
“So nice peaceful, Clean & my dog loves it there she gets plenty of play time & I enjoy walking around the trail/ track good exercise for me👍”
Lovely, spacious park just off 8 Mile. Has a playground, grills, picnic tables, restrooms, and a paved asphalt area for bike riding, skating, or hopscotch. Dog groups meet there on some weekdays, but there's no permanent, fenced-in dog run on the premises.
I love this park, and so does my daughter. She names the parks by their color and she always chooses the blue park over all others. We love that there is open space to fly a kite or run around, along with a safe place to learn how to ride a bike. The park is great, and lots of fun for her and my older son.
Well there are no basketball hoops You have a lot of land space to run, or play football of the like. Jungle gym area and definitely the best resource ever...SWINGS! WHO Doesn't LOVE SWINGS??!!! It's a place that you can let your guard down and actually feel SAFE...
My daughter and I like to meet at this Park some mournings to go walking. It's midway between us. Very nice scenery as we walk and talk.
Trail conditions & character
“Only downside: Parking is only available across the street from the park, in front of residential houses.”
“Has a playground, grills, picnic tables, restrooms, and a paved asphalt area for bike riding, skating, or hopscotch.”
“So nice peaceful, Clean & my dog loves it there she gets plenty of play time & I enjoy walking around the trail/ track good exercise for me👍”
“Lovely, spacious park just off 8 Mile.”
“Has a playground, grills, picnic tables, restrooms, and a paved asphalt area for bike riding, skating, or hopscotch.”
Plan your run at Garbutt Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- Distance8 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit. Long enough for a real long run.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Phone(248) 544-6767
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–10 PM |
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