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The City of Mason maintains seven
public parks totaling almost 31 acres. The parks are
opened daily to the public during the hours of
8:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M., during the months of May
through October and 8:00 A.M. to one-half hour after
sunset, November through April.
Bicentennial Park is the location of the Pink School
House which was moved to the park in 1976. The 2.27
acres serves as one of the Mason Area Historical Society
museums, with plantings in memory of Ludell Cheney, et
al, and flagpole. Visits by school classes welcome.
Bond Park is a 5.3 acre neighborhood park with a lighted
ball field and restrooms. Rayner Creek runs through the
park, and the Ingham County Courthouse is a fine view
from this location. Bond Skatepark includes a
13,000 square foot area for skate boarders and a 12,000
foot roller hockey rink. See below for Skatepark rules
and hours of operation. The larger area will provide
varying degrees of skill levels for the skaters in our
community.
Griffin Park is a very small park site with a historical
marker and landscape plants. The total size of the park
is 0.65 acres.
Hayes Park is the largest City park with 9.22 acres of
park land. The park has a lighted ball field, basketball
court, two tennis courts, sledding hill, shelter,
restrooms, picnic tables, and grills. The park is newly
developed and provides year-round recreation
opportunities.
Laylin Park is a 7.2 acre park located on the east side
of the City. The park has a unique resource of two
stocked fishing ponds with fishing docks. Fishing is
available on a "catch and release only" basis. The park
is used predominately for small group and family picnics
and has a shelter with restrooms, picnic tables, grills,
and playground equipment.
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Austin Park is a 0.5 acres with Willow Creek running
through the property. The park is just west of the
downtown and has a small playground, picnic tables and
grills.
Maple Grove Park is located on 5.2 acres of undeveloped
property. Sycamore Creek runs along this park, which
makes for a fine nature walk.
In addition to the parks described, the city is planning
the construction of the first phase of the new Hayhoe
Riverwalk during the summer of 2002. The approximate two
and one-half mile long trail will roughly follow the
Sycamore Creek from Kipp Road to Howell Road. The eight
foot wide path will be paved and it will be for
non-motorized recreational use. Barring any unforeseen
problems, nearly one mile of the trail, between Kipp
Road and Austin Park, will be completed this summer.
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