This review is for the spray park and playground, only. The splashpad is great, probably the best…read morewe have been to. There are features for ages 1-12. I wish they made it larger to accommodate seating inside for parents. If you have little ones, you either stand the whole time or plan to join in. There us a cost to enter, but it is low compared to other entertainment. Just be sure to have cash with you. The playground is situated just a few yards from the splash park and is very nice. There are, again, features for all ages and it looks newer.

I love our little hometown park! I've spent hours and hours and hours (x3 kids) at so many soccer/…read morefootball/ softball/ tennis/ baseball games here over the years. There's just something comforting about being here. Pro tip: If there is any type of big event going on, arrive early for parking!

This is such a great little, picturesque park located to the right of the Clarkston Village…read moreoffices. It's a smaller space that's very well-designed with undulating grounds, sufficient open spaces, 2 little bridges that go over a small river (creek?) with ducks, a gazebo, and lots of trees. There are no grills or anything, but lots of perfectly placed sitting benches (even a few swinging ones) and a decent amount of picnic benches. It's a great place to walk the pups, the love interest in your life, or have a blanket or bench picnic with the family. I believe the gazebo side has hosted outdoor weddings and I have seen pro photographers snapping pics of their subjects (just to give you an idea of the looks of it). The kids playground has enough activity sets that are nicely spread out for tiny kids and big kids. My 3 y/o son loves coming here. I think it's his favorite spot thus far. He loves seeing the ducks who are super tame and will come right up to you on the banks expecting to be fed. Unfortunately, feeding birds like this makes them dependent on handouts and I didn't see any signs forbidding it so far. Maybe the ducks are on the Village dole on the off-season, who knows? Bread is really not the best to feed them with (little nutritional value), so consider taking things like cracked, corn, fresh peas, or grape HALVES (per the internet...so you may want to double check that info). If you decide to visit the park, also take the opportunity to walk the Village's small main street or walk off a date meal at one of the local hot spots (Union Woodshop and Clarkston Union). The walkable residential street of Holcomb (off Washington) has some nice old houses to look at or drive by. When you turn onto Depot Rd (keep your eyes peeled, you just might miss it), the parking lot is on the left across from the offices. They have doggie poo bag stations and (the one minus) porta-potties for bathrooms. Top Yelp-rated Cook's Dairy (ice cream) in Ortonville can be integrated into a trip to Clarkston Village. It's only 10 minutes away going up M-15.

Love the area. They…read moreteam does an amazing job keeping everything so beautiful. Mother nature lifts your spirits no matter what time of year here.

I really wanted a day out with my dog and decided to check this place out. The day pass was around…read more$12 (not bad at all in my opinion) and there was a lot of space to kind of distance ourselves from other people who came for a visit as well. It was my first time here and my experience was great up until the weather changing but I would love to be back given the chance !

Excellent beach with tons of park space and a dedicated dog beach! Came with our pup in early…read moreSeptember and it was still so warm and perfect! We loved the fact we could let our pup enjoy the water and beach along with us without getting nasty stares Parking is plentiful but there aren't any showers to rinse off, but we used the sinks in the bathrooms to rinse as best we could. Everything is very clean.

Toddler playground is so much fun . Also like they have beach there too . Toddler loves playing hereread more

Best park for pic in the Oakland area. Took family pic and school pictures too…read more Hidden gem!

They do abmn amazing job…read more Come enjoy the beautiful area we call Oakland County. Never a bad day when your out in mother nature.

Such a great park. The playground is fun and we love visiting with the farm animals. They also have…read morea shaded picnic table area.

Hess-Hathaway Park…read more Nice park. Clean. Wide and spacious. Best of all, free. Came here for the Waterford end of school year picnic. Highly recommended

Waterford Township is severely lacking. Infrastructure is crumbling with constant road repairs that…read morenever seem to fix the actual problems. The downtown area is virtually dead, with empty storefronts and no real attractions to draw people in. Emergency response times are concerning, and local services feel understaffed and overwhelmed. Property taxes are high for what you get - the parks are poorly maintained and there's virtually no community programming. For a township of this size, it feels like it's stuck in the past with no vision for the future. Unless you're stuck here for family reasons, I'd strongly recommend looking elsewhere. The quality of life simply doesn't justify the cost of living here.