Resident of over 45 years here. Suggested the spot to my daughter as a place to walk with her friend visiting for the holiday with her puppy. The girls were verbally attacked by an elderly man for having the puppy with them. I've never been a dog owner and the girls missed a sign when they entered the park so they were shocked when the man ran up to them screaming, "What is wrong with you? Why would you bring a dog in here? Are you stupid? Can you not read the sign?!" The girls and the puppy were shocked, scared and confused; they told the man they hadn't seen a sign and were leaving but he kept screaming at them that he was going to call the police and have them ticketed and arrested for breaking the law. I'm absolutely disgusted this would happen, for two girls to be verbally attacked and insulted over an honest mistake is sickening. Back in my day a simple "excuse me young ladies but there is a sign out front stating dogs are not permitted" would have sufficed. read more

Great place for multiple kinds of events entertaining various kinds of groups, couples, parties, families, or a solo stroll in a beautiful park alongside a beautiful lake, Lake St. Clair. It's my go-to place when the weather is nice. My kids LOVE the new splash pad and playground! Highly recommended for summer birthday parties for kiddos too! Just be sure to call ahead and make sure it's not a booked out weekend for a large event they do sometimes host and the park could be closed for additional parties. Just a little tip I picked up along the way. ;) read more

Veterans Memorial Park - St. Clair Shores Memorial Park New Splash Pad (just a peek of it) with playground in background. Photo from September 2023. - Beaches Near Me - Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

Veteran's Memorial Park is an amazing park, and I think anyone living in or visiting the St. Clair Shores area should visit. This park has something to offer everyone, no matter the age. You have a lovely view of the water, as well as a splash pad and playground for the kids. There is also spots for cookouts and volleyball, with accessible bathrooms. My family and I frequent this park multiple times a year are and never disappointed. read more

Veterans Memorial Park - Beaches Near Me - Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

Exclusionary and rude. We have visited this park before and it was open. Today, we tried to visit with 3 children to show them the waterfront. An elderly couple zipped up on a golf cart and said, "Where are you from?" We said where we live and then said, "You can't be here." We said we were just going to stay for a few minutes to see the waterfront and they said it was a private park. What was gained from excluding children from seeing the water? Creeps. I am from a family of veterans. In NO WAY does this represent what they fought for. read more

We enjoy going to concerts at this park. The music is great, the food trucks are good and the setting is beautiful right on the water!

Great lakefront park! Residents only during spring/summer season. Friendly staff. Amazing sunrises. read more

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I'm not a resident so the only time I get to enjoy this park is on Wednesday night concerts. It's a beautiful park with a awesome view of the lake. There is a play area for kids, a beach and looks like places to go fishing.( I'm not a fisherman). The band shell is very nice and there is a place to dance. The people who attend the show do mind their p's and q's so that's always good no trouble. The park is very clean. There is a nice parking lot across the street . read more

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I was here momentarily with my husband for the very first time to watch the fireworks by the lake. We were turned away by the park rangers because we're non-residents. I would give them a zero star rating if possible. Their website said they welcome both residents and non-residents, so they're obviously not following through with what they've promised. We drove about 30-45 minutes to get here and did not let this ruin our night. We parked down the street in the parking lot of St Paul Catholic Church's and walked to the lake front. The view is amazing; it's absolutely gorgeous and breathtaking. Although the sight is breathtaking, be sure to watch out for bird/geese/duck turds lining the whole lake front around this time of the year. I can't leave a zero or one star because the lake is beautiful and the fireworks on the lake front were phenomenal! This has been the longest and most fulfilling firework show I've ever seen compared to anywhere else I've been to. This was my first time here and I wouldn't mind returning to the lake front. We are going to avoid going into the Veteran's Memorial Park because it's NOT friendly to non-residents. Oh wait, we couldn't even go inside even if we wanted to! read more

Veterans Memorial Park - Tranquility at its best. - Beaches Near Me - Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

Always a great place to just sit outside and enjoy the music. Except people here have to pile on top of you when you are sitting. We had a family that sat surrounding us with 10 kids screaming and running around (which is fine if you aren't on top of people). read more

Veterans Memorial Park - Waiting for things to start. - Beaches Near Me - Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

Place looks super cool and wanted to check it out, I walked to the front gate with my son to ask about it and the lady in the golf cart was very rude when I was asking about passes. Very unwelcoming attitude and was very snobby when I just asked a simple question. read more

Excellent family spot. A lovely afternoon. Plenty of social distancing. Very nice staff- especially guard at the gate . (George). What a great afternoon read more

As a non-resident I've only been here once and that was for the summer Wednesday night concert series. I was really surprised at how large the park was and impressed with the bandshell and all the amenities. There is a beach, you can walk along the water, there were food trucks set up, and most importantly, real bathrooms that were clean.There was a play area for kids and a pool. As a non-resident though, I don't have access to any of that, but I can certainly see how the residents would love their park. The concert was great with hundreds of people enjoying themselves, most people brought a chair and a cooler. I had a beach towel to sit on, next time I'll know to bring my chair along. It's very nice of the city to open this up to everyone, I'm looking forward to more warm night concerts. read more

So we drove 1.5 hours and thought this would be a fun splash pad/park to go on Memorial Day. Welp, Residents only. Also splash pad not even ope yet for the season. It's sad that a veterans Memorial Park isn't public. But I guess you have to keep the poor out somehow. read more

I love this residents only park, but the waterfront does get kind of crowded. Try to go when nothings going on because the music in the pavilion ruins the peace. There is a kids water play place, playground, and you can rent free horseshoes, bocce, and shuffleboard stuff. There's a boardwalk, benches, picnic tables, etc, literally on the water. read more

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As far as parks go in the area, this one is great. It's free for residents of Saint Clair Shores and $7 for a year pass. Totally worth it in my opinion. The park has so many BBQ grills and picnic tables. I heard there's concerts here all the time. While I was there one if the pavilions had a 1st birthday party and another had a large fitness class. The park also has a fishing area, clean swimming beach, great park for the kids, and a fenced in splash park. The bathrooms were clean and overall I was very impressed with this park. My only complaint was the bugs and spider webs all over everything but, that's just nature. Way better than the Harrison Township Park down the street. read more

Veterans Memorial Park - Swimming area - Beaches Near Me - Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

Love walking to this park in the summer to watch the boats and play with my toddler. Just watch out for the goose poop, and make sure to bring your city pass. No bikes allowed past the front gates! read more

Beautiful and quiet, barbecues, shuffleboard, horseshoes, small park for kids and a small (like very small) beachfront. Great place for a stroll, grab a seat on the bench and enjoy nature for a bit. Or bring the family for a barbecue. They have what looks like a stage, I'm assuming it's for live music or weddings. I've never attended one of these so I can't comment on the experience. In order to get in you must have a St. Clair Shores park pass, available only to residents. read more