The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park will occupy 20 acres directly adjacent to Downtown Detroit. The site was formerly used as a storage facility by the Detroit Free Press before its demolition, with a temporary riverwalk installed in 2012. The new park will transform this underutilized space into a regional recreational destination.
Features of the park will include a water garden, amphitheater, sledding hills, landscaped pathways, covered basketball courts, a park administration and restroom facility, a Great Lakes-themed play garden, active recreation areas, picnic shelters, and a children’s water play garden.
The Detroit Riverwalk, which includes the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park, was named the Best Riverwalk in the United States by USA Today in 2021, 2022, and 2023.