• Sign up to be on our email list here. 
  • View our past newsletters and presentations here
  • Follow us on Facebook here
Register here for our Annual Meeting, March 16 at 6:00pm
  • Learn about the progress we made in 2020 and our big plans 2021! 
  • Hear our keynote speakers Meagan Elliot, Chief Parks Planner and Eric Casey, Parks & Recreation Assistant Director talk about the City's plans for Rouge Park in 2021
  • Meet our 2020 Best Friend and Best Partner of Rouge Park Award Recipients
  • Elect our new Board of Directors

Board Members Needed

Please consider running for our board  of directors
Do you want to get more involved in guiding the future of the Friends of Rouge Park?  Do you have skills in fundraising, finance, human resources, grant writing, or event planning? The Board meets once a month (currently via Zoom) and oversees the planning and work of the organization. The election for FORP Board of Directors will be held at our Annual Meeting on March 16.  You must be a member to run.  If interested, please email rougepark@gmail.com with your name and a paragraph describing your background and skills. ​

Park Events Calendar

March 16, 6:00pm
Friends of Rouge Park Annual Meeting
(register here)
View a flight over and through the Rouge Park Prairie and butterfly Garden here

Rouge Park Trails Info

Information on hiking and biking in Rouge Park available here.

Detroit Parks & Rec Department has issued new guidelines for all Detroit parks due to the COVID-19 threat. You can read the document here. All playgrounds and basketball courts are closed, and programming is cancelled until further notice. However, Rouge Park is open for hiking and biking throughout the park.
Planning an event or want to reserve a picnic shelter in Rouge Park?  Submit the Special Events Application below to the City of Detroit Recreation Department. If you wish to rent the Brennan Pools Building Event Space click here. For more information, please contact 313-628-4205
Mission Statement
To advocate for the protection and enhancement of the natural features and habitats found in Rouge Park and to promote existing activities and facilities and appropriate development of future recreational activities.

Visit Rouge Park!
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Last year members of the Friends of Rouge Park helped raise over $250 by using their Kroger Cards.  If you are a member of the Friends of Rouge Park and shop at Kroger, you can help us by designating Friends of Rouge Park under the Community Rewards program and we will receive a donation from Kroger at no cost to you.  To sign up, please go to:
www.krogercommunityrewards.com   (step-by-step directions here).
To become a member of Friends of Rouge Park for only $5/year, click here.

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​The Friends of Rouge Park