FAQs

There are numerous ways to get to the Detroit Riverfront.

• Via automobile, the riverfront can easily be accessed off of I-75 and I-375 and from major thoroughfares such as Jefferson Avenue, Fort Street and Michigan Avenue.
• The riverfront is also accessible by SMART Bus. Find your route here.
• The People Mover and the Q-Line also provide easy access to the riverfront.
• Once on the riverfront, scooters, MoGo bicycles and bike rentals are readily available.
• View our map for more detailed information.

6 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily, in alignment with park hours established by the City of Detroit Parks.

All parks the Conservancy manages feature parking lots that offer limited spots free of charge. Parking is available for a small fee in several parking garages nearby. Free parking is also available on nearby streets. Please follow all posted parking signage. Visit our map to view parking locations.

Yes! Please visit our Rules & Guidelines page to learn more about our code of conduct.

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is a nonprofit organization that is the steward of the Detroit Riverfront, which includes the Detroit Riverwalk, associated parks and plazas, and three greenways.

The Conservancy is responsible for raising the necessary funding for construction, maintenance, operations, programming, and security of these spaces.

Currently, the Conservancy is building Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park, a 22-acre park on the West Riverfront that will open in fall 2025.

The Conservancy manages more than seven miles of public space along the Detroit Riverfront; this public space includes 3.75-miles of Riverwalk along the East Riverwalk and three greenways: the 1.6-mile Dequindre Cut Greenway, the 1.2-mile Dennis W. Archer Greenway and the half-mile Southwest Greenway. Along the West Riverfront, the 22-acre Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park is currently under construction and set to open in 2025.

Parks along the East Riverfront include Gabriel Richard Park, Mt. Elliott Park, Robert C. Valade Park and Cullen Plaza.

Public spaces along the Detroit Riverfront that the Conservancy does not manage include Hart Plaza (City of Detroit), The Aretha Franklin Amphitheater (owned by the City of Detroit and managed by Right Productions) William G. Milliken State Park & Harbor and the DNR Outdoor Adventure Center (State of Michigan), and Riverside Park (City of Detroit).

The ultimate vision of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is to provide 5.5 miles of beautiful, safe, publicly-accessible riverfront spanning from bridge to bridge: from Gabriel Richard Park, just east of the MacArthur Bridge to Belle Isle, to the City of Detroit’s Riverside Park, just west of the Ambassador Bridge to Canada.

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park is currently undergoing a tremendous transformation. When the park opens in 2025, it will be a public space like no other in the world. The 22-acre park will feature four zones: the Delta Dental Play Garden, William Davidson Sport House, the Huron-Clinton Metroparks Water Garden and the DTE Energy Lawn. Updates can be found on the Ralph Wilson Park page of our website.

• Make a donation, buy bench, purchase branded apparel, or volunteer.
• Attend one of our fundraisers, such as Shimmer on the River or the Riverfront Run.
• Spread the word: tell your friends, family and colleagues about the Conservancy.
• Follow us on social media.

Here are more ways you can support the Conservancy.

Visit our volunteers page to learn more and submit an application. You can also contact our Volunteer Manager, David Miechiels, at david.miechiels@detroitriverfront.org.

Our website will be updated regularly with upcoming events, current news and information and ways to help. You can also follow us on social media for the most up to date information.

• Website www.detroitriverfront.org
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• TikTok
• Email Us

Please visit the walk/run application page of our website for all of the information you'll need to apply to host a walk or run on the Detroit Riverfront.