Parks and Recreation Department
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Recreation Office Hours: Monday-Friday 10a-4pm
Building Hours: Vary by rentals/game schedule
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
The City of Southgate Parks & Recreation Department is responsible for the Civic/Ice Arena, Homer Howard Ballfield Complex, Southwinds Golf Course, Senior Center, recreation programs, and all city parks.
The department boasts a beautiful Municipal Complex area on Reaume Parkway and Dix-Toledo Road with Recreation amenities such as an Ice Arena/Civic Center with 2 indoor ice rinks, 10 baseball/softball fields, golf course, outdoor inline rink, pavilion, and playground. Along with the other city parks and neighborhood parks, it totals just over 51 acres of land. That doesn’t include the Southgate Nature Center, which is about 40 acres near Southgate Anderson High School. The City has a partnership with Southgate Community Schools that provided a Nature Center and walking trail that is part of the Downriver Linked Greenways.
Market Center Park has become the place for events, music and outdoor markets. Weekly Thursday concerts occur throughout the summer courtesy of our Downtown Development Authority (DDA). Other special events are held here throughout the year. Check out the Recreation/DDA calendar for more information.
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2024 DOG LICESNES WILL BE ISSUED AT PARKS & RECREATION - DOG PARK PASSES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE.
The items needed to license a dog is proof of current rabies vaccination, spay/neuter paperwork if applicable. The fees are $1.00 for seniors 60 or over, if not a senior if the dog is spayed/neutered it’s $5.00 and intact is $10.00 for a period of 1 year. Dogs need to be registered yearly between May 1st and June 30th. If a dog owner register their pet late (after June 30th ) the fees double, with the exception of seniors, they only pay $1.00 even if they register late.
If a resident is new to Southgate or get a new pet after the renewal period we can still register said pet at a prorated rate, (depending on what month they register).