Atwater Park is a 3.14 acre neighborhood park
located in the eastern portion of the Village at the
corner of Perry Street and Atwater Street.

History
This Park is comprised of a total of 13 lots in Perry’s
Addition to the Village of Orion subdivision. These
lots were purchased by the Village in 1915 for less
than $55 dollars each. This area is primarily a single family residential neighborhood southeast of the
downtown. The park is named after the street that
runs along the south side of it.

Facilities
This park generally is comprised of two distinct areas.
The larger portion of the park is devoted to two ball
fields. The two fields are situated in a square setting
with the two infields opposite each other. Several
bleachers and player benches are also found in this
area (poor condition). The baseball fields (fair
condition) are maintained in part by the ball leagues
that schedule games and practices here.

The smaller section of the park, closest to Atwater
Street, contains a mix of playgrounds and other
recreation facilities. Specifically, two children’s
playgrounds (good condition) are found here, in
addition to benches, picnic tables, bike racks, swings,
one basketball hoop (poor condition), and one
checkerboard table. An open space area is found
along Atwater Street. Often, moms or dads sit and
watch a child in the playground area while an older
sibling is playing in a ball game.

Parking space at Atwater Park is mostly along Perry
Street. During baseball games, cars are usually parked
at a 90 degree angle to Perry Street and due to limited
space, cars block the sidewalk along Perry Street,
hindering pedestrian circulation.

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Park Events & Facilities Rental
Please contact the Village of Lake Orion office for information on park facilities rentals and event permits.  248-693-8391.

-- Village of Lake Orion
Recreation Master Plan