New Neighbor Information

​​Lakewood Nature Area is a 7-acre park on the west side of town, adjacent to Lakewood School. Access to this park is from Lakewood School, Lakeview Avenue, Sunnywood Avenue, or by a trail connecting to Dolph Nature Area. Parking is available at the school, along the roads, or in the Dolph Nature Area parking lot.

Although Lakewood Nature Area is somewhat small, it is connected to several other parks through which park visitors can continue their hikes. This area is fairly hilly, with several streams and ravines cutting through the park. The hills are blanketed by oak-hickory woodlands, with a rich understory of wildflowers. Lakewood is an excellent spot to observe migratory birds on their way through our area. Adjacent parks also contain woodlands plus several lakes and open areas.

Dolph Nature Area is a 75.2-acre park on the city's west side, bordered by Wagner Road on the west, Jackson Road on the north, Parklake Avenue on the east, and West Liberty Road on the south. The park is one of Ann Arbor's most beautiful, and its ecosystem includes open water, wetland, and marsh habitat, as well as forest and shrubland. The park is home to First and Second Sister Lakes, the only naturally formed kettle lakes in Ann Arbor. The floating vegetation mat on First Sister Lake comprises the only bog in Ann Arbor's parks system. Over 140 species of birds have been observed in the park as well as three species of turtles and several species of frogs. It is also home to varied bog plants and other interesting wetland plants.