Today's park review is for Delia Park in Sterling Heights. This park is not geared toward free play and instead is a place for organized sports. A quick stop on our tour, it earns a "don't bother" rating from all of us.
In fact, we think the City of Sterling Heights may want to revisit the condition of the play structure here as it is missing a slide and could pose a danger to someone that might accidentally fall off.
Date of visit: Monday, June 18 2007
Date review posted: Wednesday, June 20 2007
Rating: 
- Don't bother
Located on 18 Mile Road between Ryan and Dequindre in Sterling Heights (Google Map), the main purpose of Delia Park is for organized sports like baseball and softball, tennis, and soccer. There are four lighted ball diamonds, four soccer fields, a football field, five tennis courts (which usually have at least some use whenever the weather is nice), picnic areas, tons of parking, and
restrooms with a concession stand that opens when ball games are in progress.
It's considered one of Sterling Heights' major parks, but there just isn't much for little kids to do at this park if they're not part of a baseball/softball/soccer team that's playing a game. The one play structure is off in the back, far away from the restrooms and the structure itself is not very large, made of metal and is missing a slide in one spot, making it dangerous for kids that might not be paying attention to that empty spot.
The ground is hard packed sand that tends to get picked up by the wind and there is no shade nearby. Some of the benches for parents to sit on are also not in the best of shape. There are swings near the play structure. We spent a total of about 15 minutes at this bummer of a park (again, as far as 'free play' is concerned) before moving on to our next stop.
In our opinion, Delia Park could use some serious upgrades in terms of play equipment, and probably more importantly it needs some safety attention as far as the missing slide and hard ground.
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