Printer-Friendly Parks-N-Rec Brochure
With Map of Manly W Bennett Park (4 MB)

In 1973, an effort to acquire land for recreation use was launched by a group of Hamburg Townshp residents having a desire to provide recreational opportunity to the families living in Hamburg Township. What these citizens began 30 years ago, has allowed Hamburg Township to provide a facility like none other in Livingston County. A 384-acre recreational facility that houses baseball/softball/ and T-ball fields, soccer fields, playgrounds, football practice fields, a model airplane runway/flying field, basketball courts, picnic areas, hiking trails, fishing dock, Lakeland Trail and more.

The park land is located along both the east and west sides of Merrill Road. With the exception of the municipal office complex, this land has been designated and developed as the Manly Bennett Memorial Park.

Development of the park has been through combined efforts of the sports organizations, local non-profit contributions, grant moneys, and Township tax dollars. The Recreation Board, appointed by the Township Board, is a recommending body charged with planning for future development of the park as well as continuing maintenance and improvements.

The Recreation Board consists of nine members including a Township Board representative, H.E.R.B. representative, Senior Group representative,representatives from the baseball, football, soccer and flyers club and H.E.R.O., and two members at large.

On August 28, 2003, Hamburg Township was notified that the Michigan Society of Planning Officials selected the Manly W. Bennett Memorial Park for the 2003 Outstanding Planning Project Award.