Pittsfield Township, Michigan
Hickory Woods Golf Course Park Development is a 46 acre area with approximately 5 acres consisting of woods and a small pond, and 41 acres of open golf course fairways. This property was recently acquired by the township and is located at 5415 Crane Road, south of Michigan Avenue. The property has been zoned 'recreational' for many decades. Acquiring this 46 acre property has been a 20-year vision of the township and has been identified in previous Pittsfield Township DNR Five-Year Park Master Plans. The 46-acre site was an operating golf course until fall of 2005.

In November of 2007, the Park Commission held a workshop with township residents, specifically the subdivisions adjacent and near the park development property, to gather information about their ideas, concerns and suggestions. There were 63 people in attendance. An open, public input process from the adjacent and surrounding subdivision residents is extremely important to the township officials.

The Hickory Woods Golf Course Development Project presents a unique opportunity to the township and surrounding subdivision areas. The property will be a focal point of community recreational activitiy.

Beckett & Raeder, Inc. was hired to complete a design concept and layout for the future park. Public access to the 46 acre park development project will include a gated parking area, restrooms, trail system with ADA accessibility, pavilion, interpretive signage, picnicking areas, storage facility, landscaping and trees, playground equipment and structures, and potential disc golf course. There may be removal of unnecessary out buildings and storage tanks on site.

The park development could eventually connect with the Platt Road Greenway Project, which runs along Merritt Road to the south of this project.