Borden Park Rochester Hills events, review, pics, hours, fireworks info. Borden Park is a 143 acre park & (mostly) sports complex located on the SE corner of John R Rd & E Hamlin Rd with entrances to access the park off of both roads.
Located just a mile south of Spencer Park, and a mile north of Bloomer Park, Borden Park is primarily known for its sports fields. Various local youth sports organization use the many fields at Borden Park for their adult and youth leagues. The park is maintained by the City of Rochester Hills.
Borden Park Rochester Hills
Borden Park Rochester Hills Features
- 4 Baseball / Softball Diamonds (lighting available)
- 5 Full-Size Soccer Fields
- 7 Mini-Soccer Fields
- 2 Tennis Courts / Courts are lit for evening play until 10p
- 8 Pickleball Courts / Courts are lit for evening play until 10p
- 3 Basketball Courts / Courts are lit for evening play until 10p
- 7 Station Batting Cages
- 2 Roller Hockey Rinks / Rinks are lit for evening play until 10p
- 1 Playground Structure (newer)
- 3 Measured Fitness Loops
- Vending Machines
- Indoor Bathrooms (summer)
- Sledding Hill (unmarked)
Borden Park Rochester Hills Events
Borden Park, because of its expansive size, also hosts the the City of Rochester Hills’ Festival of the Hills Fireworks show each June and other large-scale City of Rochester Hills events.
FESTIVAL OF THE HILLS FIREWORKS INFO
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 10:06 –
Rochester Hills Fireworks 2025 – Rochester Hills Festival of the Hills Fireworks 2025
Borden Park (345 John R Rd, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48307)
Oakland County’s largest fireworks show returns to Borden Park in Rochester Hills. The Festival of the Hills at Borden Park starts at 6p with family games, music and live entertainment. Fireworks Hotline – 248-841-BOOM. The Rain Date for the Fireworks in Rochester Hills at Festival of the Hills is July 9, 2025. Hosted by the City of Rochester Hills. MORE INFO…
RARA (Rochester Avon Recreation Authority) also utilizes the property. Most notably for the annual Tons of Trucks event.
Friday, July 11, 2025 from 7p-10p
Borden Park Rochester Hills Events – RARA Movies in the Park
Borden Park (1400 E Hamlin Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48309)
RARA is bringing the big screen to your favorite local parks and schools. Movies in the Park, a series of free, family-friendly outdoor movie nights happening all summer long. Enjoy free popcorn, food trucks, bounce houses & more. Movies begin at 8:30p, with pre-show fun starting at 7p. This is a FREE event. Hosted by RARA Recreation. MORE INFO / MOVIE LISTINGS…
Friday, July 18, 2025 from 4p-8p
Borden Park Rochester Hills Events – RARA MLB Pitch, Hit & Run
Borden Park (1400 E Hamlin Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48309)
The Pitch, Hit & Run event is a series for boys and girls, and consists of a series of movements that are important in baseball and softball. Adding to the festive atmosphere, local dignitaries including Mayor Bryan Barnett, will be in attendance to cheer on participants and join in the fun. Exciting bounce houses will be set up for kids to enjoy, while adults can partake in friendly games of cornhole. No Pre-Registration required. This is a FREE event. Hosted by RARA Recreation.
Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 9a-noon
Borden Park Rochester Hills Events – Tons of Trucks Rochester Hills 2025
Borden Park (1400 E Hamlin Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48309)
FREE event where spectators have a chance to check out service vehicles and meet & greet staff that operate these vehicles. Police, Fire and Rescue; Construction and Maintenance; along with many other vehicles will be there. Food and program vendors, lawn games, inflatables and a rock wall from Oakland County Parks for the kids to burn off their energy. This is a FREE event hosted by our friends at rararecreation.org.
Borden Park Rochester Hills Sledding
Borden Park’s sled hill is not really a structured or outlined sledding hill per se. The north and west side of the park is surrounded by a large hill embankment to keep it secluded from the surrounding main roads… kind of a noise barrier from when the park was built in the early 1990s…
Anyways, the embankment hill (or whatever you want to call it) makes for some fun sledding in Rochester Hills. We’ve seen other kids there, and lots of sled tracks, too, but fortunately, it’s never been too crowded. This hill (or embankment) is ideal for sledding for small children and not necessarily “thrilling enough” for kids over 7 or 8.
Park near the tennis courts and pick whichever spot on the hill you want to sled on.
Borden Park Rochester Hills Review
Borden Park had “state-of-the-art” facilities when it opened in the early 1990s. I give the City of Rochester Hills credit… they’ve made some key additions and improvements to the park throughout the years enabling the park to improve and stay with the times. This has included adding a modern Park Office building (with modern restroom facilities), updating courts to add several Pickleball courts, improving playground equipment, improving court surfaces, modernizing scoreboards, and hosting events at the park to garner interest.
The natural grass soccer fields and baseball outfields are always watered, well taken care of, and even suitable to host large-scale events. The roller hockey rinks are freshly painted with smooth skating surfaces.
You don’t have to be a total jock to enjoy some features of Borden Park. You’ll see more than your fair share people walking their dogs on the fitness trails. The embankment that surrounds the north end of the park actually makes a great sledding hill – especially for younger ones. Though clearly not designed for sledding, you’ll see lots of kids taking advantage of the hill on snow days.
One knock against Borden Park Rochester Hills would be the overall park layout. Plenty of “sports” parks in Oakland County…. I’m thinking of Boulan Park in Troy and Farmington Sports Park in Farmington Hills… have acres and acres of fields where each sports’ field or court is separated and parking is convenient for each sport. Borden Park is a bit of mish-mash. Some soccer fields here, some there. Basketball courts miles from Pickleball, hockey rink next to tennis courts, and inconvenient (NOT ENOUGH) parking for any of them… especially when soccer leagues and baseball leagues are happening at the same time.
Borden Park Rochester Hills Hours
Open Daily from 8a-Dusk
Borden Park
1400 E Hamlin Rd
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
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