Flushing County Park
4417 N. McKinley Rd., Flushing, MI
48433
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8 a.m. - sunset daily. 105 acres
Flushing County Park Pavilion
FLUSHING PARK GATE CLOSURE:
The back loop of Flushing County Park is closed to VEHICLE TRAFFIC
all day Monday and from 8:00 am - 10:00 am Tuesday-Friday.
EXCEPT
HOLIDAYS.
Get in your daily run or walk at YOUR Genesee County Parks
Check out the new
walking
trail map for Flushing County Park. The map features a designated walking
area with distances marked for your convenience.
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Ball Diamonds.
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Cross Country Ski Trails.
(not groomed) Terrain
must be frozen with a 3" accumulation of snow.
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Pavilions (available for rental).
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Picnic Areas and Playground.
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Tennis Courts.
Alcohol Policy for All Parks
No alcohol or illegal substances allowed. Park rangers will issue tickets with fines of up to
$100 for all violations.
Events
at Flushing County Park
Children, ages 2-4
Children,
ages 3-6
Children,
ages 4-6
Youth,
ages 7-10
Youth,
ages 7-12
Youth,
ages 11-13
Adults,
ages 16 and older
Families,
all ages
Special
Needs Audiences
Home
School Students
Adults must accompany children
~ June ~
Tuesday, June 17
Nutrition & Activity Series
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Fun, food, and fitness forever!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Transformers: Smart Kids Defeating Unhealthy
Choices: Ages
4-7 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!:
Ages 8-11 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active:
Ages 12-17 Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, June 17
Beading Workshop
Flushing County Park,
Pavilion 1
Beading is all the rage!
Join Monica Winget, owner of “Beadin’ Mon”, to create your very own bead
project.
Time: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Cost:
FREE! For families, all ages. Pre-registration not required. Limited
to the first 25 participants.
Thursday, June 19
For-Mar on the Road:
Nature’s Carnival (ages 4-6)
Enjoy a carnival of activities that
explore the natural world
Nature Bingo Hike (ages 7-10)
Make a nature bingo card and go on a bingo hike.
Nature Scavenger Hunt (ages 11-13)
Go on a nature scavenger hunt!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Times: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., repeated from 6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins
are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, June 24
Nutrition & Activity Series
- Fun, food,
and fitness forever!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Transformers: Smart Kids Defeating Unhealthy
Choices: Ages
4-7 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!:
Ages 8-11 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active:
Ages 12-17 Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, June 24
Into the Wild Blue Yonder
Flushing County Park,
Pavilion 1
They always say that time
flies when you’re having fun! We’re making parachute dudes, airplanes,
rockets, and skimmers. Time: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Cost: FREE! For families,
all ages. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday, June 26
For-Mar on the Road:
Native American Legends & Toys (ages 4-6)
Native American culture through stories and toys.
Native American Games (ages 7-10)
Hear stories, play games, and make a
Native American activity to take home.
Native American Culture (ages 11-13)
Native American culture through legends
and games. Make a pokegan.
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Times: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., repeated from 6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins
are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
~ July ~
Tuesday, July 1
Dr. Slime
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Calling all Mad Scientists and
Slimeologists! Come to our outdoor lab and see cool demonstrations.
Time: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday, July 3
For-Mar on the Road:
Underfoot! (ages 4-6)
Search through leaf litter and soil to
discover life under our feet.
Creatures of the Earth (ages 7-10) Study
ants, worms, moles and other creatures of the earth.
The Buried Past
(ages 11-13) Look beneath the earth for clues about the past.
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Times: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., repeated from 6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins
are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, July 8
Nutrition & Activity Series
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Fun, food, and fitness forever!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Transformers: Smart Kids Defeating Unhealthy
Choices: Ages
4-7 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!:
Ages 8-11 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active:
Ages 12-17 Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, July 8
Lego® Engineering
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Use gears, levers, pulleys, axles,
wheels, and all kinds of amazing Lego® elements to create fun
projects.
Ages 5-7 Time: 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Ages 8-12 Time: 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE! Pre-registration not
required. Limited to the first 25 participants in each age group.
Wednesday, July 9, 16, 23, 30
Beginning Tennis for
Individuals with Special Needs, Session I
Flushing County Park, tennis
courts
Bring your own racquet, we’ll
provide the tennis balls. Time: 6 p.m.-7p.m. Cost: FREE! For ages
14-17. Pre-registration required by 07/08/08.
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make reservations
today
Thursday, July 10
Nature’s Believe It or Not? (ages 4-6)
Nature is an awesome place! We’ll
learn how to help protect it.
The Great Outdoors
(ages 7-10) Enjoy the great outdoors! Learn how to enjoy nature
while “Leaving no Trace”.
Greening Your Home (ages 11-13)
Help the environment, learn some simple tips
to green your home.
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Enjoy activities that prove nature is an
awesome place. We will also learn how to help protect it.
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., repeated from 6:30 p.m.
– 7:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are
welcome.
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make reservations
today
Friday, July 11, 18, 25, August 1
Beginning Tennis for
Individuals with Special Needs, Session I
Flushing County Park, tennis
courts
Bring your own racquet, we’ll
provide the tennis balls. Cost: FREE! Time: 10-11 a.m. For ages 18
and older. Pre-registration required by 07/10/08.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, July 15
Nutrition & Activity Series
-
Fun, food, and fitness forever!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Transformers: Smart Kids Defeating Unhealthy
Choices: Ages
4-7 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!:
Ages 8-11 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active:
Ages 12-17 Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, July 15
Belly Dance Lesson
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Laugh, make new friends, and have a ton
of fun all while exercising.
Time: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday, July 17
For-Mar on the Road:
Out of this World (ages 4-6)
Learn about the stars, planets and outer space travel. Build a foam
rocket!
Solar System Discovery (ages 7-10)
Planets, stars and our neighboring galaxies. Make a model solar
system!
Look to the Sky (ages 11-13)
Everything in the sky: the weather, the
clouds, the sun, the moon, and the stars!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Times: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., repeated from 6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cost: FREE Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins
are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, July 22
Nutrition & Activity Series
-
Fun, food, and fitness forever!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Transformers: Smart Kids Defeating Unhealthy
Choices: Ages
4-7 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!:
Ages 8-11 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active:
Ages 12-17 Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, July 22
Belly Dance Lesson
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Learn to move “like that” with Brenda
Bennett.
Time: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday, July 24
For-Mar on the Road:
H 2 0 (ages 4-6)
Water; why it’s so important and all the
places it’s found.
Lakes are Great! (ages 7-10)
How the Great Lakes were formed and other interesting facts.
Put on Your Waders (ages 11-13)
What makes up swamps, bogs, marshes and other
wetlands?
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Times: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., repeated from 6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cost FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins
are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, July 29
Nutrition & Activity Series
-
Fun, food, and fitness forever!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Transformers: Smart Kids Defeating Unhealthy
Choices: Ages
4-7 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge! :
Ages 8-11 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active:
Ages 12-17 Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, July 29
Belly Dance Lesson
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Hear your friends giggle when you tell
them what you’re doing to get in shape!
Time: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday, July 31
For-Mar on the Road:
Michigan Symbols (ages 4-6)
We have a state fossil, stone and reptile.
Make a Michigan symbols passport.
Can We Help Them? (ages 7-10)
Protected, threatened and endangered species.
We’re Being Invaded! (ages 11-13)
Learn which plants and animals don’t
belong in Michigan.
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Times: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., repeated from 6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cost FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins
are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
~ August ~
Tuesday, August 5
Nutrition & Activity Series
-
Fun, food, and fitness forever!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Transformers: Smart Kids Defeating Unhealthy
Choices: Ages
4-7 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!:
Ages 8-11 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active:
Ages 12-17 Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, August 5
Fairy Houses
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Even fairies need a place to stay when
they come to visit.
Time: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.
Wednesday, August 6, 13, 20
Beginning Tennis for
Individuals with Special Needs, Session II
Flushing County Park, tennis
courts
Bring your own racquet, we’ll
provide the tennis balls. Time: 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Cost: FREE! For ages
14-17. Pre-registration required by 08/04/08.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Thursday, August 7
For-Mar on the Road:
Six legged Wonders (ages 4-6)
Get up close and personal with the world of
insects!
Bugs Have a Social Life, Too (ages 7-10)
Explore the strange social life of insects.
Creepy Crawlies (ages 11-13)
Insects and arachnids; go on a creepy crawlies
critter hunt.
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Times: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., repeated from 6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins
are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Friday, August 8, 15, 22
Beginning Tennis for
Individuals with Special Needs, Session II
Flushing County Park, tennis
courts
Bring your own racquet, we’ll
provide the tennis balls. Time: 10-11 a.m. Cost: FREE! For ages 18
and older. Pre-registration required by 08/07/08.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, August 12
Nutrition & Activity Series
-
Fun, food, and fitness forever!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Transformers: Smart Kids Defeating Unhealthy
Choices: Ages
4-7 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!:
Ages 8-11 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active:
Ages 12-17 Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, August 12
Nature Hike
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Experience the beauty of Flushing County
Park when you go over the river and through the woods with a For-Mar
Naturalist. Time: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Cost: FREE! For families, all ages.
Pre-registration not required.
Thursday, August 14
For-Mar on the Road:
Rocks and Rock Collecting (ages 4-6)
Different kinds of rocks and how they’re
made; start your own collection!
Geologic Forces (ages 7-10)
Volcanoes, earthquakes and plate tectonics; participate in hands-on
demonstrations!
Geology of Michigan (ages 11-13)
Glaciers created unique Michigan
landscapes. Read a topographic map!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Times: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., repeated from 6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins
are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, August 19
Nutrition & Activity Series
-
Fun, food, and fitness forever!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Transformers: Smart Kids Defeating Unhealthy
Choices: Ages
4-7 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!:
Ages 8-11 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active:
Ages 12-17 Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, August 19
Manners Matter
Flushing County Park,
Pavilion 1
William of Wykeham
says, “Manners
maketh [the family].” Emily Post says that, “Manners
are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that
awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.“
Does your family have good manners? Join Pamela Barc, certified
Etiquette Instructor from Etiquettes Edge, to find out.
Time: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday, August 21
For-Mar on the Road:
Animal Tracks and Signs (ages 4-6)
Hike to discover animal tracks and signs.
Make an animal track!
The Scoop On Poop (ages 7-11)
Identify
different animal scat and find out why it’s important to study.
Skulls, Teeth and More! (ages 11-13)
Examine preserved skulls, teeth and other
animal items.
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Times: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., repeated from 6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cost: FREE! Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins
are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, August 26
Nutrition & Activity Series
-
Fun, food, and fitness forever!
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Transformers: Smart Kids Defeating Unhealthy
Choices: Ages
4-7 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Eat Smart. Play Hard. / ReCharge!:
Ages 8-11 Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active:
Ages 12-17 Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
Tuesday, August 26
Yo-Yo Performance & Workshop
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
YO-Jake, RevYoluntionary Yo-Yo performer,
shares all the secrets of a master Yo-Yo artist.
Time: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Cost: FREE! For
families, all ages. Pre-registration not required.
Thursday, August 28
For-Mar on the Road:
Frogs and Toads (ages 4-6)
The differences between frogs and toads. Make
a take-home toad house!
Reptiles and Amphibians (ages 7-10)
Go on a hike to look for reptiles and
amphibians.
Zoological Discoveries (ages 11-13)
Is that animal is a mammal, reptile, herbivore or carnivore?
Flushing County Park, Pavilion 1
Times: 2
p.m. – 3 p.m., repeated from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!
Pre-registration suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Click this link to
make reservations
today
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