These are the parks thicket knows about in Alpena — the big ones you already know, and the pocket parks, greenways and trailheads two streets over that you probably do not.
- Alpena Field Office
- Arthur E. Sytek Park
- Avery Park
- Bay View Park
- Beaver Lake County Park
- Bird Island Nature Sanctuary
- Blair Street Park
- Botanical Park
- Chisholm Street Park
- Colby Plant Preserve
- Culligan Plaza
- Devils River Boat Launch
- Duck Park
- Fletcher Pond Public Access
- Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Trail
- Island Park
- Julius C. and Marie Moran Peter Memorial Nature Sanctuary
- Lamare Park
- Long Lake County Park
- Manning Hill Roadside Park
- Maple Ridge Township Park
- Mich-e-ke-wis Park
- Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
- Michigan Islands Wilderness
- Misery Bay Nature Preserve
- Morris Bay Nature Sanctuary
- North Point Nature Preserve
- North Riverfront Park
- Norway Ridge Pathway
- Ossineke Park
- Riverside Skate Park
- Rockport State Park
- Rotary Island Mill Park
- Sanborn Park
- South Riverfront Park
- Starlite Beach
- Stevens Twin Sinks and Bruski Sink Karst Preserve
- Thomas Stafford Dog Park
- Thomson Park
- Veteran's Memorial Park
- Washington Avenue Park
- Wolf Creek Park