# West Bloomfield

West Bloomfield is a charter township in Oakland County.

## Understand

West Bloomfield, like other places in the area, is of note for having a significant Jewish population. It also has a large Chaldo-Assyrian population.
It mostly consists of neighborhoods and the necessary infrastructure to support said neighborhoods. Thus, it can seem rather unassuming at first glance. However, there are a number of places in the area that, while designed for locals, are perfectly excellent places to spend one's time if they happen to be in the area.

## Get in

By car
Due to the storied history of the automobile industry in the larger Detroit metro area, combined with the status of the township as a smaller community in the United States, car ownership is by and large the simplest way to get around, and there are a great number of streets that run into the township, with the nearby area having roads constructed in a grid manner.
If one happens to be in the area without a car of their own, however, there are a number of Lyft and Uber drivers who work in the area. It should be noted, however, that such rides tend to be fairly costly.
By bus
If one doesn't want to take the option of the automobile, there are other options - ones that take much longer and may require a good deal of walking, but other options nonetheless. A bus can be taken directly from Detroit to West Bloomfield, the SMART bus route 851 goes directly into downtown Detroit.
However, the time tables are often extremely unreliable, and there are no bus routes coming from any direction other than Southeast.

## Get around

By bus
Dominant as it may be, car travel is not the only way to get into and around the area. There are several SMART bus lines that run through the area, including the 400, the 405, the 780, and the 851. combining these three buses can take a traveler along two of the larger roads in the area, West Maple Road and Orchard Lake Road. However, one should expect a trip to take much longer by public transportation, and likely supplanted by a good deal of walking.
By car
As mentioned in the previous section, West Bloomfield's location in the Detroit metro area lends itself to car travel - in fact, there are many interesting locations that cannot be traveled to by bus, and while one can walk in the area (there are a fair amount of sidewalks), they should also be aware that they are not everpresent, and as such a sojourn by foot may end up requiring a person to walk on the side of the road for several blocks.

## See

* 42.539803-83.4056861 Art Leaders Gallery & Custom Framing, 33086 Northwestern Hwy, ☏ +1 248-539-0262, info@ArtLeaders.com. M-Sa 10AM-6PM, additional hours by appointment. (updated Mar 2025)
* 42.555556-83.3963892 Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, ☏ +1 248 661 5700, info@temple-israel.org. A synagogue that claims to be the largest in the U.S. (updated Mar 2025)
* 42.6069-83.36563 Dodge #4 State Park (Cass Lake), ☏ +1 248-682-7323. (updated Mar 2025)
* 42.557133-83.3977694 Chaldean Cultural Center, 5600 Walnut Lake Road (Located inside Shenandoah Country Club), ☏ +1 248 681 5050, info@ChaldeanCulturalCenter.org. M-Sa 10AM-5PM, advance reservation is required. Children under age 5 free, $5 per child ages 5-12, $10 to $15 per adult. (updated Mar 2025)

## Do

* 42.5451-83.4021 TreeRunner Adventure Park, 6200 Drake Rd, ☏ +1 248 419-1550, westbloomfield@treerunnerparks.com. Mar 23 - Jun 9: F 3–10PM, Sa 9AM–10PM, Su 9AM–8PM; Jun 10 - Aug 31: M–Th 9AM–8PM, F 9AM–10PM, Sa 9AM–10PM, Su 9AM–8PM; Sep 1 - Nov 2: F 3–10PM, Sa 9AM–10PM, Su 9AM–8PM; Nov 3 - Nov 23: Sa Su 11AM–6PM and other group openings & special days. Put on a harness and climb up in the trees on an aerial ropeway course. Also some ground activities including mini golf. $8-350. (updated Mar 2025)
* True Martial Arts West Bloomfield, 6363 Orchard Lake Rd., ☏ +1 248 706 0000. (updated Mar 2025)