In all seasons, there is something to do in Delta County. Escanaba has 412 acres of parks within the city and Gladstone has over 500 acres of parks within its boundaries. Other parks and recreation areas abound throughout the county. The mile-long Ludington Park, which includes Aronson Island, is located at the end of Ludington Street in Escanaba. It offers a beach with lifeguards and bath house facilities, lighted tennis courts, picnic areas, playgrounds, and a fantasyland castle, as well as an 18 station self guided fitness circuit, a bicycle path and a boat ramp.
Fishing is permitted on the municipal dock and in the Sand Point area adjacent to the park.
An accessible fishing pier was added on Aronson Island in 1995. You can play volleyball on the sand volleyball court, watch or play softball on the softball diamond, and on Wednesday nights during the summer, listen to the band concerts. The snow-sliding hill attracts those who enjoy sledding. Van Cleve Park in Gladstone offers a large sandy beach, lifeguards, bath house and a picnic area. The residents of Gladstone worked together to build a wonderful fantasyland castle on the park grounds.