Mobile Recreation

Unique 'recreation on wheels' units are available Memorial Day - Labor Day. Buses, stages, bleachers and adventure sport are available year-round.

Bounce with me! (Inflatable Bouncers)

Climb the Walls! (Rock Climbing Wall & Tower)

Make a splash! (Dunk Tank)

Enchant audiences of all ages! (Puppet Mobile)

Get Outdoors! (Adventure Sport Mobile)

Have A Party! (Inflatable "Festival Packages")

Throw a BIG party for your "MINI" ones! (Inflatable Mini Package)

Inflatable Obstacle Course

All the world's a stage! (Show Mobile)

Hit the road, Jack! (Buses for rent)

Please be seated! (Bleachers for rent)

We've got your picnic covered! (Tents for rent)

Other Charges & Information

Rain Policy

Bounce with me! (Inflatable Bouncers)

Bouncer
$300/Two Hours
$50/additional hour

Experience the sensation of weightlessness.

Inflated pillow bouncers, approximately 25' x 25', with enclosed front and sides and open top. Two available.
Grounded electricity required within 100 feet of unit; generator available for a $50 fee.
Site must be a flat, grassy area for staking the unit into the ground - no cement or asphalt.
Socks must be worn.
Great for community fairs and festivals, company picnics, children's outdoor birthday parties, reunions and block parties.

Climb the Walls! (Rock Climbing Wall & Tower)

The Wall or Climbing Tower
$225/two hours - Wall
$275/two hours - Tower
$50/additional hour

The rotating Climbing Wall moves by body weight alone. Wall moves downward with each step, keeping climber just a step off the ground.

The Climbing Tower stands 25 feet upright and simulates rock climbing. A safety harness and helmet are provided and must be used. Tower must be set up on asphalt.

For both units:

Shoes and socks must be worn.
Maximum weight 230 lbs. for Wall; 250 lbs. for Tower
Minimum height 4 ft.
Great for fitness -- improves strength, flexibility and cardiovascular circulation.

Make a splash! (Dunk Tank)

Dunk Tank
$175/two Hours
$50/additional hour

Mobile recreation employees supervise the dunk tank, you provide the dunkees. Two available.

A water outlet must be located at site within 50 feet of unit

Enchant audiences of all ages! (Puppet Mobile)

Puppet Mobile
$200/Show
2nd Show (same site) $100
Add a Puppet Workshop for $100

Original fairy tale productions written and produced by a professional puppeteer for any outdoor event. Audiences of all ages are entertained, educated and enchanted.

Shows are approximately 30 minutes long.
Puppet mobile is 8' wide, 12' long and 9', 10" high.
Grounded electricity required within 100 feet of unit.
Optional Puppet Workshop is hands-on for ages 5 and up. Maximum group size is 30 persons; group leader participation required. All materials included.

Get Outdoors! (Adventure Sport Mobile)

Adventure Sport Mobile
$200/Two Hours
$100 for second activity at same site

Plan a customized visit with three parks staff facilitating one of the following activities:

Snowshoeing - snowy, open area needed
Geocaching - can be done in any outdoor area
Hooked on Fishing - Mowed, grassy open area and/or pool needed

Have A Party! (Inflatable "Festival Packages")

Inflatable Festival Package I
$450/two hours
$100/additional hour
(Units cannot be rented separately)

Package includes Treasure Island (designed for 3rd grade and older) and Tropical Maze (designed for pre-k through 2nd grade)

Socks must be worn.
Site must be a flat, grassy area for staking the unit into the ground - no cement or asphalt.
Grounded electricity required within 100' of unit. (If outlets are not available please advise staff to bring generators when reserving package; generator fee $50 each.)
Treasure Island is 44' wide x 43' long x 20' high
Tropical Maze is 16' wide x 27' long x 10' high

Inflatable Festival Package II

$450/two hours
$100/additional hour
(Units cannot be rented separately)

Package includes Chaos Obstacle Course (designed for 3rd grade and older) and Tropical Maze (designed for pre-k through 2nd grade).

Socks must be worn.
Site must be a flat, grassy area for staking the unit into the ground - no cement or asphalt.
Grounded electricity required within 100' of unit. (If outlets are not available please advise staff to bring generators when reserving package; generator fee $50 each.)
Chaos is 32' wide x 22' long x 20' high
Tropical Maze is 16' wide x 27' long x 10' high

Throw a BIG party for your "MINI" ones! (Inflatable Mini Package)

Inflatable Mini Package
$350/two hours
$75/additional hour
(Units cannot be rented separately)

Package includes the Inflatable Mini Bouncer, Seymour the Sea Serpent and the Dino Slide.

Maximum weight per participant - 100 lbs.
Socks must be worn
30 minutes needed to set-up and tear down units
Site must be a flat, grassy area for staking the unit into the ground - no cement or asphalt
Size of units: Bouncer 25' x 25', Seymour 15' high x 50' long, Dino Slide 12' wide x 24' long x 8.5' high.
Grounded electricity required within 100 ft. of each unit (If outlets are not available, advise staff to bring generators; $50 per generator - 2 are needed.)

Inflatable Obstacle Course

Inflatable Obstacle Course
$350/two hours
$50/additional hour

Inflatable 180-degree obstacle challenge with 11-foot slide

Parks staff requires 30 minutes for set-up and tear-down
Site must be a flat, grassy area for staking the unit into the ground - no cement or asphalt
Socks must be worn
Unit measures 12' wide x 45' long
Grounded electricity required within 100' of unit. (If outlets not available please advise staff to bring generator when reserving package; generator fee $50)

All the world's a stage! (Show Mobile)

Show Mobile
Portable Stages
$300/Day/government rate within Oakland County
$350/Day/non-government/within Oakland County
$450/Day outside Oakland County

Great for special events
Site must be flat.
Grounded electricity required within 100 feet of unit with at least 20-amp breaker.
No public address or sound system provided.
Rental group must provide Certificate of Liability Insurance. Call for details.

Unit sizes as follows:

Show III - 8' wide, 33'4" long, 11'9" high
Stage area - 13'2" x 28'
Show IV - 8' wide, 45' long, 12' high
Stage area - 13'6" x 28'
Show V - 8'4" wide, 32' long, 14' high
Stage area - 14' x 32'

Hit the road, Jack! (Buses for rent)

Bus Rates

School Bus (one available)
$400/Up to 8 hours
Transit Bus (two available)
$400/up to 8 hours
Seniors/Therapeutics programs (Sept. - May):
$250/up to 8 hours (school bus only)
School groups: (school bus only) $50/hour, Sept.-May. $50/hour after 8 hours
$75 fee if bus leaves Oakland County.
Three buses available for rent year-round:
49 passenger transit bus
43/adult or 63/children (4th grade or lower) passenger school bus
45 passenger transit bus with wheelchair lift. Can accommodate 41 passengers with 1 wheelchair; 39 passengers with 2 wheelchairs.
Groups are responsible for all entrance and parking fees.

Please be seated! (Bleachers for rent)

Bleachers
$225/Day

Parks staff set up and tear down bleachers.

Capacity is 150 persons in eight rows (16' x 30').

Site must be flat.
Rental group must provide Certificate of Liability Insurance.
Call for details.

We've got your picnic covered! (Tents for rent)

Tents

- 20' x 40' (seats 140) $325/day
- 20' x 30' (seats 80) $300/day
- 20' x 20' (seats 48) $275/day
- 12' x 12' Frame Tent (seats 20) $150/day
- 10' x 10' Frame Tent (seats 16) $100/day
Great for parties, reunions, company picnics and other special events.
Parks staff set up and take down tent.
A flat, grassy site works best.
Tents are staked into ground; cannot be used on cement or asphalt.
Frame tents can be placed on any flat surface.
Renter is responsible for making sure area is free of hazards

Other Charges & Information

Mobile Recreation vehicles will travel only 20 miles outside Oakland County.
There is a $75 fee for travel outside Oakland County.
A fee of $50/hour is charged for any time over eight hours on buses.
Cancelling unit within one week of reservation date will result in a $50 cancellation fee.

Rain Policy

The contact person and the Mobile Recreation Supervisor, together, will decide cancellations of mobile recreation units.

In the case of inclement weather before an event on the day of the event, staff will call the contact person before leaving the office and ask them what they would like to do.
If the renting organization wants to cancel the visit, the contact person should call 248.858.0916 during business hours in order to reschedule the visit, based on availability, or cancel and request a full refund. We encourage the renting organization to contact our office as early as posible if they know they will be cancelling.

If the renting organization wants to continue the visit, the contact person will be informed that staff will wait at your site for one quarter of the contracted visit. At this point you can either send the staff back to the office at no charge/full refund, or have them stay for the rest of the scheduled visit at full price.

If it begins to rain/storm in the middle of a visit, staff will approach the contact person and find out what they want to do.

If the contact person wants staff to leave, a cancellation form will be filled out and you will be asked to sign it.

If the contact person wants staff to stay, you will be informed that we do not operate in the rain (excludes dunk tanks). This could damage equipment, cause injuries or cause us not to be ready for the next visit because the equipment is wet. Staff will also not be able to stay later than the scheduled time without approval from the Recreation Supervisor.

Lightning, severe thunderstorms and tornado watches may require immediate cancellations.

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