Discover Walled Lake

When you choose Walled Lake as a destination, you’ll find several distinct points of interest: a seasonal market, local history, a multi-use trail and a guided Segway tour. For planning, it’s important to note that each of these has different timing and practical details. The market has specific days of the week and season months for 2026; the historical stories take you to places and events from the past, while the trail is defined by its length and the tour by its duration.

Plan around the market schedule

The Walled Lake Market Place takes place at the Casey J. Ambrose Public Safety Campus, 1499 E. West Maple Rd., on Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. during the months of May through October. These dates are part of the 2026 schedule. If the market is the deciding factor for your trip, plan to visit on a Wednesday during this season. If you’re traveling in a later year, check the seasonal details again.

Local history with distinct chapters

The Banks-Dolbeer-Bradley-Foster Farmhouse was moved from its original location at 999 Pontiac Trail in Walled Lake to Riley Park in May 1997. The locations should be distinguished: the original site was in Walled Lake; the farmhouse was moved to Riley Park. Oral accounts confirm that the farmhouse served as a station on the Underground Railroad. Another chapter is the Walled Lake Amusement Park. The Wagner brothers officially closed it in 1968; the best rides were dismantled and moved to Edgewater Park in Detroit. The two stories are therefore distinct: the farmhouse story centers on its relocation and its role as recounted in oral accounts; the amusement park story centers on its closure and the rides being transferred.

Trail and guided Segway tour

The Michigan Air Line Trail is 7.5 miles long, is a multi-use trail and runs through Walled Lake. It connects to the Huron Valley Trail and the West Bloomfield Trail. This gives you both the trail’s length and two specific connections to other trails. Great Lakes Segway offers a 90-minute guided Segway tour through Walled Lake that visits scenic and historic points; check availability before your trip. Great Lakes Segway also lets you test its equipment in person at its lakeside showroom in Walled Lake before using the equipment on a trail. Check operating details before your visit, as they may change. The tour and the multi-use trail can be described using different measures: the tour has a stated duration, while the trail has a stated distance and connections. This lets you compare a guided activity with a trail route without treating duration and distance as equivalent.

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