Burke Lake Park is located at 7315 Ox Road in Fairfax Station. Its 888 acres feature a 218-acre lake with fishing, boating, rowboat rental, tourboat rides, camping, a miniature train, a carousel, outdoor volleyball courts, an 18-hole par 3 golf course, disk golf, an ice cream parlor and snack bar, picnic areas with grills, playgrounds and a brand new miniature golf course. The new fishing pier is accessible to persons with disabilities. Privately owned boats with electric motors are permitted on the lake. No gasoline powered water-craft are permitted.Swimming is prohibited. Nominal fees are required for boat rentals, camping, carousel, train and other activities.

The King Carousel Company of Mount Plymouth, Michigan, made the carousel at Burke Lake Park between 1965 and 1970. Its two rows of 20 horses made entirely of molded fiberglass represent a more recent innovation in carousel-horse manufacture.