Leisure sports space is the necessary carrier of leisure sports, and it is the necessary material guarantee
for residents to carry out leisure sports. With more and more people participating in sports activities, the demand of
Chinese residents for sports facilities and sports leisure projects is gradually increasing. The United States has a long
history of leisure sports development, and the country attaches more importance to it, so it is superior to China in
all aspects. Therefore, this paper makes a comparative analysis on the design concept, investment mode and sports
facilities of Bailey Island Park in Detroit and river beach park in Wuhan by the method of comparative analysis, so as
to understand the basic situation and shortcomings of leisure sports space in China at present, so I come up with three
suggestions: first, the park can be reasonably designed in terms of space layout, Create good conditions for residents’
leisure sports activities to the greatest extent; Second, investment and operation in line with China’s national
conditions under the premise of learning from foreign modes of operation, to achieve maximum economic revenue;
Third, the sports facilities and projects should be improved as far as possible, and the maintenance of sports facilities
should be done well to provide corresponding project experience for residents with different needs.