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Independence Oaks County Park Parent rating: Location: 9501 Sashabaw Road, Clarkston, MI At Independence Oaks, families can enjoy picnicking, hiking, fishing, camping, swimming, geocaching, and nature study. The park has nearly 10 miles of marked nature, bike/blade, and sk...
Nature Discovery Center at Heritage Park Parent rating: Location: Farmington Hills, MI Within Farmington Hills' Heritage Park, the Nature Discovery Center features a floor-to-ceiling diorama of life in the park, including trees, native plants, a pond, and wildlife. There...
Heritage Park - Farmington Hills Parent rating: Location: Farmington Road between Ten and Eleven Mile Roads, Farmington Hills, MI Included within this 211-acre park are more than four miles of trails for hiking and cross-country skiing, a large picnic area, playground, sand volleyball courts, and an in-line hockey rink. <...
Nature Center at Friendship Woods Parent rating: Location: 30300 Hales, Madison Heights, MI A surprising find in the middle of suburbia is the Nature Center at Friendship Woods, which is nestled among nearly 40 acres of the George W. Suarez Friendship Woods. Trails are open...
Lake St. Clair Metropark Parent rating: Location: 31300 Metropolitan Parkway, Mount Clemens, MI Sitting on a mile stretch of Lake St. Clair, Metro Beach is hugely popular with watercrafters. In fact, there aren't many better places in metro Detroit to kick back and watch the boats ...
Kensington Metropark Parent rating: Location: 2240 W. Buno Road, Milford, MI Kensington is most popular for its eight-mile paved path that circles Kent Lake. The pavement is smooth and the hills are just challenging enough to work up a good sweat - and it's a ter...
Sterling Heights Nature Center Parent rating: Location: 42700 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, MI Live reptiles and amphibians are displayed along with mounted birds and mammals found in Sterling Heights. Touch tables give children a hands-on chance to investigate nature. The center offers nature ...
Nankin Mills Recreation Area Parent rating: Location: 33175 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland, MI This historic site is at the heart of Wayne County's Hines Park. The picnic area is nestled between the Tonquish Creek and the Rouge River. This spot was an important meeting point for the three Algon...
Belle Isle Nature Zoo Parent rating: Location: Detroit, MI Twenty-five fallow deer that once roamed Belle Isle are enjoying a new one-acre enclosure and barn at the <...
Lyon Oaks County Park Parent rating: Location: 52251 Pontiac Trail, Wixom, MI Lyon Oaks County Park is a 1,024-acre park with 200 acres of preserved environmentally sensitive wetlands. Amenities include the
Environmental Interpretive Center Parent rating: Location: 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI The University of Michigan-Dearborn's Environmental Interpretive Center is situated on more than 275 acres of natural habitat, set aside for educational and research activities for the u...
Hawk Woods Nature Center Parent rating: Location: 3799 Bald Mountain Road, Auburn Hills, MI The nature center in Auburn Hills offers families a myriad of outdoor opportunities with overnight camping cabins, restrooms and shower facility, nature trails, covered picnic shelter, and a lo...
E.L. Johnson Nature Center Parent rating: Location: 3325 Franklin Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI Bloomfield Hills Schools E.L. Johnson Nature Center offers school children and community members a 40-acre natural area with more than two miles of wood chipped trails, a Visitor Center, an aut...
Lyon Oaks Nature Center Parent rating: Location: 52221 Pontiac Trail, Wixom, MI Lyon Oaks Nature Center has exhibits and year-round educational programs conducted by park naturalists. Specialized nature programs include Starlab, Nature Discovery, Scout Badge Days,...
Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve Parent rating: Location: 333 North Hill Circle, Rochester, MI Dinosaur Hill is made up of sixteen beautiful acres of wood, meadow, and stream, nestled in the midst of one of Rochester's neighborhoods. The facility offers educational opportunities for pres...

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