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Location: Detroit

Detroit TOURIST STOPS : Parks & Playgrounds

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Tollgate Education Center


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Location: 28115 Meadowbrook Road, Novi, MI
Michigan State University's Tollgate Education Center in Novi is the site of many of the university's research and demonstration projects and features nearly 20 specifically planned and maintai...

Elizabeth Park


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Location: Elizabeth Park Drive, Trenton, MI
Elizabeth Park began as a 162-acre family estate that was bequeathed to the Wayne County Park Trustees in 1919, becoming the first county park in the state of Michigan. The park sits alo...

Independence Oaks County Park


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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...

Rolling Hills County Park


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Location: 7660 Stony Creek Road, Ypsilanti, MI
The 363-acre park offers nearly two miles of paved trails, three miles of nature trails, an 18-hole disc golf course, picnic tables, and grills located throughout the park.

From Memori...

Nichols Arboretum


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Location: James D. Reader, Jr. Urban Environmental Education, 1610 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI
The Nichols Arboretum of the University of Michigan is home to hundreds of species of plants native to Michigan, among others.

But while your budding ecologist might like to learn some...

Lower Huron Metropark


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Location: 17845 Savage Road, Belleville, MI
Lower Huron Metropark, located along the Huron River, is a great getaway for residents of the southern regions of metro Detroit. The park features a par-3 golf course (great for teachin...

Lake St. Clair Metropark


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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


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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...

Wolcott Mill Metropark


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Location: 63841 Wolcott Road, Ray, MI
Wolcott Mill is an historic, rural park. Its main feature is a Farm Learning Center (open daily 9am-5pm) with a working farm, horses, cows, chickens, and ducks.

An 1847 grist mi...

Nankin Mills Recreation Area


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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...

Waterford Oaks County Park


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Location: 2800 Watkins Lake Road, Waterford, MI
Waterford Oaks County Park is a unique 145-acre park near Pontiac. The park features platform tennis courts (a game similar to tennis but different in some rules and with the benefit of ...

Waterford Oaks Waterpark


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Location: 1702 Scott Lake Road, Waterford, MI
Waterford Oaks Waterpark features a barrier-free access wave-action pool, a children's water playground, and a dual-flume waterslide. A group raft ride starts at a height of three stories and c...

Belle Isle


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Location: Picnic Way, Detroit, MI
Imagine a 985-acre historic island park with a beach, conservatory, and lighthouse on an island in downtown Detroit. First-time visitors to the city are shocked that such a jewel exists. But me...

Parker Mill County Park


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Location: 4650 Geddes, Ann Arbor, MI
Part of the Washtenaw County park system, Parker Mill County Park is 26 acres of mostly wooded land that encompasses the tail end of Fleming Creek. The park includes a couple of trails and fis...

Rochester Municipal Park


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Location: 407 Pine Street, Rochester, MI
Activities and facilities available in Rochester Municipal Park include sand volleyball, lighted tennis courts, open air shelters, restrooms, a pond (with ice skating in the winter), over a mil...
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