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Lower Huron Metropark
17845 Savage Rd
Belleville, MI 48111
(734) 697-9181
Belleville, MI 48111
(734) 697-9181
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2 reviews for Lower Huron Metropark
I went biking here and found the paved paths to be in great shape. The biggest issue I have with this park is that it is quite small when compared to other metroparks in the area. When I say this I'm specifically thinking in comparison to Stony Creek and Kensington.
Still, this is a very nice park with a few different things to offer. For me it was the bike paths. The path in the park is about 4 miles long. If you want more traffic-free biking you can keep following the path south where it leads you for about 3 miles and crossing under I-275 until you reach Willow Metropark. Lower Huron also has an aquatic park with a couple waterslides. There's a nature trail as well as a Par 3 golf course.
This park is great for a picnic along the river. There are platforms for fishermen along the river in several places too.
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I grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where green things grew in abundance, and when I moved to southeast Michigan, I thought it was terribly ugly-- nothing but artificial lights and pavement. Then, I discovered the Metroparks and realized that there are islands of green and flowers in the middle of very urban parts of even Wayne and Oakland counties.
Out of the entire Metropark system that spans five counties in southeast Michigan, Lower Huron isn't the biggest or the most spectacular, but it's the closest one to my house, and it has a special place in my heart.
I have picnicked there a couple times with one friend and have helped another friend walk her dogs there on several occasions. It's spacious and shady, friendly to cyclists, walkers, dog-owners, and picnickers. In spring, the protected state flower, the trillium, covers the sides of the walking paths in a blanket of white, and the trees through the park turn pink and purple with flowers.
It's an easy drive both from Detroit and from the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area. If you've explored some of the other Metroparks and want a change of view, Lower Huron is worth a visit or two.
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