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Kensington Metropark is a unit of the Huron–Clinton Metroparks system located between Milford and South Lyon, Michigan, USA. Surrounding Kent Lake , the park covers 4,543 acres (18.13 km 2 ). It has wooded hilly terrain and surrounds 1,200-acre (4.9 km 2 ) Kent Lake (a dammed section of the Huron River ).
Stony Creek drains 72 square miles (116 km 2) of northern Oakland County and the lake formed from the dams covers 500 acres (2.0 km 2). Stony Creek Metropark is situated on a moraine which makes for varied landscape. The park has forests, hills, prairies, as well as swamps.
Huron-Clinton Metropark Logo. The Huron–Clinton Metroparks system is a regional park system in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan.The park system includes 13 parks totaling more than 24,000 acres (97 km 2) arranged along the Huron River and Clinton River forming a partial ring around the metro area.
Under development, jointly with Genesee County Parks. Holly Oaks ORV Park: Oakland: 235 acres 95 ha: 2021: none: Jointly-managed with Oakland County Parks. Outdoor Adventure Center: Wayne: 0.94 acres 0.38 ha: 2015: Detroit River: In historic Globe Building, adjacent to William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor. Ralph A. MacMullan Conference ...
Indian Springs Metropark is a park in the Huron-Clinton system of metro parks in the US state of Michigan. The headwaters of the Huron River lie within its boundaries. The park encompasses 2,547 acres (10.31 km 2) and is located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Pontiac. Much of the park is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the ...
The Huron Swamp is a heavily forested wetland located in Springfield Township, in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. It is nine miles (15 kilometers) northwest of the city of Pontiac. It is part of the local Indian Springs Metropark, which is then a component of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks system. Big Lake is to the northwest.
The area has a 24,000-acre (97 km 2) network of "metroparks" which receives about 9 million visitors annually [73] Outdoor activities in the metro region include downhill and cross-county skiing at Alpine Valley Ski Resort, Mt. Brighton, Mt Holly, and Pine Knob Ski Resort, Huron River kayaking and canoeing available through the Huron-Clinton ...
Approximately 3.75 miles of bike trails run within Oakwoods Metropark in total, all of which lies within the Downriver Linked Greenways system. The main trail connects the park with Willow and Lower Huron Metroparks to the north, and Huroc Park, the cities of Flat Rock and Rockwood, and Lake Erie Metropark to the east. A short extension also ...