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    Lake St. Clair Metropark

    4.0 (84 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    John H.

    I love taking walks along this lake. The southern portion is more secluded at "West Beach," with picnic tables and nature trails near the golf course. This metropark offers a lot for families with multiple play areas and fields and pool. If you don't feel like packing a picnic there is a beach grill restaurant. Even though there is a beach most people don't jump in. I usually don't come in the summer because it does tend to get a little dirty with garbage from visitors. If you just want to enjoy the lake without the entry fee, Grosse Point has a nice shoreline but it doesn't have any rest areas.

    John P.

    Nice park on the water, with a small beach. Plenty of activities for young and old. Decent facilities.

    Maen AlbashaS Fraser, MI 12 258 798 Jan 1, 2022 I've been here a few times as a guest for a party, but today was the first time exploring the park. January 1st. It's cold, as expected. Not much to take in since lots of things are closed due to season/weather and Covid. The bathrooms near the nature centers were open and clean. Our main purpose of today's visit was to go on a walk/hike, and we brought our two dogs. Oh, the sniffs they found!! They enjoyed themselves. However, for the DOG OWNERS, dogs are allowed, while in leash, and you have to clean up after them (duh), the "trails" do not allow dogs because they are preserving wildlife. There are paved and gravel walkways that dogs can go on. We may not bring them back because of this, but we plan to go back without dogs and check out the trails. There is Metropark Police driving around Her husband checked out the nature center and picked up some maps and information. He said there were bathrooms in there - and turtles and a mink (and other animals, but it is a snake-free building ). Will do back and check out again soon. She likes neutral central neutr and the bathroom open in January, She likes a park because no Snake no people guns around .She can bring a dogs and she can do BBQ with her husband and she can swim in the summer she can bring a boat because sometime its huge water.

    Goofy golf
    Curtis T.

    Excellent County park with all the amenities you would want... beach, tons of picnic tables, "squirt zone" for the hot days, pool, community center, miles of walking trails, golf courses, snacks, store, ample parking, boat docks, and more. Nice views of lake St. Clair too.

    Cecily W.

    A pretty park with wonderful lake view. Not as big as some other metro parks but still decent size. This place can be a bit windy since it's right next to the water, dress in layers if needed. The walk along the lake is very nice, some trails near the nature center too. Not all buildings are open during Covid, this means lots of restrooms are closed. The restroom next to the metro beach playground is open (the rest room on the side of that building is closed, the rest room facing the water is open).

    Details of the West Beach Picnic Shelter
    Lisa A.

    GREAT Employees...! I rented one of the shelters for my daughters 13th birthday party... The West Beach Picnic Shelter: *Park in Lot A (Par 3 Golf & Foot Golf Lot) *Clearly marked w/reservation info *Four Garbage cans (at each corner of the shelter) *One can for Recycling *One can for Charcoal *A bar-b-q grill (about 3ft long, emptied/cleaned) *Ten picnic tables (these looked like new or they maintain them extremely well) Entire shelter area was cleaned and ready... I had to call the main office because I needed a bit of help with the BBQ grill (I couldn't lift the heavy grate by myself) an employee showed up within minutes to happily assist...

    Scott K.

    Love this park can't beat the are, the views are nice and the park seems much cleaner in more recent years Nature trails have really given a show we have seen deer multiple times

    Vincent L.

    The only metropark with a long beach area. Doesn't have a big area for trail and bikes like the others but it still nice. Directly next to lake st Clair.

    The Nature Center Building
    Kelly S.

    I love coming to the Nature Center and walking the trail. The actual Nature Center is very nice, one of the best in the area. The Nature Center Building has an education room, clean restrooms, a large viewing area for the outdoor birds, snakes and turtles on display and items to purchase. The trails are clean and well marked but I'm bummed they are not paved as I like to push my mom in her transporter chair when we go for walks in the woods. Mom can not come with me on these beautiful trails due to the many rocks. I like coming in the spring so I can see all the new life. If I'm lucky I get to see the baby swans...so cute and beautiful. The lake is also beautiful. There is so much to do at this park but my favorite spot is the Nature Center.

    Sunrise over Anchor Bay
    Kevin J.

    This eastside staple of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks used to be called Metro Beach and pretty much every tried and true eastsider still calls it Metro Beach. When Metroparks changed the name the official rationale was they were trying to expand the focus from the beach to include the park's other amenities. It's very popular for picnics, or at least it was before covid, there's basketball, tennis, shuffleboard, a pool with a waterslide, nature trails, a kids playground, outdoor work-out equipment, fishing, a lengthy boardwalk and surely other stuff I'm forgetting. But Lake St. Clair Metropark still keeps the focus mainly on the beach. Of all that other stuff only fishing would really spring to the mind with the new(ish) moniker. So why the change? Cause dis beach nasty! Most years it gets shut down at least once or twice for high bacteria counts. Ecoli City! I haven't swam in these waters since I was a child - I should say waded actually since I think it was before I even learned to swim. (That was around ninth grade. I'm a late bloomer in that dept.) And even when the health department gives ol' Metro Beach the thumbs up I'm too sketched out to take the plunge. But nostalgia is a powerful drug and I have too many childhood memories here to totally dog the erstwhile Metro Beach. I miss the old super 70s Tot Lot; it evoked a lot of likes and comments when I posted Throwback Thursday pics on my Instagram, but one was a woesome tale of getting hurt with an assist from childhood bullies. It brought back memories of sometimes not being able to access the cool metal rocket ship slide due to it being monopolized by some older burnouts in training and kids keeping it too real playing pirates on the glorious wooden pirate ship. So I looked it up and the former Tot Lot was razed due to too many structures not meeting modern safety standards. The current kids playground is sleek, geometric, color coded, maximized for exercise and minimized for bringing the hurt with soft, pliable, rainwater absorbent surfaces should a child take a tumble. Though it lacks the charm of the old Tot Lot it's objectively better. No need to reminisce about leaded gas or not wearing seat belts in 2020. Stony Creek, another Metropark to the north and west of here blows the Metro Beach nature trails away, but they're still somewhat respectable. The best thing I can say about Metro Beach these days is it's a good place for a shortish bike ride - especially if your parents have a condo not far away - and it's spectacular for sunrises on the point. It's nice and peaceful at that hour too, just a few early birds and fishers dipping their lines into the Lake St. Clair waters.

    Mark C.

    Went with a friend to play some golf on the small course. It was the first time. It was a little wet but the course was groomed. Very short holes so you only need two clubs and a putter. No need for tees either. I have not been to this park in 25 years it was quite different than I remember. It looked really good . I didn't venture to the beach, so I don't know how that was. I may go back again to practice my short game on that course.

    J D.

    $10 Day pass. It was a great experience. Very beautiful. However dogs aren't allowed on the nature trails.

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    Very beautiful Metro Park a lot of nature and scenery there me and my family enjoyed our time visiting.

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    We love coming to this park, everything is nice, everyone is pleasant and we love to watch the boats coming and going

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    3 years ago

    Sign your family up for the voyageur canoe or nature center programs! Amazing and educated staff! Great for summer fun for the family!

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    Great metro park to visit with the family. Lots of amenities/activities for all ages to enjoy.

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    Veterans Memorial Park

    Veterans Memorial Park

    3.5(17 reviews)
    5.0 mi

    Resident of over 45 years here. Suggested the spot to my daughter as a place to walk with her…read morefriend visiting for the holiday with her puppy. The girls were verbally attacked by an elderly man for having the puppy with them. I've never been a dog owner and the girls missed a sign when they entered the park so they were shocked when the man ran up to them screaming, "What is wrong with you? Why would you bring a dog in here? Are you stupid? Can you not read the sign?!" The girls and the puppy were shocked, scared and confused; they told the man they hadn't seen a sign and were leaving but he kept screaming at them that he was going to call the police and have them ticketed and arrested for breaking the law. I'm absolutely disgusted this would happen, for two girls to be verbally attacked and insulted over an honest mistake is sickening. Back in my day a simple "excuse me young ladies but there is a sign out front stating dogs are not permitted" would have sufficed.

    Great place for multiple kinds of events entertaining various kinds of groups, couples, parties,…read morefamilies, or a solo stroll in a beautiful park alongside a beautiful lake, Lake St. Clair. It's my go-to place when the weather is nice. My kids LOVE the new splash pad and playground! Highly recommended for summer birthday parties for kiddos too! Just be sure to call ahead and make sure it's not a booked out weekend for a large event they do sometimes host and the park could be closed for additional parties. Just a little tip I picked up along the way. ;)

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    Canal Park - Summer river

    Canal Park

    4.0(5 reviews)
    5.5 mi

    I haven't been here since last year and briefly considered a little refresher visit as I was in the…read morearea just before sundown last week. Turns out construction had Clinton River road shut down in the area of this park and honestly it didn't seem like any great loss. I mostly wanted a return visit mainly cause this place wasn't all that memorable apart from the bugs being really bad. I've taken to rolling with bug spray in my ride and thought I had applied it pretty liberally but the mosquitoes were still just feasting on me. I posted some pics of here last year but never bothered to review it til now so you know, what does that tell you? The trails here go quite a long way actually but aren't delineated well at all so it's hard to tell if you're on a trail or not. I mean, the park is a long winding strip of land that basically just follows the river so the trails usually do the same but sometimes they just peter off or look like they branch off in one direction or another with neither looking adequate. Canal Park is a little respite from endless suburbia but if you can drive aways Dodge Park is much nicer with a similar Clinton River setting and less voracious insect life. I kind of envy the person who came here in February. They did say it was a pretty warm day for then so I don't imagine there was a pretty blanket of snow over everything but a winter hike here does sound somewhat appealing. No bugs then! Construction should be done by then, too. If I'm out here when snow makes it look like a winter wonderland I might just give Canal Park another shot.

    This is a pretty decent park with trails and a lot of greenery. You have to be very careful though…read more When we went there was some mud issues where I was slipping a bit. Also, right off the pathway I saw tons of poison. If someone was walking towards us, we had to scoot to one side but I did not step i to any of the grassy areas because of all the poison. Another major issue was the tons and tons of mosquitos biting us all over and our dogs. If you do decide to walk through the trails, be sure to pack some spray with you. Another issue we had when we came was this young couple swimming and they had their dog with them. They did not put their dog on a leash. It ran and jumped out of the brush and tried to attack both of my dogs. The couple were too busy making out and didnt even try to grab the dog. Just be aware of your surroundings.

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    Canal Park - About as far as I could walk on the north end. Trails keep whittling down and it's unclear where the park ends

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    About as far as I could walk on the north end. Trails keep whittling down and it's unclear where the park ends

    Nicholson Nature Center

    Nicholson Nature Center

    3.3(3 reviews)
    5.1 mi

    I'm not Mr. Outdoors or anything but I've hiked a few trails in my day. The Porcupine Mountains,…read moreCanadian Rockies, the Pinnacles in Berea, Kentucky, Castle Rock in North Carolina and just basic stuff here in Southeast Michigan. Barton nature area in Ann Arbor, the trails at Lake St. Clair Metropark, the E. L. Johnson nature center and one in Livonia whose name is slipping me right now, etc. I wasn't expecting Nicholson nature center to be anything epic like some of the earlier entries on that list. You can tell that by looking at a map. But there's pleasant enough hiking trails nestled in Michigan suburbia. Nicholson might qualify as one of those if it wasn't so damn muddy! I've never hiked such muddy trails. You best wear big rubber fishermen's boots to trudge through this slop or get big mud stains running way up the side of your jeans like I did. It's a nice enough little swath of woods here but just not worth it for the mud puddles. I kind of wish Barrymore's would buy this forest and build giant roller coasters back here.

    Very cute little park /nature center with Minimal traffic . Quiet place . Best for adults as…read morethere's no play equipment or anything for the children like that . Which is perfect for me as I use it for a professional reason( I am a photog) Clean . Has( clean )bathrooms during "business" hours . The first time waking the trail you'll be pleasantly surprised. Photographers if you're looking for a cute quick park to shoot at while in Clinton twp /mount Clem area , it's worth a visit .

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