City Guide
Regional and State Parks
REGIONAL & STATE PARKS
Huron-Clinton Metroparks. 426-8211. Nearby metroparks include Delhi, a handy spot to launch a canoe; Dexter-Huron, a wooded 123-acre area; and Hudson Mills, with 1,549 acres including golf, disc golf, and trails for biking, hiking, and cross-country skiing. Metropark vehicle entrance fees: $5/day, $25/year ($15/year for age 62 & over). metroparks.com S
Pinckney Recreation Area, 8555 Silver Hill. 426- 4913. Campground reservations: (800) 447-2757. This 11,000-acre park offers swimming, boating, canoeing, and fishing; campgrounds; and trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, and birding. Recreation Passport required: state residents $10/year ($5 for motorcycles); nonresidents $8/day, $29/year. mich.gov/dnr S
Rolling Hills County Park, 7660 Stony Creek. 484- 9676. This 363-acre county park has fields, woodlots, wetlands, a pond, a restored prairie with opportunities for bird and wildlife observation, and paved and soft trails for walking, biking, and in-line skating. Fishing, disc golf, a sledding hill, and cross-country skiing. Vehicle entrance fees: county residents $5/day ($2.50 for age 65 & over), $25/year; nonresidents $9/day ($5 for age 65 & over), $45/year. Also, a water park (see Swimming under Individual Sports, below). parks.ewashtenaw.org S
Waterloo Recreation Area, 16345 McClure. 475-8307. Campground reservations: (800) 447-2757. This sprawling 20,500-acre area is great for birding, boating, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, swimming, and camping. The Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center (475-3170) on Bush Rd. has hands-on exhibits, natural history programs, park information, and displays of local ecology, wildlife, and Michigan rocks and minerals. Recreation Passport required: state residents $10/year ($5 for motorcycles); nonresidents $8/day, $29/year. mich.gov/dnr mich.gov/dnr S
