Lower Huron Metropark

Clean & lots of fun for the family or just adults:) I wouldn’t complain if they added a little more for the younger ones… The kiddie area is nice but it does get deep & the younger kids area is too big for little little ones.

Finally broke down and bought the park pass seeing as we live less than 10 minutes from here.
It’s $ 10 per adult and $ 8 per child.
One pet peeve I had was that they waited until we paid to tell us that the pool and lazy river was shut down for an hour for cleaning.
It wasn’t that big of a deal because we were mostly there for the toddler splash pad area, but is still a poor practice.
It was clean and full of lifeguards if you’re into that. We didn’t use the lockers, but our stuff was in eyesight and it wasn’t so busy that there were not enough chairs to go around.
We will be back :)

We visit here often simply because it’s really close to our home.
There are several areas to visit in the park and each one is different. The have a HUGE pool/​water park but it is usually chock full of people and I HATE crowds.
The park is well kept and the attendants are always friendly.
There is a 5 dollar daily entrance fee unless you buy an annual 25 dollar tag. I’m not sure about the cost on the water park.
It gets busy during holidays and weekends but on weekdays you pretty much have the park to yourself.
There are bike/​hiking trails, play structures, camping, fishing, and swimming.

This is great park to visit. The trails are nice, woodsy and the streams and water make for a scenic view. Great place to go bike riding, roller blading, jogging or for a nice walk. The trails can be lengthy as they connect to other nearby parks. Always enjoy taking my bike here or just kicking back and reading a book. Very peaceful. It is also a great spot for family or group picnics.

GOLF at Lower Huron Metro park.- Play 18 holes for $ 5.00 !!! No I’m not sh… ing you, it’s beautiful, right on the river and its a sweet little par 3 course. The longest hole is 110 yards and the shortest is 50. Its really beautiful and hardly anyone knows about this place. Its a great place to teach your kid to golf or just to come by yourself cause it is so mellow and pretty.

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.

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.