Hidden Lake Gardens
6214
Monroe Road
Tipton, MI 49287
(517) 431-2060
www.hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu |
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Come feast your senses on the
palette of colors and vistas and
sounds of the Gardens in summer.
Everywhere you turn you will be
treated to the bounty of nature. |
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Clark
Lake Spirit Trail
Clarklake, MI |
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The approximately 5-mile Clark Lake
Spirit Trail, dedicated to the
memory of Tom Collins, late owner of
the Beach Bar, is open to the
public. It goes the entire
circumference of Clark Lake. Walkers
and bikers may park at the county
park on Ocean Beach Road or the
Columbia Township Park on Hyde Road.
Maps available at the Beach Bar, the
Irish Hills Chamber of Commerce and
other businesses in Clark Lake. |
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Camp
Sequoia
2675 Gady Rd
Tecumseh, MI 49286
(517) 264-5531
www.sequoiacamping.com |
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With over 100 acres of nature
preserve like park, the property
displays beautiful scenic landscape,
wetland and wildlife which can all
be accessed by our miles of well
groomed walking trails. We offer
over 100 RV sites with water,
electricity, fire ring and picnic
table. Rustic sleeping cabins are
also available for rent, along with
kitchen and dining hall, a quaint
log cabin chapel, in-ground swimming
pool and privately owned fishing
lakes with canoe and row boat
rentals. |
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Chi-Bro Park
209 Ann
Arbor Street
Manchester, MI 48158
(734) 428-7877 |
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248 acres offer a vast array of
trees, spring wildflowers and
numerous types of birds. Open to the
public for bird watching,
cross-country skiing and walking. |
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Nan
Weston Preserve at Sharon Hollow
Easudes Road at Jacob Road
Manchester, MI 48158
(734)
428-7090 |
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248 acres offer a vast array of
trees, spring wildflowers and
numerous types of birds. Open to the
public for bird watching,
cross-country skiing and walking. |
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Sharon Hills Preserve
Sharon Hollow Road
Manchester, MI 48158
(734)
428-7090 |
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67-acre nature area offers a forest
area, wetlands and open areas.
Located in the Sharon Short Hills
area, this hilly terrain is ideal
for cross-country skiing. Open to
the public for bird-watching,
cross-country skiing and walking.
Some sections of the trail pass
through dense older forests. Others
pass through remnant oak savanna and
tall-grass prairie. The trails in
this preserve are marked with white
triangles as they pass over sandy
and rocky glacial deposits. |
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Sharon Mills Park
5701
Sharon Hollow Road
Manchester, MI 48158
(734)
971-6337 |
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This park, the first county-owned
park in Southwest Washtenaw County,
was restored by Henry Ford in the
1930s. The Mill, most recently used
as a winery, was constructed in 1835
and is listed on both the state and
national Register of Historic
Spaces. The County is currently
developing the 6.3 acre site,
located on the River Raisin, and
will include a museum with
interpretive programs, fishing and
picnic areas and canoeing. |
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Sharonville State Game Area
Sharon Valley and Norvell Roads
Manchester, MI
48158
(517) 522-4097 |
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Located in Southwest Washtenaw
County and a portion of nearby
Jackson County, this area consists
of 6,000 acres and offers hiking,
hunting, canoeing, fishing and
target shooting areas. Game hunting
includes deer, squirrel, pheasant
and wild turkey. |
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Falling Waters Trail
1992 Warren Ave
Jackson MI 49203
(517) 787-9442
www.fallingwatertrail.org |
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The Falling Waters Trail is a major
east-west component of the Jackson
County Regional Trail plan,
connecting Cascades, Ella Sharp,
Lime Lake and Swains Lake parks in
south-central Michigan’s Jackson
County with the city of Jackson. The
Trail has been dedicated as a
Jackson County Park. |
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The
Dahlem Conservancy
7117
South Jackson Road
Jackson, MI 49201
(517)
782-3453
www.dahlemcenter.org |
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Colorful gardens, luscious forests,
green prairies, rolling meadows,
marshes and ponds dapple over 300
acres and highlight Michigan's
changing seasons. With five miles of
hiking trails, including a half-mile
special needs trail, unique exhibits
and year-round educational programs,
visitors can spend the day exploring
the great outdoors and discovering
the wonders of nature. |
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Lake
Hudson Recreation Area
5505 Morey Highway
Clayton, MI 49235
(517) 445-226
(800) 447-2757
Reservations |
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Lake Hudson Recreation Area has
2,796 acres of recreational
opportunities around Lake Hudson.
The park, which lies in southeast
Michigan, offers premier muskie
fishing and game hunting. The
terrain is gently rolling with a
mixture of open brush land to mature
hardwood forest, with some pockets
of open meadows mixed in. A new
beach area provides an excellent
place for sunbathing and swimming. |
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