| Lake Erie Metropark | |
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 Cove Pointpicnic area | |
  Location within metro Detroit | |
| Type | Regional park |
| Location | 32481 West Jefferson Avenue, Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan, United States, 48173 |
| Coordinates | 42°04′14.22″N83°12′38.92″W / 42.0706167°N 83.2108111°W /42.0706167; -83.2108111 |
| Area | 1,607 acres (650 ha) |
| Operated by | Huron–Clinton Metroparks |
| Status | Open year round |
| Website | www |
Lake Erie Metropark is a park in theHuron–Clinton system of metro parks. The park is a 1,607-acre (6.50 km2) recreational facility located between the mouth of theHuron River onLake Erie to the south and the City of Gibraltar to the north, and consists of natural marshes and ponds, hike and bike trails, nature trails, a marina, and a boat launch. The park previously featured a wave action swimming pool and food pavilion (non-operational since 2020). It is currently home to an 18-hole regulation golf course and theMarshlands Museum and Nature Center. It has a three-mile (5 km) shoreline along Lake Erie and is a popular bird-watching site. The children's play area, located near the abandoned Wave Pool, previously consisted of a child-size city before being reconstructed into a modernized playground.[1][2]
As part of the Downriver Linked Greenways trail system, a 3-mile segment of the trail runs through the park, with one branch of the trail terminating at Lee Road on the south end of the park, with the trail leaving the park at South Gibraltar Road on the north end. From here, one branch of the trail continues north throughGibraltar andTrenton, while a separate one continues to the north and west throughRockwood andFlat Rock, as well asOakwoods,Willow, andLower Huron Metroparks. Within the park, a 3/4-mile trail extends north from the wave pool towards the Marshlands Museum and Nature Center.[3]
The park also contains approximately 2.75 miles of nature trails in the northeast portion along Lake Erie. One pathway runs in a loop primarily through forests and alongside marsh and canals, while a second path begins down a boardwalk through marshes, transitioning into scattered wooded areas along the Lake Erie coast.[3]
The park offers several different options for launching large and small crafts. On the south side of the park is the Lake Erie Metropark Marina, located at the end of Lee Road, which serves primarily larger boats. On the opposite side of the park near the nature trails, a boat ramp serves smaller boats and includes spaces to launch canoes and kayaks.
In addition toLake Erie, a number of smaller waterways surround the park.
Lake Erie Metropark is located inBrownstown Charter Township, Michigan. It lies south ofGibraltar, Michigan, and numerous otherdownriver communities, and across the Trenton Channel to the southwest ofGrosse Ile. To the west are the communities ofSouth Rockwood,Rockwood, andFlat Rock, and on the opposite side of the mouth of theHuron River is thePointe Mouille State Game Area,Berlin Charter Township, andEstral Beach.
Three other parks in theHuron–Clinton Metroparks system (Oakwoods,Willow, andLower Huron Metroparks) are located to the northwest. Together, the four parks are connected by bike trails through the Downriver Linked Greenways system.
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| Metro 600 to 1,500 acres (243 to 607 ha) | ||
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| Trails 5 to 36 miles (8 to 58 km) | ||
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