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{{Short description|US recreational park}}
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{{Infobox park
| name = Lake Erie Metropark
| name = Lake Erie Metropark
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| photo_caption = Cove Point [[picnic]] area
| photo_caption = Cove Point [[picnic]] area
| type = [[Regional park]]
| type = [[Regional park]]
| location = Lower Peninsula, [[Wayne County, Michigan]] USA
| location = 32481 West Jefferson Avenue, Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan, United States, 48173
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| area = {{Convert|1607|acre|ha}}
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| map_caption = Location within metro Detroit
| map_caption = Location within metro Detroit
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'''Lake Erie Metropark''' is a park in the [[Huron-Clinton Metroparks|Huron-Clinton]] system of metro parks. The park is a {{convert|1607|acre|km2|adj=on}} recreational facility located at the mouth of the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]] on [[Lake Erie]] and consists of meadows, a marsh and lagoons. It has a three-mile (5&nbsp;km) shoreline along the lake and is a popular bird-watching site. The Park has a wave action swimming pool, an 18-hole regulation golf course, the '''Marshlands Museum and Nature Center''', [[boat launch]]es and a [[marina]]. The children's play area, located near the Wave Pool, previously consisted of a child-size city before being reconstructed into a modernized playground.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/wildlife/viewingguide/slp/108LakeErie/index.htm |title=Lake Erie Metropark |publisher=Dnr.state.mi.us |date= |accessdate=2012-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031023107/http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/wildlife/viewingguide/slp/108lakeerie/index.htm |archive-date=2012-10-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Lake Erie Metropark''' is a park in the [[Huron-Clinton Metroparks|Huron-Clinton]] system of metro parks. The park is a {{convert|1607|acre|km2|adj=on}} recreational facility located between the mouth of the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]] on [[Lake 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 also has a wave action swimming pool, an 18-hole regulation golf course, and the '''Marshlands Museum and Nature Center.''' It has a three-mile (5&nbsp;km) shoreline along Lake Erie and is a popular bird-watching site. The children's play area, located near the Wave Pool, previously consisted of a child-size city before being reconstructed into a modernized playground.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/wildlife/viewingguide/slp/108LakeErie/index.htm |title=Lake Erie Metropark |publisher=Dnr.state.mi.us |date= |accessdate=2012-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031023107/http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/wildlife/viewingguide/slp/108lakeerie/index.htm |archive-date=2012-10-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michigan.org/Property/Detail.aspx?p=g13110 |title=Lake Erie Metropark - Pure Michigan Travel |publisher=Michigan.org |date=2010-07-28 |accessdate=2012-12-06}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michigan.org/Property/Detail.aspx?p=g13110 |title=Lake Erie Metropark - Pure Michigan Travel |publisher=Michigan.org |date=2010-07-28 |accessdate=2012-12-06}}</ref>

== Bike and Nature Trails ==

=== Hike/Bike Trails ===
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 through [[Gibraltar, Michigan|Gibraltar]] and [[Trenton, Michigan|Trenton]], while a separate one continues to the north and west through [[Rockwood, Michigan|Rockwood]] and [[Flat Rock, Michigan|Flat Rock]], as well as [[Oakwoods Metropark|Oakwoods]], [[Willow Metropark|Willow]], and [[Lower Huron Metropark]]s. Within the park, a 3/4-mile trail extends north from the wave pool towards the Marshlands Museum and Nature Center.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Park Maps|url=https://www.metroparks.com/about-us/park-maps/|website=Huron-Clinton Metroparks|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref>

=== Nature Trails ===
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Park Maps|url=https://www.metroparks.com/about-us/park-maps/|website=Huron-Clinton Metroparks|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref>

== Boating, Kayaking, and Canoeing ==

=== Launches ===
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.

=== Waterways ===
In addition to [[Lake Erie]], a number of smaller waterways surround the park.

* To the north and northeast, various canals and waterways wind through both nearby marshes and residential areas in the [[Gibraltar, Michigan|City of Gibraltar]].
* Slightly to the northeast, Lake Erie narrows into the [[Detroit River]], which continues northward on the east and west sides of [[Grosse-Île, Quebec|Grosse Ile]].
* At the extreme southern end of the park, the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]] empties into [[Lake Erie]] at the [[Pointe Mouillee State Game Area|Pointe Mouille State Game Area]].
* Within the park, several smaller canals lead into marshes, in which a wide variety of waterfowl and aquatic plants live.

== Nearby Places ==
Lake Erie Metropark is located in [[Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan]]. It lies south of [[Gibraltar, Michigan]] and numerous other [[downriver]] communities, and across the Trenton Channel to the southwest of [[Grosse Ile (Michigan)|Grosse Ile]]. To the west are the communities of [[South Rockwood, Michigan|South Rockwood]], [[Rockwood, Michigan|Rockwood]], and [[Flat Rock, Michigan|Flat Rock]], and on the opposite side of the mouth of the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]] is the [[Pointe Mouillee State Game Area|Pointe Mouille State Game Area]], [[Berlin Charter Township, Michigan|Berlin Charter Township]], and [[Estral Beach, Michigan|Estral Beach]].

Three other parks in the [[Huron–Clinton Metroparks|Huron-Clinton Metroparks]] system ([[Oakwoods Metropark|Oakwoods]], [[Willow Metropark|Willow]], and [[Lower Huron Metropark]]s) are located to the northwest. Together, the four parks are connected by bike trails through the Downriver Linked Greenways system.


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Lake Erie Metropark
Cove Point picnic area
Lake Erie Metropark is located in Huron-Clinton Metroparks
Lake Erie Metropark
Location within metro Detroit
TypeRegional park
Location32481 West Jefferson Avenue, Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan, United States, 48173
Coordinates42°04′14.22″N 83°12′38.92″W / 42.0706167°N 83.2108111°W / 42.0706167; -83.2108111
Area1,607 acres (650 ha)
Operated byHuron–Clinton Metroparks
StatusOpen year round
WebsiteOfficial site

Lake Erie Metropark is a park in the Huron-Clinton system of metro parks. The park is a 1,607-acre (6.50 km2) recreational facility located between the mouth of the Huron River on Lake 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 also has a wave action swimming pool, an 18-hole regulation golf course, and the Marshlands 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 Wave Pool, previously consisted of a child-size city before being reconstructed into a modernized playground.[1] [2]

Bike and Nature Trails

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Hike/Bike Trails

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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 through Gibraltar and Trenton, while a separate one continues to the north and west through Rockwood and Flat Rock, as well as Oakwoods, Willow, and Lower Huron Metroparks. Within the park, a 3/4-mile trail extends north from the wave pool towards the Marshlands Museum and Nature Center.[3]

Nature Trails

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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.[4]

Boating, Kayaking, and Canoeing

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Launches

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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.

Waterways

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In addition to Lake Erie, a number of smaller waterways surround the park.

  • To the north and northeast, various canals and waterways wind through both nearby marshes and residential areas in the City of Gibraltar.
  • Slightly to the northeast, Lake Erie narrows into the Detroit River, which continues northward on the east and west sides of Grosse Ile.
  • At the extreme southern end of the park, the Huron River empties into Lake Erie at the Pointe Mouille State Game Area.
  • Within the park, several smaller canals lead into marshes, in which a wide variety of waterfowl and aquatic plants live.

Nearby Places

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Lake Erie Metropark is located in Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan. It lies south of Gibraltar, Michigan and numerous other downriver communities, and across the Trenton Channel to the southwest of Grosse Ile. To the west are the communities of South Rockwood, Rockwood, and Flat Rock, and on the opposite side of the mouth of the Huron River is the Pointe Mouille State Game Area, Berlin Charter Township, and Estral Beach.

Three other parks in the Huron-Clinton Metroparks system (Oakwoods, Willow, and Lower 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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References

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  1. ^ "Lake Erie Metropark". Dnr.state.mi.us. Archived from the original on 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  2. ^ "Lake Erie Metropark - Pure Michigan Travel". Michigan.org. 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  3. ^ "Park Maps". Huron-Clinton Metroparks. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. ^ "Park Maps". Huron-Clinton Metroparks. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
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