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HURON-CLINTON METROPARKS13000 High Ridge Drive, Brighton, MI 48114-9058
Phone/TTY: 810-227-2757 or 800-47-PARKSwww.metroparks.com
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Timothy J. McCarthy John C. Hertel John E. La Belle Governor Appointee Governor Appointee Livingston County
Harry E. Lester Robert W. Marans Anthony V. Marrocco Wayne County Washtenaw County Macomb County
Jaye QuadrozziOakland County
STAFF OFFICERS George Phifer Rebecca Franchock Deputy Director Controller
GENERAL RULES & INFORMATIONAll activities are available conditions permitting.
Please call the Park Office in advance for conditions and information.
Thank you for visiting Lower Huron, Willow and Oakwoods Metroparks. To make your visit safe and enjoyable, please follow these rules:•Do not leave any equipment unattended.•Please park in the parking lots for winter activities. Please do
not park at the Park Office for sledding or skiing activities.•Report any injuries to the Park Police or the Park Office.•Snowmobiles and snowboards are prohibited.
HIKE-BIKE TRAILSThe paved hike-bike trails are open year-round. Snow is removed from the trails as quickly as possible. Some areas of the trails are not maintained in the winter. Please refer to the map.•Please be cautious when using the trails because they can
be slippery.•Helmet use is recommended for bikers, inline skaters and others
who use wheeled apparatus on the trails.
LOWER HURONICE SKATING
Ice skating is available in the Fox Woods Area from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., and is lighted at night. Heated restrooms are located at Fox Woods and Tulip Tree Picnic Areas. A first aid station is located at the Park Office.
WILLOWCROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
The ski trails are open daily. The Willow trailhead is located at Washago Pond. The trail is open conditions permitting. Heated restrooms are located at the Washago Pond and Chestnut picnic areas. There are no downhill facilities.•Please use marked ski trails only.•Skiing is prohibited on sledding hills.
SLEDDING HILLSSledding hills are located near Washago Pond and the Chestnut Picnic Area. Sledding at the Chestnut Picnic Area is only available during the daytime, and the Washago Pond sledding area is lighted at night until 9 p.m.•Please walk up the hills in designated areas only, and
be cautious of others using the hills.•Snowboards are prohibited.
OAKWOODSCROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
A 2.7-mile, marked trail begins at the Nature Center. First aid and restrooms are also located at the Nature Center. There are no downhill facilities.
NATURE CENTER & NATURE TRAILSThe Nature Center and nature trails are open year-round. See the Nature Center brochure for details. Please be cautious when using snow covered trails because they can be slippery.
LOWER HURON, WILLOW & OAKWOODS METROPARKS
17845 Savage Road, Belleville, MI 48111 (mailing address only) Park Office/TTY: 734-697-9181
Oakwoods Nature Center: 734-782-3956 www.metroparks.com
FIGHTINGISLAND
SCOFIELD
BELLEVILLEROMULUS
SOUTHGATE
RIVERVIEWNEWBOSTON
TRENTON
FLATROCK
WILLOW
WALTZ
ROCKWOODCARLETON
SOUTHROCKWOOD
GIBRALTAR
WOODHAVEN
GROSSEILE
WYANDOTTE
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LOWER HURONMETROPARK
WILLOWMETROPARK
OAKWOODSMETROPARK
LAKE ERIEMETROPARK
LOWER HURON, WILLOW & OAKWOODS METROPARKS
WINTERACTIVITIESWWW.METROPARKS.COM
LOWER HURON & WILLOW METROPARKS
PARK HOURS 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
PARK OFFICE HOURS Weekdays: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Weekends: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
OAKWOODS METROPARKPARK & NATURE TRAIL HOURS
Dawn – Dusk
NATURE CENTER HOURSWeekdays: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
(closed Mondays) Weekends: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Huron River
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MAP KEYRental Shelter
Restrooms Open in Winter
Restrooms Closed in Winter
Paved Hike-Bike TrailNot Maintained
Nature/Hiking Trail
Equestrian Trail
First Aid
Cross-Country Skiing
Sledding
Ice Skating
NORDIC SKI TRAIL DIFFICULTY RATING
SYSTEMThe ski trails are marked using the Nordic Di�culty Rating System. This system uses a series of squares, diamonds and circles, along with color, to indicate the level of di�culty.
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NATURE CENTERNature Trails
2.7 Mile Ski Trail Loop
OakwoodsPark Entrance
GPS: 42 06 55N 83 21 27W
Toll
WillowPark Entrance
GPS: 42 08 16N 83 22 31W
WillowPark Entrance
GPS: 42 07 02N 83 22 08W
3.2 MileHike-Bike TrailConnector toLower Huron
(Not Maintained)
SLEDDING HILL
S1
2
3
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SKI TRAILHEAD3.7 Mile Ski Trail Loop
OAKWOODS METROPARKPICNIC AREAS
Cedar Knoll1
WILLOW METROPARK
Pool & Activity Center
Acorn Knoll
Flint Woods
Elder Creek
Fox Meadows
Chestnut Picnic
Indian Ridge
Big Bend
Washago Pond
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PICNIC AREAS SKI TRAILS
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I-275 Bike Trail
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ROBBE RD
HARRIS RD
WILLIS RD
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Toll
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Exit15
Exit13
LOWER HURONMETROPARK
Tulip Tree
Woodscreek
Hawthorn Glade
Ellwoods
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PICNIC AREASSycamore Bend
Fox Woods
East Bend
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Huron River
Huron River
E HURON RIVER DR
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GPS: 42 12 42N 83 25 58W
Lower HuronPark Entrance
GPS: 42 09 28N 83 24 29W
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ICE SKATING
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Walnut GroveCampground