Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
Explore the best best camping spots & outdoor adventures options for kids and families in Ann Arbor
Bluffs Nature Area
Forested area with trails & ridge views. 39-acre forested park featuring a variety of rugged hiking & biking trails & scenic ridge views.
Allmendinger Park
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Fuller Park
Play area with a pool & soccer fields. This 60-acre community resource for sports features fields, plus a pool, playground & picnic areas.
University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum
Flower garden for walks & photos. Tranquil garden with spring-blooming flowers, popular for quiet walks, painting & photography.
Island Park
Riverfront area with play & picnic spots. Riverside recreation space offering ample picnic areas with BBQ grills, playgrounds & walking paths.
Black Pond Woods Nature Area
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Gallup Park
Scenic area for hiking & canoeing. 69-acre park with walkways & bridges, playgrounds, picnic sites, & canoeing/kayaking areas.
County Farm Park
Large park with gardens & play areas. Green county park featuring a wooded area, fitness trails, gardens, playgrounds & picnic pavilions.
Blue Turtle Nature Awareness and Wilderness Skills Camp
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Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Gardens, conservatory & gift shop. Offering sprawling gardens, woods & prairies, plus a visitors center, gift shop & conservatory.
Montibeller Park
Park with a playground, sports & more. Park featuring a playground, walking trails & picnic areas, plus sports facilities & restrooms.
Dexter-Huron Metropark
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Frog Island Park
Recreational sports & a community garden. 5-acre green space with an amphitheater & a community garden, plus a soccer field & running track.
North Bay Park
Lake fishing, wildlife & wetland trails. 139-acre lakefront park offering fishing, wildlife & boardwalk/dirt trails through woods & wetlands.
Rolling Hills
County park for year round activities. Year round park offers hiking & skiing trails, generous space for outdoor activities & a water park.
Hudson Mills Metropark
Wooded area with trails, golf & canoeing. Large park offering hike/bike trails, golf, disc golf, picnic & sports areas, boating & fishing.
North Hydro Park
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Horizon Park
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Maybury State Park
Varied trails plus a working farm. Trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding & cross-country skiing, plus a working educational farm.
Island Lake Recreation Area
Vast state park with hot air balloons. Sprawling 4,000-acre park with meadows & mature woodlands features a hot air balloon launch point.
Sun Outdoors Kensington Valley
Family camping with fishing & swimming. Family-friendly campground with lake beaches for swimming & fishing, plus a game room.
Brighton Recreation Area
Year-round park with equestrian stables. Sprawling park offers riding, hiking & biking trails, plus water sports, campsites & horse stables.
Proud Lake Recreation Area
Park with lakes, camping & boating. State park with campsites, cabins & trails, plus boating & fishing on 2 lakes & the Huron River.
Scout Hollow Campground (Rouge Park)
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Friends of Highland Recreation Area
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Outdoor Adventure Center
Museum with simulated outdoor activities. Simulated outdoor recreation experiences like biking, plus local nature displays, in a roomy museum.
William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor
River walk with lighthouse & picnicking. Waterfront park with a lighthouse & river walk, plus trails, picnic areas & shoreline fishing.
TreeRunner Adventure Park, Putt Forest & Bounce Forest
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Bald Mountain State Recreation Area
Large, hilly park with lakes & trails. Rugged 4,637-acre park with trails, lakes, cabins & a shooting range in a hilly, wooded setting.
Little River Acres Park
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Lungovita Beach Retreat
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