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Outdoors in Detroit

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Detroit Riverwalk

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Detroit Riverwalk is an outdoor stop worth considering while exploring the area.

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Belle Isle Park

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982-acre island featuring trails, an aquarium, museum, conservatory, disc golf course & playground.

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Stony Creek Metropark

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Massive park featuring year-round activities from canoeing & picnics to workshop events.

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Maybury State Park

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Trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding & cross-country skiing, plus a working educational farm.

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William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor

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Waterfront park with a lighthouse & river walk, plus trails, picnic areas & shoreline fishing.

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Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve

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Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve is an outdoor stop worth considering while exploring the area.

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Belle Isle Nature Center

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Belle Isle Nature Center is an outdoor stop worth considering while exploring the area.

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Dequindre Cut

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Largely below street level, this 2-mile greenway offers urban art plus pedestrian & biking lanes.

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Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

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Rugged 4,637-acre park with trails, lakes, cabins & a shooting range in a hilly, wooded setting.

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Rotary Park

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Recreational site offering tennis courts, a baseball field, playground, wooded areas & picnic spots.

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Robert C. Valade Park

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Robert C. Valade Park is an outdoor stop worth considering while exploring the area.

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Gabriel Richard Park

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Gabriel Richard Park is an outdoor stop worth considering while exploring the area.