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

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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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NORDIC SKI TRAIL DIFFICULTY RATING

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OAKWOODS METROPARKPICNIC AREAS

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