Lake St. Clair Metropark

Lake St. Clair Metropark
Metro Beach
Sign along Black Creek welcoming boaters
Location within Metro Detroit
Type	Regional park
Location	Lower Peninsula, Macomb County, Michigan USA
Coordinates	42°34′32″N 82°47′57″W / 42.57569°N 82.7993°W / 42.57569; -82.7993Coordinates: 42°34′32″N 82°47′57″W / 42.57569°N 82.7993°W / 42.57569; -82.7993
Area	770 acres
Created	1950
Operated by	Huron–Clinton Metroparks
Status	Open year round
Website	Official site

Lake St. Clair Metropark/Metro Beach Metropark is a 770-acre unit of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks system located roughly 20 miles (32 km) northeast of downtown Detroit, Michigan in Harrison Township, Macomb County. Lake St. Clair Metropark has been in existence since 1950 and has seen many changes since then. Originally named St. Clair Metropolitan Beach, it was renamed in 1953 to Metropolitan Beach Metropark and later shortened to Metro Beach Metropark. On December 8, 2011, the Board of Commissioners for the Huron-Clinton Metroparks approved changing the name to Lake St. Clair Metropark.^[1][2] The park is located at Jefferson Avenue and Metropolitan Parkway (16 Mile Road) and there are signs to Lake St. Clair Metropark on Interstate 94 (I-94).

Due to sewage overflows, Metro Beach has seen occasional closures caused by high E. coli content in the water. The beach was closed for nine days in 2009 for this reason.^[3]

Activities

The main attractions at Lake St. Clair Metropark are the 1,000 foot-long Metro Beach, which still retains the old name, on Lake St. Clair, the marinas and boat launches, an Olympic-sized pool with two water slides and diving boards, the "Squirt Zone" where kids can play with equipment that shoots water, an 18-hole Par 3 golf course and miniature golf course, the fitness trails, and the Nature Study Area/Nature Center where 275 species of birds have been recorded. A paved, one mile shoreline trail follows the Lake St. Clair shoreline in the park.^[4][5]

Ice-fishing, cross-country skiing on groomed trails, and ice skating are some of the winter activities Metro Beach has to offer.

Miscellaneous trivia

Map of park

• The point that extends into Lake St. Clair was originally an island.
• On a clear day, the Nine Mile Tower and the Renaissance Center in Detroit are visible over Lake St. Clair.
• Despite being in a suburban area, there are deer that live within Lake St. Clair Metropark like many other areas in Metro Detroit.

References

1. ↑ HCMA press release
2. ↑ Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority Board of Commissioners Meeting, December 8, 2011
3. ↑ Pollution closes Metro Beach to swimming, The Macomb Daily, June 04, 2010
4. ↑ Lake St. Clair Metropark Huron-Clinton Metroparks
5. ↑ 109 Metro Beach Metropark , Michigan DNR

External links

• Huron-Clinton Metroparks
• Lake St. Clair Metropark web site, including a detailed park map

Parks in metropolitan Detroit
Detroit city	Belle Isle Campau Park Campus Martius Chandler Park Clark Park Central Park Dequindre Cut International Riverfront Engel Memorial Park Ford Park Fort Wayne Gabriel Richard Park Grand Circus Howell Park Lafayette Park Milliken State Park and Harbor New Center Park Owen Park Palmer Park Patton Park Reid Memorial Park Roosevelt Park River Rouge Park State Fairgrounds Three Mile Drive Park
Metro 600 to 1,500 acres (243 to 607 ha)	Addison Oaks Algonac State Park Belle Isle Camp Dearborn Crosswinds Marsh Hayes State Park (Irish Hills) Independence Oaks Lower Huron Maybury State Park Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area Metro Beach Metropark Sterling State Park
1,500 to 5,000 acres (607 to 2,023 ha)	Bald Mountain Brighton Recreation Area Hines Drive Hudson Mills Huron Meadows Indian Springs Kensington Lake Erie Metropark Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Oakwoods Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Stony Creek Metropark Wolcott Mill Willow
over 5,000 acres (2,023 ha)	Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Highland Recreation Area Ortonville Recreation Area Pinckney State Recreation Area
Waterways	Clinton River Detroit River (Islands) Huron River Lake St. Clair River Rouge St. Clair River
Major beaches	Belle Isle Kensington Lakeside Beach and Park Lighthouse Beach and Park Metro Beach Stony Creek
Trails 5 to 36 miles (8 to 58 km)	Bald Mountain Detroit River Walk / Dequindre Cut Highland Recreation Lakes Kensington Lakelands Trail State Park Novi North Park Paint Creek Trail Poly Ann Trail Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Stony Creek Inwood Trails Trails in Detroit Waterloo-Pinckney Trail
Zoological and botanical	Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory Cranbrook Detroit Zoo Matthaei Botanical Gardens
See also Tourism in metropolitan Detroit and Huron-Clinton Metroparks

Municipalities and communities of Macomb County, Michigan, United States
County seat: Mt. Clemens
Cities	Center Line Eastpointe Grosse Pointe Shores‡ Fraser Memphis‡ Mount Clemens New Baltimore Richmond‡ Roseville St. Clair Shores Sterling Heights Utica Warren
Villages	Armada New Haven Romeo
Charter townships	Chesterfield Clinton Harrison Shelby Washington
General law townships	Armada Bruce Lenox Macomb Ray Richmond
Unincorporated community	Anchor Bay Gardens Anchor Bay Harbor Anchor Bay Shores Broad Acres Cady Chesterfield Chesterfield Shores Clifton Mill Clinton Davis Disco Lakeside Lottivue Macomb Meade Milton Mount Vernon Point Lakeview Preston Corners Ray Center Saint Clair Haven Saint Clair Shores Sebille Manor Shelby Waldenburg Washington Wolcott Mills Yates
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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