Kensington Metropark

Kensington Metropark
Kensington Metropark
	283px Fishing on Kent Lake
	Location within metro Detroit
Type	Regional park
Location	Milford Township / Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan USA
Coordinates	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area	4,481 acres (1,813 ha)
Created	1947
Operated by	Huron–Clinton Metroparks
Status	Open year round
Website	Official site

Kensington Metropark is a unit of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks system located between Milford and South Lyon, Michigan, USA. The park covers 4,481 acres (18.13 km²). It has wooded hilly terrain and surrounds 1,200-acre (4.9 km²) Kent Lake (a dammed section of the Huron River).. The park has an 18-hole regulation golf course, a disc golf course, toboggan hill, a nature center, a farm learning center, picnic areas, beaches, and boat rentals. A 8-mile (13 km) paved hike-bike trail, 19 miles (31 km) of horse trails and 7 miles (11 km) of hiking-only trails are available as well as connecting trails to other nearby parks. The only camping is in organized group camping or canoe-in sites. The park receives 2.5 million visitors a year. Kensington Metropark opened in 1947. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

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Martindale Beach Splash 'n' Bash
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Farm Center
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East boat launch
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Kensington MetroPark
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Kensington Splash

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[1] ttp://www.michigan.org/Property/Detail.aspx?p=G15970

[2] ttp://www.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/wildlife/viewingguide/slp/115Kensington/index.htm

[3] ttp://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2828345-kensington_metropark_detroit-i

[4] ttp://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=SGM005-029

[5] ttp://www.parentsconnect.com/attraction/kensington-metropark-2240-w-buno-road-milford-mi-48380-us

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