Huron–Clinton Metroparks
A regional park system around Detroit, Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Huron–Clinton Metroparks system is a regional park system in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park system includes 13 parks totaling more than 24,000 acres (97 km2) arranged along the Huron River and Clinton River forming a partial ring around the metro area. Plans are in development to finish the ring by building hike/bike trails to connect all the parks as a green belt. The parks draw about 7.5 million visitors a year, down from a peak of 10 million in 2009.[1] The park system is primarily tax-funded with a $50 million annual budget.[1] The system provides employment for 200 full-time and part-time employees year-round and 1,000 additional summer workers.[1] The rivers are prime fishing and canoeing streams with Delhi Metropark including a short rapids, which while runnable, is the only point other than dams on either stream normally portaged.
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