Top rated State parks in Detroit, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated State parks in Detroit

Experience the best that Detroit has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 31 places from State park category.

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DTE Energy Foundation Trail

State park

👍👍 hey this place is truly out of this world for trail riding. The drive out to Chelsea is also winding and beautiful. So surreal. Can’t rave enough about how great these trails are built and maintained. There are def some climbs but this park rewards the climb! Lots of a FUN corners and downhills. I c...

4.90 (614 reviews) (~84.97 km from centre)

Maybury State Park

State park

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

4.80 (2.6K reviews) (~41.17 km from centre)

Island Lake Recreation Area

State park

Sprawling 4,000-acre park with meadows & mature woodlands features a hot air balloon launch point.

4.70 (3.5K reviews) (~57.86 km from centre)

Seven Lakes State Park

State park

Popular camping park offers 230 acres of shoreline, fishing & trails criss-crossing diverse terrain.

4.70 (2.1K reviews) (~73.64 km from centre)

William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor

State park

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

4.70 (2K reviews) (~1.7 km from centre)

Pinckney Recreation Area

Park

Several fishing lakes plus biking & hiking trails galore adorn this 11,000-acre park with camping.

4.70 (1.5K reviews) (~75.83 km from centre)

Kelleys Island State Park

State park

Accessible via ferry, a preserve offering camp sites, fishing & a boat launch into Lake Erie.

4.70 (1K reviews) (~84.56 km from centre)

Highland Recreation Area

State park

👍👍 Great hiking trails! Spent some time here again with the Michigan Gravel Grinders group and we enjoyed it

4.70 (266 reviews) (~54 km from centre)

Friends of Highland Recreation Area

State park

👍👍 I spoke with one of the members last year while sledding with my kids, and we reminisced about the former house on Haven Hill and the overall park. It's nice to know there is a group of individuals wanting to preserve as much of the park and its structures as possible, all on a volunteer basis. Next...

4.70 (142 reviews) (~53.85 km from centre)