Explore: Parks, Trails, Downtowns, and Other Destinations in Oakland County (and Beyond)
Oakland County Times has a growing list of parks, trails, family-friendly destinations and more in our area and beyond. If you have any to suggest, please message us at editor@oc115.com. Also, please check with the website of the destination before you head out to check for the latest hours, costs, amenities etc.
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Happy EXPLORING!
Addison Township
Polly Ann Trail
Auburn Hills
Hawk Woods Park and Campground (new playground)
Beverly Hills
Douglas Evans Nature Preserve
Bloomfield Hills
Cranbrook Art Museum
E.L. Johnson Nature Center
Birmingham
Clarkston
Depot Park
Garden of Healing and Renewal
Commerce Township
Robert H. Long Nature Park
Farmington Hills
Downtown Farmington
Heritage Park
Holocaust Memorial Center
Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Ferndale
Downtown Ferndale
Go Comedy
Hazel Park
Green Acres Park
Hazel Park Museum
Stroll through Hazel Park
Highland
Huron Valley Council for the Arts
Holly
Detroit Model Railroad Club
Hadley House/Historic Museum
Holly Antiques
Holly Historic Train Depot (NOTE: No Trespassing, only admire from afar!)
Holly Hotel (restaurant – temporarily closed due to fire)
Michigan Renaissance Festival
Sorensen Park
Train Mural
Lyon Township
Downtown South Lyon
Lyon Township Library
Madison Heights
Red Oaks Nature Center
Novi
Oakland Township
Bald Mountain Recreation Area’s Hart Lake Loop
Oak Park
Victoria Park and Charlotte M. Rothstein Park
Orion Township/Lake Orion
Civic Center Park Fitness Park
Orion Oaks County Park
Polly Ann Trail
Van Tassel Pedestrian Bridge and Paint Creek Trail
Ortonville
Your Best Friend Pet Memorial Park
Oxford
Polly Ann Trail
Pleasant Ridge
Community Center
Gainsboro Park
Pontiac
Mt Hope Catholic Cemetery
Pine Grove Museum
Rochester
Meadowbrook Hall’s Holiday Walk
Stroll Through Downtown Rochester
Rochester Hills
Innovation Hills
Van Hoosen Farm
Yates Cider Mill
Rose Township
Rose Oaks County Park
Royal Oak
Civil War Reenactment at Orson Starr House
Detroit Zoo (part 1) (part 2) (Wild Lights)
Southfield
American Commerce Centre Nature Preserve
Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve
South Lyon
Downtown South Lyon
Troy
Troy Historic Museum
Waterford
Dodge Park 4
West Bloomfield
West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve
Wixom
BEYOND OAKLAND COUNTY
Ann Arbor
Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum
Brownstown
Lake Erie Metropark
Cross Village
Legs’s Inn on Lake Michigan
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Gerald R. Ford Museum
Ludington
Ludington in Wintertime
Mackinaw City
Blue Ice Melting, Bridge Work, and Tourist Prep
Historic Photo Show Mackinac Bridge Being Built
Midland
Dow Gardens and Whiting Forest
Mt. Clemens
Muskegon
Explore: Beautiful Historic Library with Glass Floor in Muskegon
Naubinway
Newberry
Oswald’s Bear Ranch
Port Huron
Blue Water River Walk
St. Ignace
Temperance
Michigan’s First Goodwill Bookstore
Vittoria, Ontario, Canada
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