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VARIOUS RECREATIONAL AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF ANN ARBOR (AND <br>
	SELECTED ONES BEYOND) OF PARTICULAR INTEREST<br>
	FOR HIKING AND CAMPING (AND OTHER STUFF;)<br>
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OFFICIAL CITY OF ANN ARBOR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT WEBSITE<br>
go to <a href="http://www.ci.ann-arbor.mi.us/">
http://www.ci.ann-arbor.mi.us/</a><br>
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	click on "enter our site"<br>
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	click on "departments"<br>
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	click on "parks and recreation department"<br>
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	for a map, click on "parks" and then "park map"<br>
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STATE PARKS (MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES)<br>
daily or annual car fee<br>
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State Parks in general (state wide)<br>
<a href="http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/parklist.asp">
http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/parklist.asp</a><br>
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Pinckney Rec Area (~19 miles northwest)<br>
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<a href="http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.asp?id=484">
http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.asp?id=484</a><br>

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Brighton Rec Area (~21 miles north)<br>
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<a href="http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.asp?id=438">
http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.asp?id=438</a><br>

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Waterloo Rec Area (~23 miles west)<br>
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<a href="http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.asp?id=506">
http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.asp?id=506</a><br>
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Island Lake Rec Area (~23 miles north, a few miles east 
	of I-96/US-23 intersection)<br>
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<a href="http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.asp?id=462">
http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.asp?id=462</a><br>
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METROPARKS (HURON-CLINTON METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY)<br>
daily or annual car fee (one free day a week)<br>
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<a href="http://www.metroparks.com">
http://www.metroparks.com</a><br>
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Delhi (~4 miles west on Huron River Drive)<br>
Dexter-Huron (~7 miles west on Huron River Drive)<br>
Hudson Mills (~12 miles "west" on Huron River Drive)<br>
Huron Meadows (~16 miles north)<br>
Kensington (~23 miles north, a few miles east 
	of I-96/US-23 intersection)<br>
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<a href="http://www.metroparks.com/parks.html">
http://www.metroparks.com/parks.html</a><br>
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WASHTENAW COUNTY PARKS<br>
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County Farm Park, within the city, southwest of 
	Washtenaw and Platt<br>
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Park Lyndon<br>
free, cool, adjacent to bunch of state land
~24 miles northwest of Ann Arbor, ~1 mile east of 
	North Territorial/M-52 intersection
	(a few miles west of Stinchfield Woods and 
	 Pinckney Rec Area)<br>
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UNIVERSITY PROPERTY HOLDINGS (NEARBY)<br>
free (duh), cool to hike around<br>
Nichols Arboretum<br>
Matthaei Botanical Gardens (Dixboro Rd, just south 
	of Plymouth Rd)<br>
Saginaw Forest<br>
Stinchfield Woods (aka Peach Mountain)<br>
Newcomb Tract<br>
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE<br>
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (~4.5 hrs away)<br>
<a href"http://www.nps.gov/slbe/">
http://www.nps.gov/slbe/</a><br>
worth mentioning -> one can backcountry camp on 
	North Manitou Island and there's 
	campgrounds on South Manitou Island<br>
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (~6.5 hrs away)<br>
<a href="http://www.nps.gov/piro">
http://www.nps.gov/piro</a><br>
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Isle Royale National Park (closer to Minnesota land, eh)<br>
<a href="http://www.nps.gov/isro">
http://www.nps.gov/isro</a><br>
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USDA FOREST SERVICE<br>
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Huron-Manistee National Forest<br>
<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/hmnf/index.shtml">
http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/hmnf/index.shtml</a><br>
worth mentioning -> they administer Nordhouse Dunes 
	Wilderness (which is awesome, ~3.5 hrs away)<br>
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Hiawatha National Forest<br>
<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/hiawatha">
http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/hiawatha</a><br>
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Ottawa National Forest<br>
<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ottawa">
http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ottawa</a><br>
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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park<br>
<a href="http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/WWW/parks/porkies.htm">
http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/WWW/parks/porkies.htm</a><br>
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North Country National Scenic Trail<br>
<a href="http://people.delphi.com/wesboyd/ncnst.htm">
http://people.delphi.com/wesboyd/ncnst.htm</a><br>
<a href="http://www.nps.gov/noco/">
http://www.nps.gov/noco/</a><br>
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Bruce Peninsula Ontario, Trails<br>
<a href="http://www.brucecounty.on.ca/tourism/trails.htm">
http://www.brucecounty.on.ca/tourism/trails.htm</a><br>
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