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LocationMilford MI
RegionOakland
Managed byHuron-Clinton Metroparks
SizeLarge — multiple days
Acres4,543 acres
Good forHikingCampingPaddlingBikingPicnickingHorseback Riding
Kensington Metropark is a park in Oakland County, Michigan, USA. Located between the towns of Milford and South Lyon, the park is part of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks system. Surrounding Kent Lake, the park covers 4,543 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, 3 disc golf courses, a toboggan hill, a nature center, a farm learning center, picnic areas, beaches, a splash pad with a water slide, and boat rentals. An 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. Camping is permitted in organized group camping or canoe-in sites.
Kensington Metropark opened in 1947. The area now occupied by the park was once home to the village of Kensington which turned into a ghost town after a railroad line that went through the village was diverted to neighboring South Lyon.
The park receives 2.5 million visitors per year.