| Lake St. Clair Metropark | |
|---|---|
| Metro Beach | |
  Location within Michigan/USA  Lake St. Clair Metropark (the United States) | |
| Type | Regional park |
| Location | Lower Peninsula, Macomb County, Michigan USA |
| Coordinates | 42°34′32″N 82°47′57″W / 42.57569°N 82.7993°W |
| Area | 770 acres |
| Created | 1950 |
| Operated by | Huron–Clinton Metroparks |
| Status | Open year round |
| Website | Official site |
Lake St. Clair Metropark/Metro Beach Metropark is a 770-acre unit of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks system located roughly 20 miles (32 km) northeast of downtown Detroit, Michigan in Harrison Township, Macomb County. Lake St. Clair Metropark has been in existence since 1950 and has seen many changes since then. Originally named St. Clair Metropolitan Beach, it was renamed in 1953 to Metropolitan Beach Metropark and later shortened to Metro Beach Metropark. On December 8, 2011, the Board of Commissioners for the Huron-Clinton Metroparks approved changing the name to Lake St. Clair Metropark.[1][2] The park is located at Jefferson Avenue and Metropolitan Parkway (16 Mile Road) and there are signs to Lake St. Clair Metropark on Interstate 94 (I-94).
Due to sewage overflows, Metro Beach has seen occasional closures caused by high E. coli content in the water. The beach was closed for nine days in 2009 for this reason.[3]
- ^ HCMA press release[permanent dead link]
- ^ Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority Board of Commissioners Meeting, December 8, 2011 Archived January 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pollution closes Metro Beach to swimming Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, The Macomb Daily, June 04, 2010