Maybury State Park is a state park

State park

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 in Northville Township

Northville Township, Michigan

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, Wayne County

Wayne County, Michigan

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, Michigan

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 composed of 944 acres (382 ha) of gently rolling terrain, open meadow, and mature forest. The park gives people in the nearby metropolitan area an opportunity to get involved in outdoor recreation activities in a state park setting.

History

Long before the park became a haven for picnickers, the isolated woods and farm fields held more than 40 buildings—infirmaries, houses, children's playgrounds and school—in a quarantined city for thousands of Detroit's highly infectious tuberculosis patients.

Many of Maybury's paved walking trails are on former walks and roadways, although just four stone and brick doctors' residences remain, including one that serves as park headquarters.

From 1919-69, the site served as a quarantine and recovery center for people suffering from what was called "consumption." Most of the buildings were torn down before the land became Wayne County's first state park in 1975.

Wealthy retired real estate tycoon William H. Maybury spearheaded Detroit's construction of the facility so thousands of TB sufferers could be removed from the city, and where the beautiful surroundings might help nurse some back to health.

Activities

• Biking (paved) - 4 miles (6.4 km)
• Cross Country Skiing - 10 miles (16.1 km)
• Equestrian - 11 miles (17.7 km)
• Fishing
• Hiking - 15 miles (24.1 km)
• Mountain Biking - 5 miles (8 km)

Maybury Farm

In 2003 the DNR asked the Northville Community Foundation to take over the operations of the Maybury Farm, which had been closed in 2002. An agreement was reached and the farm reopened in September 2005.

Activities

• Corn Maze
• Dairy Days
• Day Camp
• Farm Animals
• Farm Days
• Garden Clinic
• Maple Syrup Tours

External links

• Maybury State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the state of Michigan charged with maintaining natural resources such as state parks, state forests, and recreation areas. It is governed by a director appointed by the Governor and accepted by the Natural Resources Commission...
  
  
• Friends of Maybury State Park
• Maybury Farm Northville Community Foundation
• Maybury State Park Protected Planet (World Database on Protected Areas)