This pretty park is an oasis just across the river from the main downtown shops. It's a great place…read moreto bring a lunch and just watch the river roll on by! If you time it right, you'll be treated to the beautiful bells of St. Mary's Catholic Church chiming out the hour. Take a stroll across the covered pedestrian bridge. It is screened and fenced in so safe for all. Bicycles can be walled across. When the river is running fast you can stand in the middle of the bridge and get your brave on! Its exciting. The park features plenty of trees for shade, restrooms, playground equipment and picnic tables.

Such a wonderful place to visit. We have a great time whatever season we go. Needless to say there…read moreare tons to do in the spring and summer, but not the first place you would think of in a Michigan winter. Give it a chance tho. Check out the nature center at Erie Metroparks, especially entertaining for the 3-5 crowd. Bundle up and check out the nature walks. It's hard being inside all the time on these cold winter months, getting outside helps immensely!

Growing up with the Metroparks, I appreciate all of the events and memories offered…read more It's located off of Jefferson. You can find many trails, picnic areas, boat launches and nature reserve area. The trails are kept up nicely as well as the grounds. They offer so many picnic areas with tables and large grass areas for large gatherings. Another great offering here is the public wave pool open during the summer. I can't count how many times I've been here with friends and family. Next to the pool area is a tot-lot for smaller children to play. A surprise for me was the bald eagle located in the park. They have it by the Marshlands Museum and Nature Center. This is a wonderful learning experience and sight for any age. Annual passes are offered which is a great deal for frequent visitors. Otherwise it's $7 for a day pass.

We've always thought Captain Jim's had such a fun atmosphere and loved coming here for drinks. We…read morewere so excited when we stopped in this year and they're serving food! Our first time was on a Saturday for a couple drinks and appetizers. We shared the Reuben Rings and they were so great! They're a basket of onions rings with sauerkraut, corned beef, Swiss & thousand island. They were so good we ordered them again when we stopped by a couple weekends later. The jalapeño wontons were also good. They were not spicy at all and were served with sweet chili sauce. You get 5 in an order and there were 4 of us in our party. They were good but I don't think I'd get them again. All sandwiches are served with chips otherwise fries are $3 extra. Obviously I ordered the fries but that was a bit steep of an up-charge for fries that aren't homemade (in my opinion). Their Smash Burgers are great. I ordered the Irish Fisherman on brioche instead of Texas toast. It was so tasty, I'd certainly order it again. My husband had the Mean Marauder which had bacon, spicy BBQ, jalapeños & whiskey glazed onions. It was the perfect amount of spicy. I really liked it! They do charge I think $1 for ranch was also a bit steep in my opinion and I think I wish I had been told that when asking for it. Our friend ordered the Dirty Birdie and it was pretty sad. The brioche bun was great, there were two premade (purchased frozen) chicken tenders on it that barely filled the bun, barely any onions and almost no dirty sauce to speak of. She was disappointed and didn't finish it. We should've asked if the tenders were homemade or not. We were there on a Saturday and ordered a Bloody Mary and I think it was maybe $7. It came with cheese, salami, a pickle & olives. We came on Sunday for the Bloody Mary bar and it was different than expected. You build your drink from a dry erase checklist. Spicy Vodka, salami & cheese are all an up-charge. I'd definitely say the biggest disappointment is the Bloody Mary bar that isn't a bar and you'll likely pay more for one on a Sunday than on any other given day. The staff is very friendly and the restaurant is clean and newly renovated. The bathrooms are in rough shape! They're sort of being remodeled, I think. One had no paper towel, the other had no soap or toilet paper, one had holes in the wall and the other was 1/2 or 3/4 remodeled. I think there are 3 or 4 restrooms so I'm only speaking for the two I used since I've been there. I'll definitely be back when I'm in the area. I think I'll stick to beer, smash burgers and Reuben rings!!

Our server Christian was very rude and arrogant; I almost left right after I ordered. I stayed and…read morewas very disappointed in the quality of food, we had a 45 minute wait, fries cold, chicken tenders overcooked, ketchup pouches were spoiled. I called the next day to let someone know about this experience. No one ever called back. I messaged them online. Still no response. I do not recommend this place to anyone.

The site is home to a collection of small historic buildings part of the County of Monroe's museum…read moresystem and explores the history of Michigan from the 1790s to 1830s. Includes the Navarre-Anderson Trading Post, built in the 1780s - one of the oldest known buildings in the state. The nearby Navarre-Morris Kitchen dates from the 1810s. There's a functioning bake oven and replica barn built in the style of the area's French-Canadian settlers. Friendly staff and lots of neat programs scheduled throughout the year.

This place is great for family, parties, sports, fishing, anything and everything…read more The bathrooms need a little bit more light but this place is overall great.

From the City of Monroe website. Munson Park Information…read more Located on the extreme west side of the City, Munson Park includes 212.07 acres adjacent to Monroe Custer Airport. It includes both active and passive areas although the emphasis is on active pursuits. Four lighted regulation adult softball diamonds with spectator seating and flagpoles at the ball diamond entrance, two youth sized ball diamonds, twelve soccer fields, a soccer concession/restroom building, four tennis courts, a large community built playscape, a jogging/exercise trail, walking/biking trail through the woods at the north end of the property, approximately 80 acres of restored native prairie grass, a skate park for skateboarding and inline skating, a pond with a spray fountain and two sand volleyball courts are found on the developed part of the park. Winter recreation activity areas include an outdoor ice skating on the pond located near a sledding hill. Paved parking lots provide parking for approximately 200 vehicles. Picnic shelters with cooking grills near the playground equipment offer respite from the active areas. The ball diamonds are serviced by a two-story concession building with a food concession and restrooms on the lower level and a scorekeeping loft on the upper level. Drinking fountains are available at the picnic shelter area, and at the ball diamond concession and the soccer concession areas. The City offers community garden plots for rent where local residents may grow fresh vegetables and fruits within the undeveloped part of the site.

Such a great park! Right on the water, great nature trail. Can't beat it!read more

This boat launch just makes up prices when the employees are crabby. We have been launching our jet…read moreskies here for years. All of the sudden the price doubles because we have two jet skies. One trailer. All last year and this summer it's 7$ because they it's on the same trailer. Except for today. It's Labor Day and the employees don't want to be there so it's 14$. The manager told my husband to get the f--- out. Nice!!!!

Heck Park is a park which formerly was jointly owned and operated by the City of Monroe and Monroe…read moreCounty but is now under the sole ownership of Monroe County. A Vietnam Veterans Memorial has been developed at the site which is overseen by a special Heck Park Committee, which has members from the Park Commission, the County Board, and the Vietnam Veterans Chapter 142. Heck Park has Parking, Restrooms, Pavilion seating approximately 30 adults, Trails, Playground, Basketball court, Sled Hill, Veteran's Memorial, Charcoal operated cooking grills available but has no electrical outlets.

This is one heck of a park. It is a memorial to Viet Nam veterans. It doesn't take but 10 minutes…read moreto see the whole place but it is a true photo opportunity. I liked that they also had a box to deposit old American flags.

I like launching with River Village! It is located right off I75 on North Huron River Drive. There…read moreis a restaurant you can grab a bite before/after your trip! The staff is helpful & friendly. It's only $10 for my kayak to be loaded up and brought up river for the 3 hour trip back to the livery. I believe it's $30 to rent their kayaks. It's a beautiful trip on that stretch of the Huron River. You must give it a try!

We've been to River Village a few times, and we've been satisfied with the service as well as the…read morecleanliness and condition of the kayaks. The River Village team does a great job of getting us to the drop area, and are very friendly.