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Lions Park

Lions Park from directly overhead

Lions Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. The nearest named place is Lathrop Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Trenton
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11792, -83.19725

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lathrop Park: 0.4 mi
  • Williamson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Tefend Park: 0.7 mi
  • Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Gateway: 0.7 mi
  • Southwick Square Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 12.4 mi
  • Fort Wayne: 13.5 mi
  • Grill Grove: 15.5 mi
  • The Glade: 15.6 mi
  • River's Edge Lawn: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 54
  • Humbug Marsh: 0.7 mi
  • Finazzo Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • Manor Woods: 2.2 mi
  • Wright Woods: 2.2 mi
  • Centennial Farm Open Space: 2.3 mi
Museums: 54
  • Trenton Cultural Center: 1.6 mi
  • Gibraltar Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Trenton Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Marshland Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Flat Rock Depot & Museum: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 30
  • Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Blumrosen Memorial Rose Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Pardee Secret Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Organic Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Cadillac Urban Garden: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Elder Creek Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 9.6 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 18.0 mi
  • Monroe Welcome Center 823: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Belle Isle Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Luna Pier Public Beach: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5820:3121:13
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice07:5916:1917:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837496070747265534131
Precip in2.22.12.43.33.73.33.53.33.22.52.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Metro AP, 10 mi away.

  • Northern Map Turtle97 obs
  • Mallard39 obs
  • Great Blue Heron32 obs
  • Great Egret28 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel22 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty22 obs
  • Canada Goose20 obs
  • common milkweed19 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/284909376

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