McLean Teddy Bear Park — Attraction in Bath Township

Johnny Appleseed Metroparks has a couple of really nice parks (Hermon Woodlands and Kendrick Woods are the nicest), Teddy Bear Park is just ok. It is not very big and is right next to busy highways. You can see industrial businesses thru the woods in pretty much every direction. Some of the paths are rough gravel with ankle-twisting size rocks mixed in (including on the Braille Trail, which doesn't seem like a good choice of footing for vision-impaired folks). There are some very cool old trees and lots of dead trees, so I saw a fair amount of woodpeckers, including Downy and Red-bellied. My children said the play structure was fun and it appeared to be...

We came strictly to fish. I ended up catching 3 bass in the back pond... On top water. (Not saying the lure). The water looked stained and kind of stagnant. I doubted we would catch anything... But I have a way I work ponds. It was the third thing in my "bag of tricks" that got me on to them. Not bad size bucketmouths. Surprising early June catches for...

Cute little metro park to walk or hike through or just go and play at the playground or fish at. Two small ponds to fish in. My favorite part is hiking through the woods parts though! I feel so peaceful and serene when just walking through and enjoying the sounds and smells of God’s...