MAYBURY STATE PARK
Kale Leftwich, Park Supervisor
49601 Eight Mile Road
Northville, Michigan 48167
Park Office – 248-349-8390
Maybury State Park is located in Northville Township, Michigan, south of 8 Mile Road between Beck and Napier Roads. It consists of 944 acres of gently rolling terrain, mature woodlands, and open meadows. Activities include:
- Playgrounds
- 8 miles of hiking and running trails
- Guided Track Chair Hikes for those with mobility issues. Video on how to Reserve & Use the Track Chair https://youtu.be/Z_XEOfTTY6A?si=jKKPdIjGZNJrTG9S
- Self-conducted history trail
(See more information on park history below) - Self-conducting nature trail
- Paved bicycle paths
- Challenging mountain-bike trails
- For more information on mountain biking please check out the Motor City Mountain Biking Association https://site.mcmba.org/index.php/our-trails/trail-overview/mayburystatepark
- Picnic shelters available for family or corporate picnics
(reserve by calling the Maybury State Park office & follow prompts) - Fishing at the pond
- Cross-country skiing in the winter
- Summer Park Explorer programs (call Maybury State Park office for details)
- A day camp facility
- A primitive group camp facility for overnight camping. Reserve in advance by calling Maybury Park office.
- Baseball fields
- Soccer fields
Entry into all Michigan State Parks requires a DNR Recreation Passport. For more information on the Recreation Passport, please go to https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79134_79210—,00.html
History
Many Michigan state parks exist on land that was formerly a homestead or other site of historic interest, but none have a history like Maybury State Park located in Wayne County Michigan.
In 1919, the land now known as Maybury State Park held a tuberculosis sanitarium. Originally called the Detroit Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium, the facility was later named for William H. Maybury who spearheaded its development and actually oversaw its construction. The sanitarium was a city within itself consisting of around 40 buildings and could generate power and grow most of its own food. It served as a quarantine and recovery center for people with tuberculosis. At that time, there was no cure for tuberculosis until many years later when the development of antibiotics brought real help to people with the disease. The sanitarium was closed in 1969 when there was no longer a need for it. Most of the buildings had been torn down by 1975 when the State of Michigan Department of natural resources (MDNR) stepped in and the land became known as Maybury State Park.
Visit the Maybury Sanitarium History Trail, a self-guided tour with signage showing where buildings of Maybury Sanitarium used to be located and describing the activities which took place at that particular location. Enter the park at Eight Mile Road entrance and go to the east (left) parking lot. The trail was a project of the Friends of Maybury and Maybury State Park staff with assistance from the American Lung Association, the Northville Road Runners, a local organization that sponsors runs and hikes, REI, a sports outfitter located in Northville, and local Eagle Scouts.
Maybury Farm
The Maybury Farm was originally used to raise food for the William H. Maybury Sanitorium. The farm and its classroom building give visitors a chance to experience a working farm from the early 1900’s. In 2003, it suffered a tragic barn fire. The farm has been reopened and is being managed by the Northville Community Foundation as an entity separate from Maybury State Park. The entrance to the farm is from 8 Mile Road, just west of and separate from the Park entrance. A fee is charged by the Northville Community Foundation for visiting the Maybury Farm. For more information about Maybury Farm, please go to their website at https://www.mayburyfarm.org/ .
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