- The list below includes 56 free or cheap things to do in or near Essex, Ontario, including 81 different types of inexpensive activities like Farms & Ranches, Bowling, Parks and Movie Theaters.
- From Serenity Lavender Farm to Belle Isle Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Essex and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Dearborn, Detroit, Taylor and Amherstburg.
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Organizing fishing trips to Lake Erie, Fish On Charters provides visitors with the opportunity to catch Walleye and Smallmouth Bass. The charter provides all the equipment necessary for fishing and leads visitors to prime fishing locations on the lake.
43.3 Miles
Waterford Oaks is a community-owned and managed park that features hiking trails, a water-park with wave pool, a bicycle motocross track, volleyball pits and tennis courts. The park also rents pavilions to groups and hosts a weekly farmer's market.
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The family-owned, Pardo's Berrie Farms specializes in growing fruit and vegetables. The pick-your-own harvest farm has 51 acres of raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, beans and peas for the entire family to harvest.
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3951 Joslyn Road, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
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An indoor sports complex, Great Lakes Golf & Sports Complex hosts a wide variety of sports leagues for kids and adults. The facility has equipment and areas for soccer, golf, lacrosse, flag football, and many other sports.
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Offering 40 lanes of bowling, Waterford Lanes also features other activities including inflatable bounce structures, golf simulators and pool tables. The bowling center has food options available as well as a bar and a pro shop.
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Often called a bird watching mecca, Magee Marsh Wildlife Area is home to more than 2,000 acres of Lake Erie shoreline marshlands. With miles of nature trails, secluded seating and picnic areas, visitors are sure to experience the wildlife up close.
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13551 West State Route 2, Oak Harbor, OH 43449
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Visitors can view a variety of birds native to the northwestern Ohio region at Black Swamp Bird Observatory. The regional bird species include geese, swans, ducks, herons, egrets, bitterns, hawks, ospreys, and eagles.
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All that remains of a once active Civil War POW Depot is the Johnson Island Confederate Cemetery, a must see destination for Civil War buffs. Informational plaques and artifacts are on display on the site where over 10,000 prisoners were kept in the stockade.
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1800 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
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Visitors at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum can view flowers, gardens, restored landscapes, and a sustainable farm. The conservatory is the largest free-span conservatory in the world, and is divided into temperate, tropic, arid, and bonsai sections.
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14000 W. State Route 2, Oak Harbor, OH
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The Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge manages over 6,500 acres of wetlands, forest, and swamp land. Established as a habitat for waterfowl and endangered bird species, today, visitors enjoy the 10 miles of hiking trails and communing with nature.