Rapids, river road, and a trail that keeps growing: Scio's Huron riverfront
Scio Township's stretch of the Huron River has Delhi Metropark's rapids, canoe launches, and newly built miles of the Border-to-Border Trail.
The prettiest miles of the Huron River around Ann Arbor run through Scio Township. Delhi Metropark sits where the old Delhi Mills village once stood. The remains of its mill dam became the Delhi Rapids — a genuine class II riffle. It gives canoers and kayakers their one bit of whitewater between Hudson Mills and Ann Arbor. Paddlers put in above or below the rapids, and picnickers take the shady banks. Huron River Drive alongside is one of the most beloved cycling roads in southeast Michigan.
It keeps getting better. The Border-to-Border Trail is Washtenaw County’s project to link Ypsilanti to Dexter and beyond with a paved riverside path. In 2024 it opened a new Scio Township stretch along Huron River Drive. That closed one more gap in what’s becoming a marathon-length network of car-free trail. Buy a house in Scio and the river, the rapids, and the trail are effectively neighborhood infrastructure.
Where to see it
Delhi Metropark off East Delhi Road, and the Border-to-Border Trail along Huron River Drive between Zeeb Road and the park.