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The park district encompasses Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties.

The park system was authorized in 1939 and funding began in 1942 with local property taxes providing for most of the budget.

Additional funding comes from vehicle admission fees and fees for golf, boat launching, bike and boat rentals, swimming pools and other activities.

The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority ( HCMA ) is the body that administers the Metropark system and is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners.

Two members are selected by the state governor and the other five members are selected, one from each of the five member counties.

The Metropark system exists independent from other park systems in the area which include city, township, county and state parks.

There is a proposal to develop the Michigan State Fairgrounds into a metropark.