Overview
Willow Nature Area is a small undeveloped nature area off of Eisenhower Parkway just north of Briarwood Mall in the south of the city. View the
Ann Arbor Parks & Nature Areas Map for location context. A branch of
Mallett's Creek flows through the area.
Willow Nature Area is one of a number of city park properties with no trails or amenities. These natural areas represent a unique recreation and conservation feature of the city’s park system. In these relatively few spaces across the city, off-trail exploration is encouraged – a rare opportunity to meander through a wild space in our urban context. Visitors are also invited to reflect on the conservation value and biodiversity of these spaces, where the Parks & Recreation’s Natural Area Preservation staff and volunteers work to steward, restore and inventory the natural communities throughout the city’s parks.
