County Farm Nature Area Even though the County Farm was primarily agricultured land, it has since renaturalized with lush fields, dense hedgerows, and brushy cover. There is even a rare sighting of fox and deer some years. All dogs must be on a 6 foot leash. Motorcycles prohibited in County Farm Park. Bicycles prohibited in Britton Woodlot.
Pavilions are a first come first serve basis.
Parking available off Platt Road and Medford. Picking of wildflowers of plants is prohibited anywhere in the park. Edible nuts and berries may be sampled, but may not be collected in bulk and removed from the park. County Farm Park History County Farm Park is located on the east side of Ann Arbor. A poor house and insane asylum was built in 1837 and used until 1917 when a brick hospital was constructed and named the Washtenaw Infirmary.