Portions of Gorge Metro Park are closed due to construction related to removal of the Gorge Dam. Learn More.

Summit Metro Parks

Summit Metro Parks

0

Summit Metro Parks

We’re Your Back yard

Founded in 1921, we manage more than 16,000 acres with 16 parks, two nature centers, one visitors center and over 150 miles of trails.

Find a Park Or Trail
Programs & Events
Munroe Falls Lake at Sunset
Icon of trail signage New Visitor Info
Icon of a compass Trail Updates
Icon of a kayak Explore Activities
Icon of a cabin Make A Reservation
Trail lines
Trail lines

Programs & Events

Immersive, nature-based fun for all ages!  

View Full Calendar
Eco-friendly Home & Gardens
A hand gently holding up a flower that has gone to seed.

Good Garden Talks: Plant Swap

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
Educational
A green snake on a branch with dead brown leaves and green foliage in the background

Conservation in Action: Smooth Greensnakes

FASN/Visitors Center
Nature Education
Small green frog resting on green aquatic plants in a dark, shallow pond environment.

Friday Night Frogs

CV/Valley View Area
Educational
A small brown bird with a speckled chest stands among green grasses

Young Birders: Thrush Rush

FR/Brushwood Area
Good For All Ages
Two cyclists riding down a paved trail with Summit Lake to their left.

Cycling Tour: Summit Lake & Kenmore

SLNC
Nature Education
A stone and grass path leads to the chiseled rock of Deep Lock Quarry.

Nature Saunter

DLQ/Quarry Trail
Nature Education
a grassy trail surrounded by tall grasses and trees with changing leaves

Spring Bird Walk

MF/Tallmadge Meadows Area
Nature Education
Purple aster flowers with yellow centers in bloom

Blooms by Blacklight

SC/Pheasant Run Area
Good For All Ages
people playing instruments with green trees and a lake in the background on a sunny day

Music in the Park: Season Kick-Off

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
Nature Education
A half-submerged beaver swims in calm water near a moss-covered fallen tree branch

Kinderealm: Beavers

SLNC

But wait, There’s More

View Full Calendar

What’s New

Learn

Board of Park Commissioners vote to support public education about property taxes

Park district’s goal is to support public education surrounding property taxes.

Learn more

Hike

Spree for All

Enjoy this award-winning hiking spree for people of all ages and abilities.

Learn more

Explore

Strategic Plan

Learn more about the park district’s 100-year vision and goals for the next five years.

Learn More
See More News & Blog

What’s New

Sun peers through a wooded area
Three women walking along a trail with a barn-like structure in the background.
Trail lines for the Chuckery Trail
Trail lines

For over 100 years, we’ve been

Leading Conservation Efforts

Beyond the portal signs and hiking trails, Summit Metro Parks conserves and studies green space to help plants, wildlife and people thrive. Learn more about how we conserve Summit County’s natural resources while connecting people to clean and safe parks.  

Learn More