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.

Towpath Trail in the summer
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Trail lines
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Programs & Events

Immersive, nature-based fun for all ages!  

Nature Education
Many large kids' picture books.

Spring Nature Tales

LP/Nature Center
Nature Education

Friday Night Frogs

MF/Tallmadge Meadows Area
Nature Education
A goldfinch stands on top of a cluster of coneflowers.

Birding Liberty Park

LP/Pond Brook Conservation Area
Nature Education
Black bird with a distinctive red and yellow patch on its wing perched on a thin branch amid green foliage

Bird Nerds: Red-Winged Blackbird

FASN/Visitors Center
Educational
blue and violet flowers with green leaves

Wildflower Walk

GYH/Pioneer Area
Recreation
Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Self-Guided Story Trail: The Garden Next Door

LP/Nature Center
Good For All Ages
runners of all ages running with green trees in background

Mother’s Day 5K

MF/Lake Area
Eco-friendly Home & Gardens
A hand gently holding up a flower that has gone to seed.

Back Yards Gone Wild: Gardening on a Budget

LP/Nature Center
Art
A woman in a foldable outdoor chair sketches on a notepad.

Nature Drawing for Adults

LP/Nature Center
Good For All Ages
a blue and green bodied dragonfly with black wings perches on a green stem

Self-Guided: Dragonflies

GYH/Pioneer Area

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What’s New

Hike

Spree for All

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

Join us

Mother’s Day 5K

Run, jog or walk in honor of mom or the mother figure in your life!

Explore

Strategic Plan

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

What’s New

A family poses for a group photo at the 2024 Mother's Day 5K.
Three women walking along a trail with a barn-like structure in the background.
Trail lines for the Chuckery Trail
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