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Summit Metro Parks

Summit Metro Parks

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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.

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Towpath Trail in the summer
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Accessibility
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Trail lines
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Programs & Events

Immersive, nature-based fun for all ages!  

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Good For All Ages
A man uses a chainsaw to cut a log while a large crowd watches.

Fall Family Outing

MF/Lake Area
Good For All Ages
Fallen leaves covering the ground.

Self-Guided: Autumn Colors

LP/Nature Center
Good For All Ages
A tree canopy full or bright orange and yellow leaves.

Self-Guided Story Trail: Leaf Man

WH/Downy Loop Trail
Nature Education

Fall Bird Walk

BHT/SR 91 Lot
History
A statue of an Indigenous person carrying a canoe.

History of the Portage Path & Artist’s Talk

TT/Big Bend Trailhead
Nature Education
A mushroom grows out of the mossy, leaf-covered ground.

Fabulous Fungi

FR/Brushwood Area
Art
orange and white pumpkins sit on a table outdoors

Scarecrow Building Workshop

LP/Nature Center
Art
A person standing and showing artwork in a sketchbook to two seated people indoors

Nature Drawing for Adults

FASN/Visitors Center
Art
A chair at a desk.

Virtual: Nature Drawing for Adults

Virtual
Art
A woman in a foldable outdoor chair sketches on a notepad.

Nature Drawing for Adults

SLNC

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Fall Family Outing

Fall into autumn fun at this FREE family event on October 3!

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63rd Annual

Fall Hiking Spree

Explore the trails while enjoying fall colors, September 1 through November 30!

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Join Us

Truck-or-Treat

Explore SMP vehicles while collecting treats from SMP staff on October 24 and 31!

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Strategic Plan

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

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What’s New

Tractor pulling a group of children on a hayride
A woman walks along a path surrounded by fall leaves and dried grasses.
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.  

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