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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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Programs & Events
Towpath Trail in the summer
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!  

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Art
A pile of different colored embroidery thread.

Let’s Get Crafty: Nature Embroidery

FASN/Nature Realm
Nature Education

Bank Swallow Stroll

CV/Overlook Area
Sustainability
Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Powering Tomorrow Sustainably

LP/Nature Center
Art
A pile of different colored embroidery thread.

Let’s Get Crafty: Nature Embroidery

FASN/Nature Realm
Nature Education
Several hundred fireflies light up the dark sky above a prairie.

Fly vs. Fly

SFB/Prairie Trail
Good For All Ages
people playing instruments with green trees and a lake in the background on a sunny day

Music in the Park

F/Coventry Oaks Lodge
Educational
Two black crows perched on a bare branch with a blue sky in the background

Kinderealm: Clever Crows

LP/Nature Center
Recreation
Several people paddleboarding across Nimisila Reservoir.

Intro to Stand-Up Paddleboarding

NR/Lot C4
Nature Education
Black bird with a distinctive red and yellow patch on its wing perched on a thin branch amid green foliage

Conservation In Action: Migratory Songbirds of Cuyahoga Valley

FASN/Visitors Center
Educational
a feathered bird sits on a branch with blue sky in the background

Conservation in Action: Migratory Songbirds of the Cuyahoga Valley

FASN/Visitors Center

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What’s New

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

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

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Join Us

Kids’ Fishing Derby

Anglers ages 15 and younger are invited to cast a line into Little Turtle Pond and win prizes!

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Join Us

Special Needs Fishing Derby

Adults and children with special needs are invited to cast a line into Little Turtle Pond!

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Explore

Summer Recreation

From hiking and biking to paddling and archery, explore all this season has to offer!

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Hike

Spree for All

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

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Explore

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

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.  

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