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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
The Valley View Area
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Trail lines
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Programs & Events

Immersive, nature-based fun for all ages!  

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Art
Paper organized in a spiral pattern.

Nature Collage

FASN/Visitors Center
Art
A chair at a desk.

Virtual: Nature Collage

Nature Education
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Wandering for Warblers Field Trip

FASN/Nature Realm
A young child wearing a blue shirt and a hat examines a native plant at an outdoor festival, surrounded by labeled seedlings

Native Plant Festival

MF/Lake Area
Eco-friendly Home & Gardens
Several hundred fireflies light up the dark sky above a prairie.

Moon Gardening for Nocturnal Creatures

MF/Lake Area
Educational

Gardening in the Shade: Natives That Will Thrive

MF/Lake Area
Wild Back Yards

Gardening in the Shade: Natives That Will Thrive

MF/Lake Area
Sustainability
Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Powering Tomorrow Sustainably

LP/Nature Center
Educational
A close-up of a box turtle's head and red eyes.

Wildlife Trek

F/Tuscarawas Meadows Area
Educational
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C-Change Conversations

Akron-Summit County Public Library – Main Library

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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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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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