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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
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!  

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Eco-friendly Home & Gardens
painted gourd birdhouse with a spotted pattern hanging from a branch

Good Garden Talks: Bird House Gourds

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
Nature Education
Red-headed woodpecker clinging to the side of a tree trunk

Nature Saunter

WH/Downy Loop Trail
Nature Education
a group of black bodied, white beaked american coots float in blue water

Waterfowl in the Fall

SLNC
Nature Education
A mushroom grows out of the mossy, leaf-covered ground.

Eye Spy & Campfire

FR/Brushwood Area
Wild Back Yards
A hand gently holding up a flower that has gone to seed.

Native Seed Collection

CV/Valley View Area
Special Events
A book sits on a book stand in a gift shop. The title is "Akron at 200: A Bicentennial History."

Book Signing: Akron at 200

FASN/Nature Realm
Educational
Several logs are piled onto a campfire.

Campfire Chemistry

SC/Lake House Area
Art
A woman sketches an apple on a sketch pad.

Nature Drawing for Adults

LP/Nature Center
Nature Education
Red-headed woodpecker clinging to the side of a tree trunk

Kinderealm: Woodpeckers

FASN/Nature Realm
Art
Paper organized in a spiral pattern.

Nature Collage

FASN/Visitors Center

But wait, There’s More

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What’s New

62nd Annual

Fall Hiking Spree

Hike eight trails September 1 through November 30 to earn rewards while exploring the parks!

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Join us for

Music by the Lake

Enjoy live music from the Metro Parks Ensemble in the great outdoors.

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Explore

Summer Recreation

Paddling, biking, archery, fishing and more… Summit Metro Parks has it all!

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What’s New

Three women hiking in the fall
A man conducts a band outside as people sitting in lawn chairs watch.
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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