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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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The Valley View Area
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Programs & Events

Immersive, nature-based fun for all ages!  

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Nature Education
Close-up of a turkey vulture showing its red, wrinkled head and sharp hooked beak against a blurred background.

Turkey Vultures: Nature’s Clean-up Crew

LP/Nature Center
Good For All Ages
Small green frog resting on green aquatic plants in a dark, shallow pond environment.

Self-Guided: Amphibian Life

F/Tuscarawas Meadows Area
Health & Fitness
Two children was along a trail in the forest.

Twice as Nice: Fitness Hike

GYH/Main Entrance
Good For All Ages

Animal Tales Campfire

LP/Nature Center
Art
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Nature Drawing for Adults

LP/Nature Center
Educational

Kinderealm: Marvelous Migration

LP/Nature Center
Nature Education

Build Your Bird-Friendly Yard

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
Eco-friendly Home & Gardens
Several people in a garden full of raised beds with grown plants.

Lil’ Sprouts

SLNC
Art
a table covered in magazines and paper clippings

Nature Collage

FASN/Nature Realm
Nature Education
Water flowing over a rocky creek bed.

Homeschoolers: Streams

F/Coventry Oaks Lodge

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What’s New

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Mother’s Day 5K

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

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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

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
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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