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.

Munroe Falls Lake at Sunset
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Trail lines
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Programs & Events

Immersive, nature-based fun for all ages!  

Art
A person standing and showing artwork in a sketchbook to two seated people indoors

Nature Drawing for Adults

LP/Nature Center
Educational
Adult and child working together on a craft project at a green table filled with art supplies and paper cutouts

Kinderealm: Animal Tracks

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

Nature Drawing for Adults

Nature Education

Homeschoolers: “Janu-hairy” Wildlife

FASN/Visitors Center
Nature Education

Frost and Feathers Walk

DLQ/Quarry Trail
Recreation
An indoor archery target with several arrows sticking out.

Intro to Archery

F/Coventry Oaks Lodge
Educational
The exterior of Summit Lake Nature Center.

Beyond the Summit: 2025 Cleanup Results

SLNC
Recreation
An indoor archery target with several arrows sticking out.

Intro to Archery

F/Coventry Oaks Lodge
Nature Education
a group of black bodied, white beaked american coots float in blue water

Coffee With The Birds

SLNC
Nature Education
Female northern cardinal perched on a thin branch with muted gray background of leafless twigs

Coffee With the Birds

LP/Nature Center

But wait, There’s More

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What’s New

Recycle your

Christmas Tree

Drop off your clean, live Christmas tree to be used as mulch or in conservation efforts across SMP!

Enjoy

Winter Activities

The outdoor fun doesn’t stop! Learn more about sledding, snowshoeing and other winter activities.

Explore

Strategic Plan

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

Join us

Mother’s Day 5K

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

What’s New

Christmas pine trees lay in front of a sign reading, "Christmas Tree Drop-Off."
Two people bundled up in winter coats, hats and goggles snowshoeing on an open trail.
Three women walking along a trail with a barn-like structure in the background.
A family poses for a group photo at the 2024 Mother's Day 5K.
Trail lines for the Chuckery Trail
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