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.

Towpath Trail in the summer
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Trail lines
Trail lines

Programs & Events

Immersive, nature-based fun for all ages!  

Nature Education
A stone and grass path leads to the chiseled rock of Deep Lock Quarry.

Deep Lock Walk

DLQ/Quarry Trail
Good For All Ages
Several logs are piled onto a campfire.

Campfire S’mores

FASN/Seneca Deck
Special Events

Hiking Spree Shield Assistance

FASN/Visitors Center
Nature Education
a white owl perched with a blue sky in background

Ghosts from the North

LP/Nature Center
Nature Education
A gravel and dirt path leads through prairie to a forest.

Last Hike

FASN/Nature Realm
Nature Education
a squirrel on a branch surrounded by colorful fall leaves

Kinderealm: Squirrels

Art
A woman in a foldable outdoor chair sketches on a notepad.

Virtual: Nature Drawing for Adults

Good For All Ages

Self-Guided: Winter Birds Discovery

F/Tuscarawas Meadows Area
Art
A woman in a foldable outdoor chair sketches on a notepad.

Nature Drawing for Adults

SLNC
Eco-friendly Home & Gardens
A hand gently holding up a flower that has gone to seed.

Good Garden Talks: Winter Sowing

SLNC

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!

What’s New

Three women hiking in the fall
Trail lines for the Chuckery Trail
Trail lines