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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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Towpath Trail in the summer
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Accessibility
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Trail lines
Trail lines

Programs & Events

Immersive, nature-based fun for all ages!  

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Educational

Eye Spy & Campfire

FR/Brushwood Area
Art
A book laying open in a field of grass.

Nature Journaling 101

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

Nature Drawing for Adults

LP/Nature Center
Health & Fitness
A tree canopy full or bright orange and yellow leaves.

Forest Bathing for Beginners

SR/Shady Hollow Lodge
Nature Education
a profile view of a reddish gray fox leaping in the snow with forest in the background.

Kinderealm: Fox & Coyote

FASN/Visitors Center
Good For All Ages
The outlines of several trees stand in contrast to a purple sky speckled with stars in the background.

Family Flashlight Walk

MF/Lake Area
Art
a table covered in magazines and paper clippings

Nature Collage

FASN/Nature Realm
Art
a table covered in magazines and paper clippings

Virtual Nature Collage

Virtual
Nature Education
Fern growing up out of the forest floor.

Homegrown Habitat: Milk Jug Seed Starters

FASN/Visitors Center
Good For All Ages
A paved trail winds through a green, wooded area under a clear blue sky.

Spree with Me: Scavenger Hunt

CV/Valley View Area

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What’s New

63rd Annual

Fall Hiking Spree

Explore the trails while enjoying fall colors, September 1 through November 30!

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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 woman walks along a path surrounded by fall leaves and dried grasses.
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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