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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
Towpath Trail in the summer
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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Educational

Reptiles & Amphibians for Kids

LP/Nature Center
A woman in a foldable outdoor chair sketches on a notepad.

Drawing Outdoors

FASN/Visitors Center
Nature Education

Kinderealm: Bears

SLNC
Eco-friendly Home & Gardens
The welcome desk at F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm Visitors Center.

Meet Me In the Garden: Not Your Grandma’s Ditch Lilies

FASN/Nature Realm

Reptiles and Amphibians for Kids

FASN/Seneca Deck
Health & Fitness
A bike standing on an asphalt path in the woods.

Senior Cycling: A Call to Action

TT/Franklin Trailhead
Eco-friendly Home & Gardens
Several people in a garden full of raised beds with grown plants.

Kids in the Garden

SLNC
Nature Education
Several hundred fireflies light up the dark sky above a prairie.

Fly vs. Fly

SFB/Prairie Trail
Nature Education

Bugs for Kids

CV/Valley View Area
Nature Education
A wooden boardwalk extending through a forest.

Nature Saunter

LP/Tinkers Creek State Nature Preserve

But wait, There’s More

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What’s New

22nd annual

Spree for All

Enjoy accessible, easy trails during our award-winning spring hiking spree!

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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

A family of five walk along a limestone path by a pond.
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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