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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
The Valley View Area
Icon of trail signage New Visitor Info
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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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Nature Education

Self-Guided Story Trail: Some Bugs

DLQ/Quarry Trail
Educational
A close-up of rugged tree bark.

Trees for Kids

LP/Nature Center
Health & Fitness
A bike standing on an asphalt path in the woods.

Cycling FRIENDS Preview

TT/Big Bend Trailhead
Good For All Ages
people playing instruments with green trees and a lake in the background on a sunny day

Music by the Lake

SC/Sherman Shelter
Educational

Kinderealm: Snakes

FASN/Visitors Center
Eco-friendly Home & Gardens
Several people in a garden full of raised beds with grown plants.

Kids in the Garden

SLNC
Recreation
Several people paddleboarding across Nimisila Reservoir.

Intro to Stand-Up Paddleboarding

NR/Lot C4
Recreation
The silhouette of a paddleboarder on the water at sunset.

Sunset Stand-Up Paddleboarding

NR/Lot C4
Nature Education

Buck Moon Hike

SC/Pheasant Run Area
Nature Education
Many large kids' picture books.

Summer Nature Tales

LP/Nature Center

But wait, There’s More

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What’s New

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Touch-a-Truck

Sit in and explore more than a dozen Summit Metro Parks and local emergency response vehicles!

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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 young girl sits and smiles behind the wheel of a large tractor.
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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