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Summit Metro Parks

Summit Metro Parks

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Good For All Ages

Good For All Ages

Beginning January 2026, all program registration will be online. Registration will now open at 8:30 a.m. on the first day of the month prior to the program. If you have questions regarding this new process, please call Nature Realm Visitors Center at 330-865-8065 (Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 12 – 5 p.m.).

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Two cyclists riding down a paved trail with Summit Lake to their left.

Christmas in July at the Summit Lake Farmers Market

Join us in collaboration with South Street Ministries for a unique workshop during the Summit Lake Farmer’s Market, where we will upcycle…

TT/Summit Lake Trailhead
a child sits in a tractor seat with their hands on the wheel

Touch-a-Truck

Join us for Touch-a-Truck, presented by Wayside Furniture! People of all ages can sit in and explore more than a dozen Summit Metro Parks…

MF/Lake Area
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Music by the Lake

Enjoy a performance by the Metro Parks Ensemble, presented by Wayside Furniture! Please bring your own chairs and blankets, and a picnic if…

MF/Lake Area

Sturgeon Full Moon Hike

See and learn about the full Sturgeon Moon during a hike along the 0.35-mile Meadow Loop Trail. Bring a flashlight along!

MF/Tallmadge Meadows Area
people playing instruments with green trees and a lake in the background on a sunny day

Music by the Lake

Enjoy a performance by the Metro Parks Ensemble, presented by Wayside Furniture! Please bring your own chairs and blankets, and a picnic if…

SC/Sherman Shelter
The outlines of several trees stand in contrast to a purple sky speckled with stars in the background.

Peak Perseids

Join us for a night of unbelievable stargazing and s’mores. Bring your own camping chair or blanket to look up at the sky to witness up to…

SC/Lake House Area
Two bats rest next to one another.

Bat Night

Bats are some of the most fascinating and beneficial creatures of the night! Join us to learn about these fantastic flying insect controllers…

SC/Sherman Shelter

Music in the Park

Enjoy a performance by the Metro Parks Ensemble! Please bring your own chairs and blankets, and a picnic if you prefer. The concert will be…

F/Tuscarawas Meadows Area
Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Fall Hiking Spree Kick-Off

Get a head start on the 2025 Fall Hiking Spree! Join guided hikes of the 0.6-mile Bluebird Trail at 9:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. or hike it anytime…

LP/Nature Center
a trail winds pass trees with yellow and brown leaves

Walk in the Woods

Hike with a naturalist on the 0.9-mile Fernwood Loop to check a trail off your Fall Hiking Spree form. As we walk, we will explore the hidden…

FASN/Nature Realm
Many large kids' picture books.

Self-Guided Story Trail: The Earth & I

Enjoy a late summer walk along the 1.4-mile Old Mill Trail while following a self-guided story trail based on the book “The Earth & I.”…

FR/Brushwood Area

Music in the Park – Season Finale

Enjoy a finale performance by the Metro Parks Ensemble! The concert will be inside Himelright Lodge for a perfect end-of-season setting.

CV/Himelright Lodge