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

Drawing Outdoors

Bring your drawing pad and pencils for an outdoor lesson in drawing. Beginners are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult for the…

LP/Nature Center
A women prepares to shoot a bow and arrow at an archery range.

Intro to Archery

Participants will learn international-style target archery and test their marksmanship at an outdoor range. All equipment and hands-on instruction…

LP/Tinkers Creek Area
A women prepares to shoot a bow and arrow at an archery range.

Intro to Archery

Participants will learn international-style target archery and test their marksmanship at an outdoor range. All equipment and hands-on instruction…

LP/Tinkers Creek Area
Several people in a garden full of raised beds with grown plants.

Lil’ Sprouts

This biweekly program is designed to engage young children and accompanying adults in the wonderful world of gardening. Each class builds…

SLNC
Several people in a garden full of raised beds with grown plants.

Kids in the Garden

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron for weekly hands-on gardening activities for children of all ages. Seed, sow, water, harvest…and…

SLNC
Three tomatoes growing off of a tomato plant.

Good Garden Talks: Pruning and Disease Management

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn about proper plant pruning and disease management in the vegetable…

Lover’s Lane Community Garden
A pile of different colored embroidery thread.

Let’s Get Crafty: Nature Embroidery

Start an embroidery project with park staff while learning about the wildlife in your creation, then finish the project at your own pace….

FASN/Nature Realm
Several hundred fireflies light up the dark sky above a prairie.

Firefly Fireworks

Enjoy nature’s bioluminescent fireworks this holiday! Learn about this charismatic insect through engaging activities, then catch some fireflies…

MF/Tallmadge Meadows Area

Reptiles of Summit Metro Parks

Several different turtles, skinks and nonvenomous snakes call Summit County home, with many living in our parks. Discover why these magnificent…

LP/Nature Center

Self-Guided Story Trail: Some Bugs

Enjoy fun and exploration while following a self-guided story trail based on the book “Some Bugs.” This experience will be available along…

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

Trees for Kids

Kids and their adult companions join a naturalist to learn about trees through fun outdoor activities! We will start in the shelter to make…

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

Cycling FRIENDS Preview

Join Summit Metro Parks, South Street Ministries and local cycling enthusiasts for a unique opportunity to preview the Cycling FRIENDS program….

TT/Big Bend Trailhead