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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
SMP's Model AA truck on display at Goodyear Heights Metro Park during Truck-or-Treat event

1928 Model AA truck hits the road again with Summit Metro Parks

Thanks to the generosity of Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum and Summit Metro Parks Foundation, the park district’s 1928 Model AA has been restored.

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The understory

Hidden beneath the easy-to-notice fall colors in our woodlands is an underappreciated layer of forest. If you know . . .
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Marilyn Buckey - her head tipped back in laughter - and Mike Johnson, chief of conservation - smiling at Marilyn - share a moment at the Robert A. & Jean C. Meyers Conservation Area to celebrate the success of everyone’s effort to help fulfill SMP’s mission to preserve and conserve our natural resources.

Marilyn Buckey and the Tiny Endangered Fish She Helped Save

Fish that were nearly extinct are now thriving at an SMP conservation area, thanks to Marilyn Buckey and conservation organizations. Find out how.

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runners of all ages running in the same direction with green trees in background

Celebrate mom at the Mother’s Day 5K

Run, jog or walk to celebrate the mother figure in your life at the park district’s 14th annual . . .
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Visitors using the Parcours Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park in the 1980s

Enjoy frosty fitness on Parcours Trails 

Visitors have been delighted and challenged by Parcours trails at Goodyear Heights Metro Park and Sand Run Metro Park for years. Learn how they have been updated.

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