A portion of the Jogging Trail is closed for construction through summer 2025. Learn More.

Summit Metro Parks

Summit Metro Parks

0

Summit Metro Parks Foundation

Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
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.

Read More
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 . . .
Read More
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.

Read More
James Hower cycling through Summit Metro Parks in 1997

The trails that bring us home

Nature is a center during eras in our lives when we can invite her in, and take time to run, walk or ride the trails.

Read More