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.

Munroe Falls Lake at Sunset
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Programs & Events

Immersive, nature-based fun for all ages!  

Educational
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Pleasant Pheasant Run Hike

SC/Pheasant Run Area
Nature Education

Spring Wings and Wildflowers

Wetmore Conservation Area
Art

Fold Your Own Frog

GYH/Pioneer Area
Nature Education
A grassy trail leading through prairie.

Birding the Bog

SFB/Prairie Trail
Nature Education
A yellow warbler sitting on a tree branch.

Spring Migration Warm-Up

LP/Nature Center
Educational
Water flowing over a rocky creek bed.

History Hike: Furnace Run

FR/Brushwood Area
Health & Fitness
Two cyclists riding down a paved trail with Summit Lake to their left.

Senior Cycling: Why Bikes?

SLNC
Eco-friendly Home & Gardens
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Kids in the Garden

SLNC
Eco-friendly Home & Gardens

Good Garden Talks: Plant Swap

Summit Lake Nature Center
Recreation
A camping tent with rolled-up sleeping pads, a lantern and pie iron in front of it.

Intro to Tent Camping

FASN/Visitors Center

But wait, There’s More

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What’s New

22nd annual

Spree for All

Enjoy accessible, easy trails during our award-winning spring hiking spree!

Strategic Plan

Resident Listening Sessions

This year, Summit Metro Parks is completing a new strategic plan, and we want to hear from you!

Registration open

2025 Mother’s Day 5K

Run jog or walk in celebration of moms and mother figures at this annual 5K event!

Join us!

Native Plant Festival

Shop native plants vendors, learn how to grow a Wild Back Yard and more!

What’s New

A family of five walk along a limestone path by a pond.
Three women walking along a trail with a barn-like structure in the background.
A family poses for a group photo at the 2024 Mother's Day 5K.
Several people are looking at a selection of plants near an outdoor tent.
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