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.

The Valley View Area
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Programs & Events

Immersive, nature-based fun for all ages!  

Recreation

Cycle & Celebrate: National Ice Cream Day

SLNC
Health & Fitness

Stand-Up Paddleboard Open House

SLNC
Educational
Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Powering Tomorrow Sustainably

LP/Nature Center
Educational
an orange and black butterfly spreads its wings on purple flowers

For Kids: The Wonders of Flight

WH/Downy Loop Trail
Good For All Ages
people playing instruments with green trees and a lake in the background on a sunny day

Music in the Park

SR/Treaty Line Area
Educational
an orange and black butterfly spreads its wings on purple flowers

Kinderealm: Butterflies

SLNC
Nature Education
colorful wildflowers with a bright blue sky and white clouds in the background

Meet Me In The Garden: Creating a Cottage Garden

FASN/Visitors Center
Recreation
Two cyclists wearing helmets ride on a leaf-strewn forest path surrounded by green trees and foliage.

Senior Cycling

FT/Middlebury Trailhead
Health & Fitness
Several people paddleboarding across Nimisila Reservoir.

Intro to Stand-Up Paddleboarding

NR/Lot C4
Health & Fitness
The silhouette of a paddleboarder on the water at sunset.

Sunset Stand-Up Paddleboarding

NR/Lot C4

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Join Us

Touch-a-Truck

People of all ages can explore more than a dozen park and local emergency response vehicles.

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Promises in the Park

Tie the knot or renew your vows in Summit Metro Parks with Summit County Probate Court.

Explore

Summer Recreation

From hiking and biking to paddling and archery, explore all this season has to offer!

Explore

Strategic Plan

Learn more about the park district’s 100-year vision and goals for the next five years.

What’s New

A young girl sits and smiles behind the wheel of a large tractor.
A man and woman hold hands while looking at each other.
Three women walking along a trail with a barn-like structure in the background.
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