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Summit Metro Parks

Summit Metro Parks

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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.

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Programs & Events
Munroe Falls Lake at Sunset
Icon of trail signage New Visitor Info
Icon of a compass Trail Updates
Icon of a kayak Explore Activities
Icon of a cabin Make A Reservation
Trail lines
Trail lines

Programs & Events

Immersive, nature-based fun for all ages!  

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Special Events
A tree canopy full or bright orange and yellow leaves.

Fall Hiking Spree Kick-Off

GYH/Main Entrance
Recreation
A camping tent with rolled-up sleeping pads, a lantern and pie iron in front of it.

Tent Camping Skills for Beginners

FASN/Seneca Deck
Nature Education
A small black and white striped skunk the ground with some green leaves nearby.

Kinderealm: Skunks

SLNC
Health & Fitness

Intro to Stand-Up Paddleboarding

NR/Lot C6
Health & Fitness
The silhouette of a paddleboarder on the water at sunset.

Sunset Stand-Up Paddleboarding

NR/Lot C6
Nature Education
A brown, yellow, black and orange butterfly sitting on a leaf.

Meet Me in the Garden: Attracting Wildlife

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

Senior Cycling

TT/Big Bend Trailhead
Recreation
Several fishing poles, some with bobbers.

Gone Fishin’

FR/Brushwood Area
Nature Education
Tall grasses sway in the sunlight against a blurred background

Getting to Know Grasses

SFB/Prairie Trail
Educational
The outlines of several trees stand in contrast to a purple sky speckled with stars in the background.

Young Birders: Novel Nightjars

CV/Valley View Area

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What’s New

63rd Annual

Fall Hiking Spree

Explore the trails while enjoying fall colors, September 1 through November 30!

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Explore

Summer Recreation

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

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Explore

Strategic Plan

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

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What’s New

A woman walks along a path surrounded by fall leaves and dried grasses.
Three women walking along a trail with a barn-like structure in the background.
Trail lines for the Chuckery Trail
Trail lines

For over 100 years, we’ve been

Leading Conservation Efforts

Beyond the portal signs and hiking trails, Summit Metro Parks conserves and studies green space to help plants, wildlife and people thrive. Learn more about how we conserve Summit County’s natural resources while connecting people to clean and safe parks.  

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