Geauga County Park District
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The Geauga Park District, one of several Ohio Metroparks, are a system of nature preserves in Geauga County that are scattered throughout the county. The network of 12 parks and reservations encompass some 12,000 acres (49 km²) includes hundreds of miles of walking, bicycle, and horse trails, parks, picnic areas, two nature education centers, and abundant fishing holes.
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[edit] History
Geauga Park District was established in August, 1961
In 2006, the Geauga Park District celebrated the bicentennial of Geauga County, established March, 1806, with a special exhibit at the West Woods Nature Center called Bio-Centennial. This exhibit depicted the natural environment and the effects of human population of Geauga County in 1806, 1906 and the present.
[edit] Parks
The district's twelve parks are:
- Bass Lake Preserve
- Beartown Lakes Reservation
- Walter C. Best Wildlife Preserve
- Big Creek Park
- Burton Wetlands Nature Preserve
- *Frohring Meadows
- Headwaters Park
- The Maple Highlands Trail
- Bessie Benner Metzenbaum Park
- Eldon Russell Park
- *Sunnybrook Preserve
- Swine Creek Reservation
- The Rookery
- The West Woods
- Whitlam Woods
*Frohring Meadows and Sunnybrook Preserve are not currently open to the public.
[edit] Nature centers
- The West Woods Center is located in the West Woods Park.
- The Donald W. Meyer Center is located in the Big Creek Park.
[edit] Contact information
Geauga Park District
9160 Robinson Road
Chardon, OH 44024-9148
USA
+1 440 286-9516
+1 800 536-4006
info@geaugaparkdistrict.org
