Metro Parks, Serving Summit County
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Metro Parks, Serving Summit County is a Metroparks system serving the citizens of Summit County, Ohio by managing over 8,800 acres (35 kmĀ²) in 13 parks and conservation areas.
Metro Parks, Serving Summit county is supported by a levy, which voters are periodically asked to approve. The Metro Parks Rangers are the Police Division of the Park District.
Parks
- Cascade Valley in Akron
- Deep Lock Quarry in Peninsula
- Firestone in Akron
- Furnace Run in Richfield
- Goodyear Heights in Akron
- Gorge in Cuyahoga Falls
- Hampton Hills in Akron and Cuyahoga Falls
- Liberty in Twinsburg
- Monroe Falls in Munroe Falls
- F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm in Akron
- O'Neil Woods in Bath
- Sand Run in Akron
- Silver Creek in Norton
Other
- Bike & Hike Trail, a 33.5-mile-long railroad to trail conversion[1] with trailheads in Sagamore Hills, Northfield Center, Boston Heights, Stow, Munroe Falls, and Hudson
- Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, a 13.53-mile-long[2] restored path along the abandoned Ohio and Erie Canal, with trailheads in Akron, Barberton, New Franklin, and Clinton