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 10,000 acres in 13 developed parks, six conservation areas and more than 120 miles of trails.
The park district is fully supported by a levy, which voters are periodically asked to approve. Rangers are commissioned peace officers who provide safety and security by enforcing the park district’s rules, regulations and other applicable laws.
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[edit] Facilities
[edit] 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
- Munroe Falls in Munroe Falls
- F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm in Akron
- O'Neil Woods in Bath
- Sand Run in Akron
- Silver Creek in Norton
[edit] Other
- Bike & Hike Trail, a completely paved 33.5-mile multipurpose trail, one of the first "rails to trails" conversions in the county [1] with trailheads in Sagamore Hills, Northfield Center, Boston Heights, Stow, Munroe Falls, and Hudson
- Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail,[2] a multipurpose trail that follows the abandoned Ohio and Erie Canal, with trailheads in Akron, Barberton, New Franklin, and Clinton
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