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    Akron Falls Park

    4.4 (45 reviews)

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    Frozen Akron Falls and I've got my red Yelp sunglasses on!
    Kinnie I.

    Updated review 2/13/22: Akron Falls Park in winter is amazing! Lovely, serene. We enjoyed an afternoon of snowshoeing to the frozen but flowing waterfall. You can simply walk if you don't have snowshoes. Refreshing to be outdoors. Dressed for the cold climate in layers, you're just fine. Great winter escape. Five star all the way.

    Sara P.

    I have been here in spring, fall and now winter and it never disappoints. From sledding, to waterfall viewing to biking, basketball, fishing, and walking, there is something here for everyone! My most recent experience was about 2 weekends ago when it was still fresh snow and felt like winter. My only winter visit and it may just be my favorite time of year to visit. The falls is magnificient in the winter! Truly beautiful and breathtaking. The hill for sledding is not large, either in width or steepness, but it was a fun way to get outside and enjoy the weather. This is a really great walk for a picnic, whether it be for your immediate family, or meeting up with friend and family (social distanced of course during this pandemic). There are lots of different spaces, and in the warmer months picnic tables, some shady and some with more sun, and a variety of playground and different places to explore. There are even a couple of cool geocaches to visit when you are there! This is a great place to visit anytime. It is cool in the warmer months for sure but if you haven't been in winter, stop by soon, you will not regret it!

    Jesse W.

    Although it looks like a small town park from the road - a basketball court, open space, a playground, dog park - once you get onto the hiking trails, everything opens up. There is a spectacular scene as you walk, with the stream becoming more and more wild until you reach the end of the trail and encounter a roaring water fall cascading down multiple rock faces and into the stony brook below. A beautiful natural display! Climbing back out of the stream bed reveals even more of the park, with an overlook of the falls, more playground space, and a quaint rock garden surrounding a mossy pond. The hike won't take you long. Perhaps 20-30 minutes at the most. Despite this, there is so much to see that it is worth checking out! Especially if you've been feeling cooped up and need to do something outdoors.

    Anna W.

    Akron Park is a great facility for many different activities, "basketball, bicycling, fishing, hiking trails, ice skating, picnic, playgrounds, cross-country skiing, sledding, softball and tennis". For me, it's a great spot for picnics. With 15 shelters and one lodge available for rent, it is a destination for families and group of friends to gather together. I believe the busiest times are Sundays during summer time. The rest of the week is quieter and more relaxing. It's a really nice place for an easy stroll around with the main destination being beautiful, scenic Akron Falls. The area is covered with dense forest and mature trees which provide shade and canopy, making a cozy spot to be. It's a perfect place for a date. I always feel romantic there, must be something in the air. The old history is going back to early '20's of 19th century, and like "The Legend of Murder Creek" says, maybe it's all about ghosts of two lovers "as they wander over the modern dust of the ancient trail".

    Nikki G.

    I was all excited to go to Akron Falls State Park, hike some trails, see the water. With all the rain we had, I thought there would be water, but the water fall was barely trickling. It was still a nice walk, but I assumed there would be more trails. You can get right up to the pool, where the falls go into. There were many people hanging out there, drinking. That must be the place to be on a Sunday afternoon. There are many playground and kid apparatuses scattered among the park, as well as shelters, and people were utilizing them. There is also a cute, little rock garden on your way up to the trail by the falls. I wore flip flops, but maybe don't be stupid and wear some sneakers, or hiking sandals.

    Nunki W.

    My daughter wants to see waterfalls , we went to west Falls community park for it. We really enjoyed and want to see other place with water falls. My friend recommended this park and it was a really good recommendation. The weather is nice, well it was chilly but since we walked a lot it actually perfect. The view is nice, the waterfalls really cool. It's quiet too not too much people around. Too bad a bit far from my house but it's nice place we probably go again.

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    Amy R.

    This is a short easy hike for the whole family. My kids like to take a quick glance at the falls followed by the other path that's got lots of rocks to stop for pictures and of course walk on. In the summer, we often see bridal parties and family photo shoots.

    Snowy trails!
    Shauna M.

    I love this park, and its one of those places that is great year-round. In the spring and summer its a nice cool shaded place to go for a walk up to the falls. In the autumn you get the beautiful fall foliage. And in the winter you get a great spot to go snow shoeing, sledding, and ice skating (be careful around the falls in the winter though, the lookout is SUPER icy). I also really like swinging (yes even in winter), and there are a lot of swing sets to choose from all throughout the park. It never seems that busy, even on a nice weekend day in the summer, which is shocking to me since its such a nice area.

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    Roma M.

    I met friends for an impromptu picnic and hike. This is a beautiful park on the smaller side. The hike to the waterfall is pretty brief and depending on where you park, goes quickly and can be done wearing flip Flops. Also, the hike can be done by toddlers looking at phones. The creek leading to the waterfall is called Murder Creek apparently and is quite picturesque. The waterfall itself is small and during the late summer -- not raging. Come here in spring if you want to see that. Very relaxing place nonetheless. The park ranger posted at the waterfall area showed us a bioluminescent crayfish -- which was pretty cool.

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    Denise H.

    You can go biking, fishing, or hiking to follow the waterfall trail.The waterfall is just breathtaking. They have shelters, you can have a picnic & theres a playground. Great place for family fun !!!

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    Diane H.

    This park has great hiking trails, you follow a stream that leads you to the most amazing waterfall, just beautiful.SO many options is this park sledding in the winter, there's biking, basketball, fishing & a playground for summer activities. There's shelters to have a picnic, or just to relax in after all the fun activities. Amazing park to spend the day in just exploring!!!

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    Hannah K.

    Akron falls really has a lot of charm, but for some reason my experience here just fell a little too short. I first came here during the winter, and definitely wanted to come back and visit once the weather got warmer! This park has some nice trails you can walk along, which I think would be perfect if you're looking to bring your kids somewhere to hike (sort of as a beginner's trail!), and it's dog friendly as long as they're leashed and cleaned up after, so naturally I felt inclined to spend a couple of hours here with my pup, bring my camera and see what would happen! You can literally park anywhere. Following the roads you'll find open spaces if you prefer to park close to the road itself, or you could find where the pavilions are and park near there. I parked at the space across the road from the Rock Garden - there's some weathered away paved road that leads right down to a trail you can take to Akron Falls. We followed the trails in either direction - walking away from the falls, you come across a wide stretch of land with playgrounds/jungle gyms scattered about, as well as nice pavilions you can probably rent, or just bring a picnic basket and sit down at. If you walk past the arched road bridge (there's a bit of space that continues to the trail on the other side) there are more pavilions and playgrounds. The trail leading up to the high viewpoint for the falls left me a little disappointed. Basically the trail is littered with "DANGER" and "DO NOT GO BEYOND THIS POINT" signs, sort of making me feel like I shouldn't even bother trying to catch a view of the falls. The trail leading up to the viewpoint is pretty narrow, and when I got up there I found that the view of the falls itself was kind of terrible. You're sort of looking at it fro the side, as opposed to head-on, and with the summer foliage in full bloom, there were plenty of trees and bushes blocking what otherwise could have been a good look. If you go off the trail and try to climb over rocks to get close to where the falls pour into, you can't really make it very far either. Where the river bends, it's near impossible to find a dry spot to climb over. Having my dog with me I didn't want to risk anything. I felt like being unable to get a good look at the falls kind of makes this place lose its' luster? I mean, it is called Akron Falls park. What's the point if I can barely see Akron Falls? It all ended up being a bit of a deal breaker for an otherwise lovely little park. I see all the pleasant reviews of this place, and it makes me want to give it a second chance - cool caves? I'm curious. But if there's a better way of seeing the falls then clearly I've missed it.

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