Walking the woodpecker loop 1.8 miles and it was beautiful. Water features, few places to sit and…read morerest, trash cans and a covered spot in case of rain. Ample bird watching opportunities. Saw blue jay, yellow finch, robins, etc. beautiful! Ample parking. Water fountains too.

If you walk or jog this is the place, and it's suitable for wheelchairs and scooters. The park is a…read moreformer golf course so the paths are along lots of trees and plants that were once the fairways. A cool memory of the course are the wooden steps leading up to the former first tee. Signs show the distances of the many paths. There is shade, but bring a water bottle. A few benches are along the way. Call to get a tour with a naturalist using golf cars! Along our walk we saw a baby mole scurrying along the grass. A Monarch caterpillar was on a milkweed plant, and the milkweeds are everywhere. Love trees? Lots of oak trees and others line the paths. Redwing blackbirds were chirping. In the mornings and evenings I've was told you can see a lot of deer. A shelter is available for group events. There are a few picnic tables under the trees. More tables are needed. Large parking area. Handicapped accessible.

Busy walking park and the paths are great. The paved path goes around the meadow. The gravel paths…read morego through the woods. Restrooms are available. There is a "natural" playground. A couple of small lean-tos have picnic tables. An enclosed shelter house with a fireplace is for rent.

Everyone loved this venue for my son's graduation party. We had a great time with games and food…read moreand music. We had a visitor outside that we were able to coax back into the grassier areas as we didn't want the baby snake as close as he was to the shelter. Very inexpensive and I would definitely book there again.

Came during March I know half the animals are not outside they are hibernating or sleeping a lot…read morebut saw a good amount of animals, the food and drink prices are outrageous

I absolutely love adventures in the park. I am about 10 mins from the Little Met golf course and…read moreRocky River . It's just so peaceful down in the park. I highly suggest going for a walk, hike or bike ride.

This reservation is spread out over multiple cities. There are many parking areas to stop and enjoy…read morealong the way. We stopped near snow road and we're able to have a nice picnic lunch. Plenty of picnic tables and covered areas to eat. My kids loved the river ford and being able to walk down by the river. There are only port o potties by the area we stopped so that is always hard with kids.

A nice trail in the cleveland metoparks. It's usually pretty quiet and peaceful. It's a good place…read morefor a walk or to go bird watching. It is part of the lake to lake trail. The bridge area is my favorite part and there is a small kids play area.

It was a beautiful evening, blue skies, temp in the 70s, and a perfect lake breeze making everyone…read morecomfortable. It was the final free concert of the summer in the city of Willoughby. "Soul Shake and the East Side Horns" was performing right along the Lakeshore. The music they played can only be done right with horns to back it up. They did a great job. Everyone had a really great time. Food truck and beverage tables made everyone happy. There was plenty of easy parking right on sight. And we all got to see how the lakefront restoration is coming along. It was a really fun evening. Sad it's the last one for this year. Come and enjoy the park all year.

I visited this park on Saturday, 12 July 2025 for a Nigerian picnic. I came with a friend and…read morestayed for about 1.5 - 2 hours. It was a hot day but the festival was under a pavilion (covering) so we all stayed as cool as possible. This park is lovely especially the sand stature that was there in the summer. I enjoyed walking at the park especially with the lake in the background. I may not be back anything soon because it is a bit far from my apartment. GOAL of 365 reviews in 2025 - 57/365 total reviews in 2025 - 838 total Yelp reviews - Reviewed on 11 December 2025

We were in the area to enjoy the wineries, but thought a morning hike would be a smart move. We…read morestarted out on the Butterfly path, which was short and easily walked, and then transitioned to Hemlock Ridge and finally Bluebell Valley and then back on Hemlock Ridge. Bluebell Valley had some areas that were steep and slippery and a huge flight of stairs. We got to see a snake and a deer, as well as chipmunks. There are many beautiful trees, but unfortunately the water was so low that the stream was barely running. We saw one picnic pavilion and there was a restroom. Metro Parks does a great job taking care of their parks.

Very good nature center with lots of history of the marsh and the surrounding area! Overall 8/10…read more(4.0 stars) it's just a little small. (My review of the nature center from Google Maps)

Here is a nice little place to hike some trails in a marsh. It basically is a combination of marsh…read moreand woods within a preserve. Mentor Marsh is located close to Headlands Beach so you can get here easily from there. Around here it's much quieter than at the beach. This attracts mosquitos so use bug spray. Entrance is hard to find. It has a parking lot next to the nature center, which is an old house. There's a few trails to choose from. Kerven Trail takes you around the marsh area. There's a large open area once you get out of the woods. If it has rained recently, this place is pretty damp. There also will be lots of mosquitos. It's a marsh after all. The trails are kept pretty clean and clear. It overall is a nice place when you want to get away from the beach. It's larger than it looks. The trails will also take you to the beach if you feel like going all that way.

Here is a pretty nice park in Painesville with a few things around. It has a convenient location…read moredowntown. Veterans' Park is a popular gathering place. Also nice to walk around in. There's a few benches, a gazebo, and trees. A lot of cool things happen in the park and around it. It has lots of activities in the summer. There usually is something going on most of the time. At the gazebo there's concerts. There's also a farmer's market. Also it's just fun to relax here. There's a few benches and plenty of space to run around in. It has plenty to do in it and around. Many local businesses are close by. There's always plenty of parking.

Beautiful park in the middle of Painesville. The architecture of the surrounding buildings is…read morebeautiful. In the summer, the is always activity. Wednesday nights are gazebo concerts, Thursdays during the day are farmers markets and Fridays are car cruise nights. Mature trees and beautiful civil war monument make this a great spot for lunch.