Geauga County Park District

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.

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.

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 currentlyopen to the public.

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.

Contact information

Geauga Park District
9160 Robinson Road
Chardon, OH 44024-9148
USA

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External links

* [http://www.geaugaparkdistrict.org/parks/ Geauga Park District Website]