Parks and Recreation

West Branch State Park
(330)296-3239 Offers picnic areas and shelters, hiking trails, fishing and hunting areas, trails for snow-mobiling and cross-country skiing, a boat ramp, boat docks, a campground and a swimming beach. The park is located at 5708 Esworthy Road, Ravenna.

Tinkers Creek State Park
(330) 562-5515 Offers cross-country skiing areas, hiking trails, a picnic shelter and a lake that provides opportunities for swimming and ice fishing. The park is located at 10303 Aurora-Hudson Road, Streetsboro.

Portage Park District
Christine Craycroft, Executive Director
128 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Web site: www.portageparkdistrict.org
Phone: (330) 297-7728

Towner's Woods
The Park is open from dawn to dusk, 7 days a week.
This 175 acres of forest, wetlands and meadows in Franklin Township is also the site of a 2000 year-old Hopewell Indian Mound overlooking beautiful Lake Pippen. For over 20 years, families have been enjoying Towner's Woods for walking, cross-country skiing, sledding, picnicking and bird watching.

Towner's Wood Rail Trail Trail Head: Towner's Woods Park 1.2 miles open, east to Redbush Road. Hiking, biking and horseback riding.

Headwaters Trail

The Park is open from dawn to dusk, 7 days a week Using the old Erie Lackawanna Railroad corridor, the 7 mile Headwaters Trail runs by beautiful forest and farmland connecting Garrettsville Village Park and Mantua Village Park. The eastern end, (the Paul E. Beck Memorial Greenway) is completed from Garrettsville to Rt. 700 in Hiram Township. The western half of the trail will be open for use in spring 2000. The level, limestone surfaced trail is suitable for non-motorized recreation, such hiking and biking. Horseback riding is permitted along the trail shoulder.
Location: SR88, Garrettsville, just South of the SR 88 and SR 82 Intersection.

City of Aurora Parks & Recreation
Jim Kraus, Director (330) 562-1204
129 W. Pioneer Trail Aurora Ohio, 44202
Phone: (330) 562-4333 Fax: (330) 995-9154
Program Hotline: (330) 655-6410

Sunny Lake Park
Located at the corner of East Mennonite and Page Roads, provides 389 acres, and includes pavilions, fishing and boating.

Kiwanis-Moore Playground
Located off West Pioneer Trail, next to the Fire Station, offers playground facilities.

Picnic Lake Park
Located at 1081 East Boulevard, offers a pavilion, a ball field and a playground.

Four-Seasons Playground
Located Greenbriar Drive, offers a playground.

Gazebo and Village Green Area
Located across from City Hall, next to the Library, 115 East Pioneer Trail.

City of Ravenna Parks & Recreation
530 N. Freedom St, P.O. Box 1215
City Hall Annex - Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Phone: (330) 296-2864 FAX: (330) 296-1280

City Park
Located at the intersection of Oakwood and Highland Streets, the park contains 25 acres of well-developed recreation facilities

Tower Lodge. The enclosed rental facility is equipped with a hall, kitchen, restrooms, tables and chairs for 120 people for parties and meetings. Rental: A deposit and rental charge is required for parties and meetings. Requests for rental shall be made through the Recreation Office.

Havre's Woods Park, located on New Milford Road, provides 33 acres of woodland and recreational grounds including soccer and softball fields, playgrounds, picnic facilities, a shelter and a Vita Course with fitness stations. The Vita Course includes a one-mile course with 20 stations and a three-quarter mile course with 16 stations. Separate scorecards available

City of Kent Parks & Recreation
John Idone, Director
497 Middlebury Road, Kent, OH 44240
Phone: (330) 673-8897 Fax: (330) 673-8898

Fred Fuller Park, off Middlebury Road, provides 52 acres, and includes six picnic areas with shelters and nearby playgrounds, hiking trails, a fishing area, a volleyball court and four baseball fields. The Roy H. Smith Shelter House is also located here and available for rent.

Al Lease Park, located off Silver Meadows Boulevard, provides 31 acres, and includes a four-acre stocked lake, picnic shelters, a gazebo, soccer and baseball fields, basketball and volleyball courts and two playground areas.

Franklin Mills Riveredge Park, located in the center of town, offers a 11/2 mile hiking trail along the rivers edge. The park is accessible from Stow Street on the south, from River Street via a stairway on the west, and Mail Street via a stairway next to the Bissler Building on the north.

The park is accessible to the handicapped behind the Portage Paper Box Company on River Street.

John Brown Tannery Park, offers a gazebo, several fishing beaches, and miscellaneous benches and tables. A handicapped accessible fishing dock is available

Brady's Leap Park, is located at the northern limit of the Riveredge Trail Park, and is accessible from Gougler Avenue.

Plum Creek Park, located off Mogadore Road, provides 25 acres, and includes a baseball diamond, an open recreation area, and interpretive center, three picnic shelters, fitness games court, playground area, and a sand volleyball court.

Jessie Smith Wildlife Preserve, located off Majors Lane, provides 14 acres, including a nature trail through the park.

City of Streetsboro Parks & Recreation
Greg Mytinger, Director
9184 S. R. 43 Streetsboro, Ohio 44241
Phone: (330) 626-3802
Provides parks and recreational programs for residents of Streetsboro and the surrounding area.

City Park
Open year-round, from dawn to dusk. The Streetsboro City Park located off of State Route 303 next to the Streetsboro City Schools, offers baseball/softball fields, tennis courts, sand volleyball courts; horseshoe pits; walking paths, an open air pavilion; and a concession/bathroom facility.