CLEVELAND METROPARKS

The 'Cleveland Metroparks', one of several Ohio Metroparks, are a system of nature preserves in Greater Cleveland that encircle the city of Cleveland. These generally follow the rivers that flow through the region to Lake Erie. Referred to affectionately as the "Emerald Necklace", this network of 16 reservations across 21,000 acres (85 km²) includes hundreds of miles of walking, bicycle, and horse trails, parks, picnic areas, five nature education centers, six golf courses, and abundant fishing holes. In addition, the park district manages the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Cleveland. Several of the parks are adjacent to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
While the majority of the parks are in suburban Cuyahoga County, the Brookside Reservation and portions of two others are in the city of Cleveland. Two of the parks lie outside Cuyahoga County. A portion of the North Chagrin Reservation is in Lake County, and the Hinckley Reservation is in Hinckley Township in Medina County.

Contents

Reservations

Golf courses

See also

External links

Reservations

The district's sixteen reservations are:

★ Bedford

★ Big Creek

★ Bradley Woods

★ Brecksville

★ Brookside

★ Euclid Creek

★ Garfield Park

★ Hinckley

★ Huntington

★ Mill Stream Run

★ North Chagrin

★ Ohio & Erie Canal

★ Rocky River

★ South Chagrin

★ Washington

★ West Creek

Golf courses

There are seven golf courses in the Cleveland Metroparks System. They are:

★ 'Big Met Golf Course' in the Rocky River Reservation in Fairview Park

★ 'Little Met Golf Course' in the Rocky River Reservation in Cleveland

★ 'Manakiki Golf Course' in the North Chagrin Reservation in Willoughby Hills

★ 'Mastick Woods Golf Course' in the Rocky River Reservation in Cleveland

★ 'Shawnee Hills Golf Course' in the Bedford Reservation in Bedford

★ 'Sleepy Hollow Golf Course' in the Brecksville Reservation in Brecksville

★ 'Washington Golf Learning Center' in the Washington Reservation in Newburgh Heights

See also

★ Squire's Castle (North Chagrin Reservation, Willoughby Hills)

External links

★ Cleveland Metroparks Website

★ Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Website

★ Cleveland Metroparks Golf Courses

★ Map of the Cleveland Metroparks System