Parks/Reservations in Mentor/Lake County

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Bass Lake Preserve

11445 Lakeview Dr., Chardon Mentor/Lake County

440-286-9516

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Big Creek Park

9160 Robinson Rd., Chardon Mentor/Lake County

440-285-2222

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This 642-acre tract, primarily covered with a mature beech-maple forest, is bisected by Big Creek. Many species of neotropical songbirds migrate from equatorial rainforests to nest in Big Creek Park; wildlife watchers also enjoy spotting deer, turtles, beaver, and small woodland animals.
Campbell Park

32500 Chardon Rd., Willoughby Mentor/Lake County

440-946-1234

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Chagrin River Park

Park Reeves Rd., Willoughby Mentor/Lake County

440-639-PARK

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In 1993, Lake Metroparks acquired 101 acres along the Chagrin River, located in the communities of Eastlake and Willoughby. Most of the park's natural areas are made up of dense shrubs, with pockets of mature forest bordering wetland areas. The Chagrin River is the park's southern boundary. Look for great blue herons, kingfishers, bank swallows, and sandpipers near the river.
Classic Park

35300 Vine St., Eastlake Mentor/Lake County

440-975-8085

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Colby Park

28730 Ridge Rd., Wickliffe Mentor/Lake County

440-954-4247

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Girdled Road Reservation

S. Radcliffe Rd. and St. Rt. 608 Mentor/Lake County

440-639-PARK

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Girdled Road Reservation was purchased by Lake Metroparks in 1965. It is named for the first road that the early European settlers built from the Pennsylvania line to the new city of Cleveland in the early 1800s.
Hach-Otis State Nature Preserve

Skyline Dr. east of St. Rt. 174, Willoughby Mentor/Lake County

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Hach-Otis Sanctuary is an 81-acre forested tract overlooking the beautiful Chagrin River valley. Located in Willoughby Hills and within 20 miles of downtown Cleveland, the preserve has been protected as a bird sanctuary since 1944.
Headland Dunes State Nature Preserve

9601 Headlands Rd Mentor/Lake County

(614) 265-6561

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Headlands Beach State Park

9601 Headlands Rd. Mentor/Lake County

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Helen Hazen Wyman Park

St. Rt. 86, Painesville Mentor/Lake County

440-639-PARK

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Helen Hazen Wyman Park was the first park to be acquired by Lake Metroparks in 1959. The park system was known as the Lake County Metropolitan Park District. This property, along the banks of the Grand River, was donated by William Wyman in memory of his mother, Helen Hazen Wyman.
Highbrook Lodge Camp

12944 Aquilla Rd., Chardon Mentor/Lake County

440-286-3121

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Holden Arboretum

9500 Sperry Rd., Kirtland Mentor/Lake County

440-946-4400

Parks/Reservations, Galleries

More than 3,400 acres of horticultural collections, display gardens, hiking trails, educational classes, and natural woodlands.

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Indian Point Park

13165 Seeley Rd., Wickliffe Mentor/Lake County

440-639-PARK

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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service, Indian Point has one of the earliest architectural works in this part of Ohio.
James A. Garfield Historic Site

8095 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH 44060 Mentor/Lake County

(440) 255-8722

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Kiwanis Recreation Park

301 Latimore St, Painesville Mentor/Lake County

440-520-5032

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Lake Farm Park

8800 Euclid Chardon Rd., Kirtland Mentor/Lake County

440-358-7275

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Lake Farmpark

8800 Euclid Chardon Rd., Kirtland Mentor/Lake County

800-227-6972

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Lake Metroparks

11189 Spear Rd., Painesville Mentor/Lake County

800-669-9226

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The district features 28 parks, two golf courses, three lakefront locations, nature and wildlife centers, and agricultural theme park.
Lakefront Lodge

30525 Lake Shore Blvd., Willowick Mentor/Lake County

440-358-7275

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Mentor Headlands State Park

9601 Headlands Rd. Mentor/Lake County

216-881-8141

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The trademark of this park is its mile-long sand beach, the largest in the state. In addition to its popularity during the summer season with picnickers and swimmers, the area is home to many plant species typically found only along the Atlantic Coast.

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Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve & Marina

8365 Harbor Dr. Mentor/Lake County

440-974-5720

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Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve

Corduroy Rd., Painesville Mentor/Lake County

800-317-9155

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Mentor Marsh, which was designated a national natural landmark in 1966, occupies an ancient, abandoned channel of the Grand River. A beech-sugar maple forest occupies the higher elevations bordering the marsh. At the eastern edge of the preserve, there is a mixed oak swamp forest, a type destroyed in most parts of the Lake Erie region.
North Chagrin Reservation

Buttermilk Falls Pkwy. (off Sunset Ln.), Willoughby Mentor/Lake County

440-473-3370

Parks/Reservations

The reservation includes a nature center and nature-education building, a number of trails, and picnic areas. Sanctuary Marsh and Sunset Pond are both popular areas to observe waterfowl. The reservation is also home to Manakiki Golf Course, located off SOM Center and Eddy roads in Willoughby Hills.
Paine Falls Park

Paine Rd., Leroy Twp. Mentor/Lake County

440-639-PARK

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The falls were once called Bakers Falls, named for the Baker family, who had lived in the area since the early 1800s and operated one of the first mills. In 1974, the area was named Paine Falls, at which time it was dedicated as a park by Lake Metroparks.