Sunday, June 1, 2014

Cuyahoga Valley National Park


  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park is in Ohio, between Cleveland and Akron
    • The park encompasses small towns as well as secluded forests
  • Established 10/11/00
  • Covers 33,000 acres
  • 1924: The park becomes a National Recreation Area
  • Home to dozens of wild birds and wild flowers
  • The Kent State University Porthouse Theater is located withing the park's boundaries
  • Open year-round
    • Skiing is available in the winter
    • The wild flowers bloom in the spring and migratory birds return to the area
  • Known for its towpath trails from canals
    • The towpath is the path that the horses took as they pulled the canal barges. The towpath has been transformed over 100 miles of hiking and biking trails

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