Chagrin River Park

"Beautiful park and creek, the only downside for me is that despite the signs saying no dogs off the leash, they're severely dogs walking around off the leash. I'm not a dog person, and I have my grandbaby with me, so it makes me very uncomfortable."

"Been going here since I was a kid. A beautiful park for walking, sledding, playing/fishing in the river,campfires. Always a plethora of animals there's no doubt you'll see at least one animal on your walk. Plus also have a playground,restrooms, pavillions and a volleyball court!"

"Such a nice park to really connect with nature. We love to take our dog with us, take the kids, or take a stroll just my husband and I. If you play Pokemon Go, its a great spot to catch some cool Pokemon."

"This is certainly one of the more well rounded city parks I’ve ever been to. Teaming with wild life you can hear a plethora of birds. Bird houses are dotted throughout the park. But also there’s signs of turtles, active fishing was taking place even in February, and it seems like a deer haven. The deer here are unafraid. We said hi to one, it looked at us briefly and then went back to trying to scratch its back. There’s a little over three miles if you do the whole figure 8 loop, and it is very flat. The smaller loop of the figure 8 is paved, making it accessible. There is a big bridge that connects the loop to create the figure 8. For people who are looking for more than a walk, there are playgrounds, sledding hills, and even a communal fire not far from the bridge with wood provided. It think this park does an excellent job of bringing the joys of outdoor space to the city. It’s also a favorite place to walk dogs apprenetly, we saw many many dogs. The only detractors for me are that it’s built right around a path of large power lines. It is also butts right up to route 2, so you can here the freeway noise on the smaller side. Both kind of take away from that feeling of “being in nature” and are reminder that you aren’t really outside the city. Cleveland is a big city though, and getting away from that without leaving it is a big ask. This is still a great place for an easy going walk and to go bird watching along the river. Power lines aside, they use the mowed area below them to add habitats for birds - and I suspect the wheat grass that grows there provides lots of seed to the birds in the area."

"This park has become one of my favorites for any season. In colder months you can hand feed the birds & even deer on occasion. In warmer months the park is a great spot for walking, fishing, bird watching or enjoying a picnic. There's a nice playground central to parking lot & restrooms & there is a bridge that connects to the other half of the metropark. You can go down to the river under the bridge too & cool off in the water. Beautiful & well kept park."