north chagrin reservation

Lots of animals. So relaxing with all the trails. The nature center is a must see and also requires castle. Lots of picnic areas. Buttermilk falls is pretty. Best in fall with all the leaves changing.

I ride my horse here a lot in the summer. The trails are wonderful. The scenery is awesome. Perfect for a place to enjoy the outdoors. Bring your picnic and go see the Squires Castle on River Rd in Willoughby Hills. It is special.

Like to hike the many trails. Buckeye trail through there is scenic.My favorite is a short walk to a shelter where you can hand feed the birds. You can sit in the Visitor Center & watch the waterfowl on the ponds just outside the window.

This is one of the best parks of the Metropark System around Cleveland. I have a little preference for the South Chagrin Reservation, about 10 miles south because it is larger, more diverse and less populated. Still this is an excellent park for picnics, hiking, horse riding, bicycling and nature watching. It has several accesses from the eastern suburbs of Cleveland with abundant and convenient free parking. It has a park center where you can get info and maps, several places for picnics, many covered, a small lake and even a castle (the gate house of a mansion). It has a network of dozen miles of trails, paved, bridal and rugged hiking trails. The latter are about a dozen, ranging from one to four miles and are well marked with signs of different color and animals. You can combine most of those trails for a distance of over 10 miles across forest, water falls, streams, ravines, up and down the valley. You can download a trail map from the Metropark website.

We came to this reservation to visit the Squire's castle. It was picturesque and had some hiking trails behind it. We went in late December so the trails were muddy but still walkable. Very nice place if you like nature and cool architecture.

Have visited this park multiple times in many seasons! It is nice all year round! Sled riding in the winter, walking through Squires Castle, and hiking throughout the forest are all fun activities! You could spend all day in the park walking through and discovering all there is to do! Really one of the best parks in Cleveland.

Love this park. Plenty of different trail options: paved, dirt, horse trails. Many places to park, different picnic areas and options. Friendly people frequent the park every day of the week. Have occasionally seen park employees biking on the paths to make sure everythings ok. A large lake is here as well with a beautiful wooden path and docks.

This park has everything. There are paved flat trails or steep woodsy trails and everything in between. Take a map if you have never been. Many of the paths cross so it's easy to get where you want. Plus, there's a castle! We pushed a stroller about 5 miles in this park. It was difficult in some places if you are not on one of the paved paths but doable.

This is a real "gem" and part of the vast emerald necklace of parks in NE Ohio. Lot's of great hiking trails to get "lost" on, common areas and pavilions to hold cook-outs and a great nature center for everyone young and old. Lot's of easy to see waterfalls, wildlife, overlooks, old growth forests and hidden corners make this a must visit when on the East Side of Cleveland!

Great park with plenty of trails to choose from. Since we were limited in time, we were only able to hike 4 of the trails: Wildlife management loop trail, Buttermilk falls loop trail, White pine loop trail, and the Scenic Loop trail. The wildlife management trail is the only one of the four that I would suggest possibly skipping and/or replacing with another trail because it had standing water throughout essentially the whole trail, which made it difficult to traverse at some points (although we did see a deer with it's calf on this trail which was nice). The other 3 trails you can't go wrong with, beautiful lush forests littered with various kinds of big and small trees and shrubs all throughout, along with the small (but very nice) Buttermilk waterfalls. My buddy and I couldn't believe a park this nice is a City park. If you have the time and enjoy nature and the outdoors, do not miss this park!

We come here almost weekly it seems!! such a beautiful place... Love the area around the visior center (duck pond and sanctuary Marsh). Ducks, geese, beavers and of course all kinds of birds including a Great Blue Heron who we saw pounce on a fish last week.

Residents of Cleveland are very fortunate to have a wonderful collection of nature preserves and reservations around the metropolitan area. This is particular, is a huge reservation in the midst of residential areas. Lots of easy hikes, ponds. Many birds.

Great for hiking, viewing nature, and relaxing! I always enjoy this area, whether it's sunny, raining, or snowing.

Cleveland Metro parks in general are awesome, but this and Rocky River Reservation are our family's favorite. Good hiking, nature center, ponds, waterfall.... it has it all.

This is one of my favorite places to go. Whether it be by myself, with my children or just my husband and I. There are walking trails, a nature center with lots of fun activities and there is also Squire's Castle which my kids love. This is definetly a must see. A very relaxing and beautiful place!