This 237-acre park, formerly managed as a golf course, is in the process of reclaiming a natural landscape. Six trails total 3.6 miles. Children can have fun here on an orchard-themed playground, as well as a primo sledding hill during winter months. Restoration has been funded in part through a grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under provisions of Section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act.
Enjoy asphalt and gravel trails with nice views of fields, ponds and apple trees.
Sedge Trail – 0.15 – asphalt
Cricket Trail – 0.6 – asphalt
Harvest Trail – 0.75 – gravel
White Pine Trail – 0.3 – gravel
Pine Warbler Trail – 0.2 – gravel
McIntosh Trail – 1.6 – gravel
Witness the rebirth of an ecosystem in this living conservation project.
When Orchard Hills Golf Course ceased operations in January 2007, the Patterson Family worked with the Western Reserve Land Conservancy and Geauga Park District to place a conservation easement here. To restore the property to its former natural state – a mature beech-maple forest ecosystem with clean headwater streams and wetlands for the Chagrin River – the Park District has “jump started” natural recuperative ecosystems that support a vast array of native flora and fauna for the Chagrin River corridor.
Conservation projects include the restoration of 1,500 linear feet of stream, three acres of wetlands, 50 acres of forest and 22 acres of meadow. The restoration has helped protect and preserve stream corridors and reestablish more natural and healthy functioning streams, as well as improve water quality.
Reforestation of one former fairway per year began in 2010, and is expected to take at least 10 years to complete.
Orchard Hills Park has one reservable lodge and one reservable shelter.
This shelter cannot be accessed by vehicle; guests must be able to “pack in and pack out” their items via a short, paved trail from the parking lot. We recommend bringing a small wagon to transport items to your site. Please note that snow is not plowed along this trail during winter weather.
Pondside Shelter can host up to 30 people and offers 3 picnic tables, electrical outlets, a fireplace, and a grill. Vault-style restrooms are located near the parking lot.
Guests must bring their own water for drinking and clean-up. Alcohol is only permitted in the shelter, not in the adjacent support facilities such as restrooms, activity areas, trails, parking lots or roads.
To use the fireplace, guests must bring their own firewood and supplies. Please do not bring firewood from outside Ohio. Guests are encouraged to bring/purchase firewood from local sources close to the park.
To protect the beauty of the parks, Geauga Park District encourages you to “Pack It In, Pack It Out.” Decorations are nice, but please no nails, glitter or confetti, and be sure to remove all traces of your decorations at the end of your visit.
Guests are responsible for their own shelter clean-up at the end of each reservation/event.
| Event | Location | Date | Time | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birding for Beginners | Orchard Hills Park | 04/23/2026 | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Free |
| Dragonfly Hike | Orchard Hills Park | 06/21/2026 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Free |
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