This 412-acre park, situated in the countryside among Amish farms, features Geauga Park District’s sugarbush and offers access to the south section of The Maple Highlands Trail. Eleven trails total 6.1 miles. Recreation areas include a playground, activity field backstop, sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits and tetherball.
A grand new lodge, multiple shelters and a playground make Swine Creek a great place to meet.
Walk a working sugarbush and deep into the woods on a variety of beloved trails.
Meadowlark Trail – 0.4 – grass
Gray Fox Trail – 1.2 – gravel
Killdeer Lake Trail – 0.2 – asphalt
Wagon Trail – 0.8 – gravel
Glen Trail – 0.1 – gravel
Siltstone Trail – 0.6 – primitive
Valley Trail – 0.7 – gravel
Squaw Root Trail – 0.6 – primitive
Walnut Trail – 0.2 – primitive
Razorback Trail – 1.1 – primitive
Sugarbush Trail – 0.2 – asphalt
This park is dense with forest cover that opens up into lush meadow.
These meadows are full of life. Abundant summer wildflowers, such as asters and goldenrods, attract butterflies and many other insects. Low, dense plant growth provides cover for a variety of small mammals and nesting birds, including meadowlarks and bobolinks.
Forests cover much of the park with many kinds of trees. Small streams divide the woods into upland and lowland, where a rich variety of wild plants and animals can be enjoyed year-round. Thirty-two acres of the park are managed as an operating sugar bush.
Along Swine Creek, walnut, sycamore and cottonwood trees shade lush growths of wildflowers. Teeming with aquatic life, the creek invites stream-side exploration. Great blue heron and kingfishers are often seen, and songbirds of many kinds migrate through or nest in this valley.
| Event | Location | Date | Time | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildflower Wander | Swine Creek Reservation | 04/29/2023 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm | Free |
| Nature's Blooms Hike | Swine Creek Reservation | 05/14/2023 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Free |
| Annual Spring Bird Walk Series | Swine Creek Reservation | 05/21/2023 | 7:30 am - 9:30 am | Free |
| Junior Naturalist Day Camp (Youth entering Grades 5-7) | Swine Creek Reservation | 06/05/2023 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | $150.00 |
| Timbertots: Forest Explorers (Ages 3-5 w/adult) | Swine Creek Reservation | 06/11/2023 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Free |
| Timbertots: Forest Explorers (Ages 3-5 w/adult) | Swine Creek Reservation | 06/11/2023 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Free |
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