(440) 286-9516Is there someplace in the Geauga parks were you can go on a river or creek walk?
Is there someplace in the Geauga parks were you can go on a river or creek walk?
A stream or creek walk is possible in almost all of Geauga County. Especially inviting for such outings are many Geauga Park District locations. Small, headwaters streams, the origin of four Ohio river systems (Chagrin, Cuyahoga, Grand and Mahoning), have crayfish, salamanders, small fish and invertebrates living in their rocky waters and are easy to explore because they are shallow. They flow into deeper and wider creeks such as Big Creek, Swine Creek and Silver Creek (The West Woods), with deeper pools that may be knee deep on a creek walk. River access is best done by canoe or kayak in the Cuyahoga from Eldon Russell Park. Please also watch our program listings for naturalist-led stream hikes and paddles on the Cuyahoga during the warmer months of spring and summer!
-Naturalist Dottie Drockton
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