CLEVELAND, Ohio The ceremonial ribbon cutting on Wednesday that marked the completion of the Towpath Trail in Cleveland seemed modest in comparison to the magnitude of the urban transformation it was meant to celebrate. Once a dream of hikers who trespassed in the 1980s in the grimy, weed-choked industrial backyards along the Cuyahoga Valley, the trail is now one of Cleveland’s leading .
From hiking and biking to kayaking and horseback riding, there’s something for everyone in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Initially designated as the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area in 1974, it was renamed Cuyahoga Valley National Park in 2000.
The 33,000-acre national park is located in Summit and Cuyahoga counties, between Akron and Cleveland, and includes a 22-mile stretch of the Cuyahoga River.
It was the seventh-most visited national park in 2020, with 2.8 million visitors, according to the National Park Service.
Here’s everything you need to know about visiting Northeast Ohio’s national park. (This information comes from the park’s website, nps.gov/cuva.)
Environmental News For The Week Ending 05June 2019
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