Membership Benefits
All new members receive the exclusive hickory hiking stick with current year fob for their first year of support, two complimentary one-hour canoe, kayak, or row boat rentals, 10% off purchases in the Lily Pad Gift Shop, as well as $10 cross-country ski rentals at Quail Hollow Park, and a listing in one issue of the seasonal newsletter.
Renewing members receive a fob and membership card entitling them to 10% off purchases in the Lily Pad Gift Shop, current year hiking stick fob, a listing in one issue of the seasonal newsletter.
5, 10, and 15 year members will be rewarded with special edition fob to add to their collection.
Friends of Stark Parks provides friends, donors, and sponsors
exclusive e-newsletters and opportunities for special events.
Join or Renew by Mail:
You can download, print, and complete the Membership Form.
Mail the completed form with a check made payable to Friends of Stark Parks to:
Friends of Stark Parks
5300 Tyner Street NW
Canton, OH 44708
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Derby Circuit-Spring and Summer 2022 Stark Parks is happy to announce all derbies will be returning this spring. Like so many programs, the annual children’s derbies were put on hold… More
Stark County Park District is applying to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ 2022 Natureworks Grant Program to build an accessible fishing boardwalk at Fry Family Park. It will span… More
The Stark County Board of Park Commissioners today named DAN MOEGLIN the new Executive Director of Stark Parks and named DEREK GORDON to the newly created position of Deputy Director… More
Join us on Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. at the Wildlife Conservation Center Amphitheater at Sippo Lake Park to learn about the annual Stark Exploring Challenge and receive the 2022… More
The popular concert series that combines the spontaneous sounds of nature and people enjoying a park with the orchestrated sounds of musicians runs through July and August this summer. The… More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began an ongoing levee project near the Tuscarawas River in August 2020. This is a long term project that will affect this section of… More
We hope you enjoy the observations of eagle watching volunteers and invite you to stop by the nest site located on the west side of Walborn Reservoir. Laws protecting eagles… More
Humble Beginnings (1960s and 1970s) The year was 1967. Although Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources had been established 18 years before in 1949, it was three years before the establishment… More