Category: Parks
300 Hours Outside Challenge
Tired of sitting behind a computer screen or listening to the kids yell at Fortnite? Take it outside! Stark Parks is challenging you to a 300 Hours Outside Challenge. It can be on-your-own, with some friends, or along with the kids. How it Works? Take the 300 hour challenge from…
Find Me FeLeap
Introducing Find Me FeLeap, another fun scavenger hunt opportunity for you to explore Stark Parks. Ben Weaver, a Jackson High School student and Life Scout with Troop 927-Lake Cable, has designed and placed 12 FeLeap signs hidden across Stark Parks. Along trails, near wildlife observation areas, and of course next to…
Hidden Gems of Stark Parks
Being outside has been and continues to be one of the safest places to enjoy and Stark Parks is full of hidden gems. Switch up your route or discover new areas and experiences with lesser-known locations, we call hidden gems. These locations are typically less crowded and tucked away in…
Mindfulness Walk Presented with NACPRO Award
Stark Parks is proud to announce that the Mindfulness Walk at Petros Lake Park has been selected as a recipient of a 2020 National Association of County Parks and Recreation Officials (NACPRO) award in the Park and Rec Facility – Class I category. The annual NACPRO awards honor excellence in…
NatureWorks Grant Application to Improve Restrooms at Petros Lake Park
Stark Parks is hoping to improve restroom facilities at Petros Lake Park through an ODNR NatureWorks grant. Two ADA accessible family restroom stalls with flush toilets, a changing station, and running water would be added to the park at 3519 Perry Dr. SW in Perry Twp. The grant request amount…
On Your Own Adventures!
The safety of our park, trail, and program visitors has always been our top priority. While we have made the decision to suspend all public and volunteer programs as well as close public facilities until further notice for the well-being of all, our parks and trails remain open to enjoy! While…
parkrun, Free 5k Held Saturdays at Sippo Lake Park!
Friends of Stark Parks is proud to offer parkrun USA to Sippo Lake Park! parkrun is a completely free, weekly (held every Saturday morning), timed 5k staged at parks around the world, led by volunteers. These 5k events are open to everyone – including walkers. Participants only need to register…
Santa is Coming to…Fry Family Park
Stark Parks welcomes you to celebrate Christmas in July on July 24 and July 25 anytime between 10 a.m. and Noon each day at Fry Family Park. Cardboard sledding, snowball fights, kids crafts, sweet treats, and an on-your-own 1-mile Santa Run. You may even catch a glimpse of Santa on…
Walborn Reservoir Eagle Nest Report
In 1979 there were only four eagle pairs in Ohio. The state is now home to around 200 nests with about 300 known eaglets hatching each year. 2018 and 2019 population estimates have been considerably higher. Eaglets at Walborn Reservoir have never been banded by ODNR for safety reasons: the nesting…
