News & Updates
Celebrating 50 Years
Stark Parks is turning fifty and we’re inviting you to a year-long celebration! Feb. 17th kicked off our official 50th birthday and we’ve got a brand new look at StarkParks.com. Take our “50 ways” challenge and explore all of the different ways to enjoy Stark Parks. We’ve highlighted 50 ways to get your…
Fishing Derbies Continue this Summer
Fishing derbies for children, ages 4 to 15, continue throughout the summer. Marinas at Sippo Lake Park in Perry Township and Walborn Reservoir in Alliance are open for the season. The marinas will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays. …
Summer Serenades in the Park Concerts
Celebrate 50 years of Stark Parks with the spontaneous sounds of nature combine with the orchestrated sounds of music from the Canton Symphony Orchestra all season long for a “Summer of Love.” There will be a series of eight different concerts, in eight different parks, throughout the months of June, July, August…
Cache4Coins Geotour
Find a series of 20 different caches that have been placed across Stark County for the Cache4Coins GeoTour kicking off on Dec. 31, 2016. Travel to peaceful reservoirs, surround yourself in acres of trees, stop by tasty and artsy attractions, and take in some local history in Stark County, Ohio.…
Gunnar the K-9 Receives New Vest
Stark County Park District’s first K-9 ranger, Gunnar, has received his k-9 ballistic vest thanks to non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and was sponsored by Consultative Insurance Group of Middleburgh Heights, OH. The new vest was custom-made and weighs about 5 lbs. It has a five-year warranty. Gunnar…
Healthy Adventures Returns with a New Twist
You have been asking if Healthy Adventures will ever come back! It is returning with a new twist, so plan for a 2017 full of adventure. Be one of the proud who can say, “I hiked, biked, or ran all around my Stark Parks” by challenging yourself to one or…
Input Sought for Quail Hollow Park
Stark Parks is embarking on a public engagement process to gather community input for the development of a Master Plan for Quail Hollow Park. The Master Plan will assess existing and future needs at the park and make strategic recommendations for capital improvements, operations and maintenance, and programming within the park boundary,…
New Wildlife Center Groundbreaking Held
[caption id="attachment_2743" align="alignleft" width="345"] Bill Bryan, Denise Freeland, Joe Sommer, and Bob Fonte breaking the ground for a new Wildlife Center.[/caption] On April 12th, 2017, Stark Parks officially named the new Wildlife Conservation Building in honor of Joseph J. Sommer. The new building will be located at 800 Genoa Ave…
Quail Hollow Becomes Newest Stark Park
Stark Parks will be ringing in the New Year with a new park. Bob Fonte, park director, received the signed management agreement, confirming the Park District will officially take management of Quail Hollow State Park in Hartville, beginning Jan. 8, 2016. “This has been a long time coming. We’re all…
Scout Project Proposals at Stark Parks
Thank you for your interest in performing your Eagle Scout or Gold Award project with the Stark Parks. We encourage you to visit our parks to generate a project idea to propose. Successful proposals identify an area of need to enhance our mission to acquire, preserve, and develop natural areas…