Park & Trail Alerts

Status Alert: Park Access from the West

Access to Sippo Lake Park from the west (Massillon area) will be impacted by a nearby construction project on 12th St. NW near Genoa Ave. Expect a detour between Genoa Ave. and Jackson Ave. and allow extra time

Status Alert: Access to Park from Rt. 225 Only and Hunting Season

Due to a sink hole on Price St. west of the main park entrance and Rt. 183, all visitors should enter from the east from Rt. 225. Walk-in fishing access to the Price St. causeway is permitted. Please do not go near the Road Closed barriers. Several hunting seasons are now underway or begin soon including Deer Archery Season (Sept. 28) and Waterfowl Hunting (Sept. 7). Trails remain open during hunting. Please wear bright clothing while hiking and biking the Mahoning Valley Trail. Private property near the trail does allow gun hunting on the following dates during deer gun season: Nov. 16 and 17 (Youth Season), Dec. 2 to Dec. 8, Dec. 21 and 22, and Jan. 4 to Jan. 7, 2025. Stark Parks issues permits to allow waterfowl hunting at designated areas around Deer Creek and Walborn Reservoirs during the fall and winter.

Status Alert: Under Consideration for Decommission

This park is under consideration for decommissioning into a naturalized area. We welcome public comments about this transition. Please call 330-477-3552 or information@starkparks.com to provide comments.

Status Alert: Trail Paving and Patchwork and Detour in Place

The trail through the Fountains at Edgewood development will be rerouted through the Lexington Farms development due to nearby construction. Please follow the signs for the temporary route. Trail paving and finish work is being done by a contractor. Please use caution of work equipment or crews.

Status Alert: Park Closed

Molly Stark Park is closed until further notice. No access is permitted.

Status Alert: Hunting Seasons in Progress

Trail connections to the City of Louisville northern trailhead of the trail (Rt. 44) and Metzger Park are currently closed due to facility construction projects. Please wear bright clothing while hiking and biking either section of the Nickel Plate Trail. Trails remain open during hunting season. Private property near the trail does allow gun hunting on the following dates during deer gun season: Nov. 16 and 17 (Youth Season), Dec. 2 to Dec. 8, Dec. 21 and 22, and Jan. 4 to Jan. 7, 2025.

Status Alert: Hunting Season in Progress

Trails remain open during hunting. Please wear bright clothing while hiking or riding the trails. Private property near the trail does allow gun hunting on the following dates during deer gun season: Nov. 16 and 17 (Youth Season), Dec. 2 to Dec. 8, Dec. 21 and 22, and Jan. 4 to Jan. 7, 2025.

Status Alert: 3 Day Closure Week of Oct. 7

A 3 day closure of the trail is tentatively planned from Oct. 7 to 9 between 17th St. and Bison Ave. for soil testing around the bridge. The bridge will eventually be replaced in the near future.

Status Alert: Hunting Seasons in Progress

Please wear bright clothing and use caution while hiking, horseback riding, or boating in the park as several hunting seasons run through the fall and winter season. Note: The hunting area between Marlboro Ave. and Allen Dr. that also borders Osborne Ave. is closed to hunting in 2024-25 while restoration and reforestation on the property occurs. Several hunting seasons are now underway or begin soon including Deer Archery Season (Sept. 28) and Waterfowl Hunting (Sept. 7). Trails remain open during hunting. Please wear bright clothing while hiking or riding the trails. Stark Parks issues permits to allow waterfowl hunting at designated areas around Deer Creek and Walborn Reservoirs during the fall and winter. Please note that the Bingham Property located west of Marlboro Ave. and north of Allen Dr. that has previously allowed hunting will not be an open hunting area in 2024-25 due to construction at the site.

Status Alert: Unpredictable Conditions South of Riverland Ave. and Hunting Season in Progress

A possible leak or underground utility may be causing an ongoing washout of the trail surface between Riverland Ave. and Rt. 212 in Navarre. Please obey all warning signage and slow down in this area. Trails remain open during hunting. Please wear bright clothing while hiking or riding the trails. Private property next to the the trail in southern Stark County from Craig Pittman Trailhead south to the Tuscarawas County line does allow gun hunting on the following dates during deer gun season: Nov. 16 and 17 (Youth Season), Dec. 2 to Dec. 8, Dec. 21 and 22, and Jan. 4 to Jan. 7, 2025.

Status Alert: 2024 Construction and Improvements

Stark Parks has awarded the contract for parking lot and restroom improvements. Parking lots are aging and the layout doesn't serve park patrons as well as it could. A Clean Ohio site improvements grant will fund 75% of the cost to upgrade the entrance and parking and ODOT funding is anticipated to cover the balance of that work. Expect changes to current parking availability as well as to some of the temporary trail routes. For safety, construction fencing will be installed to delineate off-limits construction areas. Please stay away from the construction area and temporary fencing. Work is planned for completion in the spring of 2025. The “pro-shop” area of the former Clubhouse will be renovated to public restrooms and a small information space and will follow the same schedule as the parking. Construction on the western side of the park will allow for a secondary drive access across from Westdale St. This drive is only intended for use during construction and large events. Please note: Access to the property will be limited. A new eastern driveway off Hills & Dales is now open and provides access to the 10 car parking lot (next to the pond). All other parking will be closed and inaccessible. The "Orange" trail will remain open with a modified route, but there will be no vehicle access to the trailheads for the Green and Blue trails.

Status Alert: Park Open for Guided Programs Only

The park is open for guided hikes and equestrian rides only at this time. Please search "Pike Ridge" on the event calendar for the latest schedule.