Park & Trail Alerts

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: Snow Clearing in Progress During Winter

Equipment will be present on the trail to remove snow throughout the winter between 55th St. and Maple Ave. Please use caution and follow any instructions from the equipment operator.

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: 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: Hunting Season in Progress and Deck the Hollow Event

Deck the Hollow Holiday Lighted Walk Display and Santa will close parking areas for trail access on Dec. 13 to 15 and Dec. 20-22, 2024 after 5 p.m. each night. Deer Archery Season is now underway and bow hunters are present in areas of the park. Trails remain open during hunting. Please wear bright clothing while hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding in the park.

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. As of 10/30/2024: The current entrance to the park is across from Westdale Rd. using the newly built western driveway. This driveway will not be the new permanent entrance, this is temporary while a new parking lot is built. Follow the driveway to the shelter for parking and a portable restroom. The Blue and Green Trails are open. Access to the Orange Trail near the pond and buildings is closed during this phase of construction. There is no access to the fishing pond at this time.

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.