Fry Family Park

Open Daily: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

This 348-acre property has beautiful rolling topography with a mixture of grasslands, hardwood forests, a pond, wetlands, and significant stream and wooded riparian corridor.  It provides habitat for an array of songbirds, game birds, raptors, and small mammals.  A catch and release fishing pond is a .30 mile walk from the parking area next to the barn.  Use the access drive on the left traveling up the main driveway.

The park will eventually serve as a trailhead for the Sandy Valley Trail, a major southeast trail system currently under development.  Upgrades to the park and new shelter have been made with funds from the Stark Community Foundation.

Fry Family Park honors the memory of Stark Parks’ first director, Richard Fry, and his family.

Read the Fry Family Park Master Plan

Park Trails (5)

North Trail

Trail Length: 0.6 Miles

Pond Access

Trail Length: 0.3 Miles

A short mowed grass and natural surface trail from the parking area at the barn to the catch and release fishing pond.

Sandy Valley Trail

Trail Length: 1.5 Miles

This natural surface trail travels from the Westbrook Trailhead through the park connecting to the North, South, and Shelter Trails.

Shelter Trail

Trail Length: 0.8 Miles

 

South Trail

Trail Length: 0.8 Miles