Cleveland Metroparks Announces Partial Closings of Reservations

Cleveland Metroparks has announced partial closings of reservations. Updates can be found here.

As of 9 April these are listing on the site.

BEDFORD RESERVATION: 

• Area closed: Viaduct area. 
• Area closed: Hemlock at bridge on Button Rd. 
• Area closed: Dunham area. 
• Area closed: Portion of Egbert Picnic Area. 

BIG CREEK RESERVATION: 

• Area closed: Rear of Snow Road picnic area. 
• Area closed: Rear of Memphis Picnic area. 
• Area closed: Upper Fern Hill Picnic area. 

BRECKSVILLE RESERVATION: 

• View a map of Brecksville Reservation road closures
• Area closed to vehicles, open to pedestrians: Snake Hill on Valley Parkway. 
• Area closed to vehicles, open to pedestrians: Meadow Dr. From Chippewa Parkway to Valley Parkway. 
• Area closed: York Road Archery Range due to wet/muddy conditions. Targets also delayed in shipping. Expected to open May 1, 2020. 
• Area closed: Gorge Parking lot.  
• Area closed: West portion of the Brecksville Nature Center parking lot. 

BROOKSIDE RESERVATION: 

• Area closed: Meadow Ridge picnic area. 

EUCLID CREEK RESERVATION: 

• Area closed: Euclid Creek Quarry Picnic Area. 
• Area closed: Euclid Beach Pier. 

HINCKLEY RESERVATION: 

• Area closed: Whipps Parking lot.  
• Area closed: Portion of Spillway Parking lot.
• Area closed: Horseshoe Trail, Soybean Loop, and connector bridle trails, closed for season to horseback riders until May 1, 2020 due to weather conditions.  

HUNTINGTON RESERVATION: 

• Area closed: Lower ADA lot. 
• Area closed: Underpass Rd. 
• Area closed to vehicles, open to pedestrians: Portion of Porter Creek Rd. 

LAKEFRONT RESERVATION: 

• Area closed: Edgewater Pier. 
• Area closed: Upper deck of Edgewater Beach House.  
• Area closed: Upper Edgewater.
• Area closed: Dog Beach. 

MILL STREAM RUN RESERVATION: 

• Area closed: Portion of Wallace parking lot.  
• Area closed: Albion Woods parking lot.
• Area closed: The Chalet. 
• Area closed: South Quarry parking lot. 

NORTH CHAGRIN AND ACACIA RESERVATIONS:  

• Area closed: Boardwalks and decks are closed. 
• Area closed: Squire’s Castle. 
• Area closed: Partial closure of Nature Center parking lot.  

OHIO & ERIE CANAL RESERVATION:   

• Area closed: Towpath Trail heading North from Rockside Rd. and Aqueduct APT Loop. Closed to all users until flooding recedes.  
• No closure, please use caution, South of Harvard Road Trail Head Parking Lot. Tree removal work being performed for Sewer District culvert repair work. 
• No closure, please use caution, construction in progress on North of Sideyard Park coming down the hill from Sokolowski's University Inn on the Towpath 
• Area closed: Railroad construction has APT between Harvard Rd. and Old Denison along Jennings closed, able to use the roadway as a detour.  
• No closure, please use caution while crossing the area near towpath trail on Literary Road and University Road. Construction underway. 
• Area closed: Towpath Trail under 480 Valley View Bridge, has intermittent closures due to bridge construction. 
• ​Area closed: Merwin's Wharf parking lot.

ROCKY RIVER RESERVATION: 

• View a map of Rocky River Reservation North road closures
• View a map of Rocky River Reservation South road closures
• Area closed to vehicles, open to pedestrians: Valley Parkway from Spafford Rd. to Berea Falls.
• Area closed: Fort Hill Stairs and area surrounding Nature Center. 
• Area closed: Rocky River Nature Center upper parking lot. 
• Area closed: Emerald Necklace Marina patio. 
• Area closed to vehicles, open to pedestrians: Hogsback Lane. 
• Area closed: Valley Parkway from Old Lorain Rd. to overflow parking lot at Memorial Field.  

SOUTH CHAGRIN RESERVATION: 

• View a map of South Chagrin Reservation road closure. 
• Area closed to vehicles, open to pedestrians: Hawthorne Parkway from Route 91 to Arbor Lane. 
• Area closed: Sulphur Springs