Alerts & Closures

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Current list of Cleveland Metroparks closures and restrictions.

Bedford Reservation

  • Beginning February 3, 2025 – Dunham Trailhead Parking Lot & Touchstone MTB Trail closed for trail construction.
  • Beginning May 2, 2025 – Gorge Parkway between Dunham Rd and Overlook Lane including Hermit's Picnic Area will be closed to all traffic for roadside construction. The area is expected to reopen on May 3. Detour directions: Overlook Lane and Egbert Road

Bradley Woods Reservation 

  • Between February 26 to mid-April, 2025, this reservation will experience periodic closures on White Oak Lane at the main Bradley Road entrance on rainy evenings at or above 40 degrees. 

Brecksville Reservation

  • Beginning February 26, 2025, Valley Parkway will be intermittently closed between Meadows Drive and Chippewa Creek Drive. The expected completion date is April 30, 2025.

Hinckley Reservation

  • Beginning October 24, 2023 – Hinckley Lake trail between the spillway and West Drive connector trail closed for Hinckley Lake Dam project. Learn more about the project. Detour directions: The APT (paved trail) will remain open throughout the duration of the project.

Lakefront Reservation

  • Beginning August 5, 2024 through August of 2025 - The Coast Guard Causeway is closed for the US Army Corps of Engineers re-building of the causeway out to the old coast guard station. It is closed to vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles, dog walkers, and anglers.

Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation

  • Beginning April 15, 2025 – The Towpath Trail between University and West 13th Place and Scranton Road will be closed for APT and railing repair. Detour directions: Through Sideyard Park to Fairfield Ave to Scranton Road then back onto Towpath Trail.

Rocky River Reservation

  • Beginning March 3, 2025 – Valley Parkway, between Shepard Lane and Cedar Point Road will be closed for a bridge construction project. Detour directions: Valley Parkway to Shepard Lane to Mastick Road to Columbia Road to Cedar Point Road to Valley Parkway. Expected to reopen August 1, 2025.
  • April 3, 2025 – Valley Parkway is closed between Puritas and Wooster to all traffic due to flooding.

North Chagrin Reservation

  • Between February 26 to mid-April, 2025, this reservation will experience periodic closures on Buttermilk Parkway between Strawberry Picnic Area and Chardon Road on rainy evenings at or above 40 degrees.

South Chagrin Reservation

  • Beginning February 18, 2025 - Sulphur Springs/Chagrin River Road/Miles Road closed to pedestrians and horseback riders for the Sulphur Realignment Project. The trail that crosses Deer Lick Creek will be closed for the duration of the project. Ongoing until Summer 2025. 
  • The Hawthorn Parkway Bridge will be under construction from January 20 until the fall of 2025. The road and APT will be fully closed to the public. Learn more about the project.

Washington Reservation

  • Beginning October 15, 2024 – The Arborview Picnic Shelter will have limited parking and access to picnic shelter, playground facility and general ground for a Northeast Ohio Sewer District Construction project. Expected completion is August 31, 2028.