Alerts & Closures

Golf Course Conditions

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Beach Conditions

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Mountain Bike Trail Conditions

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Current list of Cleveland Metroparks' location-specific closures and restrictions:

Acacia Reservation

  • Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - Acacia Reservation will be closed to the public beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19th, and will remain closed until 6 a.m. Thursday November 20th due to Wildlife Management.

Bedford Reservation

  • Beginning September 3, 2025 - The paved trail south of Alexander Trailhead (Summit Hike & Bike) is closed due to an unrelated, non-park utility project. Access to the Buckeye Trail will remain open unless necessary to close for construction.
  • Beginning October 1, 2025 - Dunham Park will be closed for construction.

Big Creek Reservation

  • Beginning October 14, 2025 - The Lake to Lake Trail bridge/boardwalk near Hepburn Rd. will be closed on and off due to boardwalk repairs. Expected reopening TBD.

Lakefront Reservation

  • Beginning August 5, 2024 through December 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

  • Lights are out at along the Towpath Trail from Holmden Avenue to Canal Basin Park.

Rocky River Reservation

  • November 17 - 19, 2025 - Valley Parkway is closed between Puritas Ave to Wooster due to Forestry work. Big Met Clubhouse will be accessible. Detour directions: Use Mastick Rd, to W.210th St., to Lorain Rd, to Wooster Hill to avoid closure.

South Chagrin Reservation

  • Thursday, November 20, 2025 - The below portion of South Chagrin Reservation will be closed to the public beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday November 20th, and will remain closed until 6 a.m. Friday November 21st due to Wildlife Management. Hawthorn Parkway closed at Route 91 (Som Center Road); Arbor Lane closed at Cannon Road and Sulphur Springs Drive closed from Chagrin River Road to Hawthorn Parkway.
  • Beginning November 3, 2025 - Hawthorn Parkway between Harper and Cannon Road will be closed for bridge maintenance. Expected reopening is October 6, 2026.

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.