Alerts & Closures

Cleveland Metroparks has implemented several park restrictions to encourage social distancing and help prevent the spread of COVID-19. All park visitors should anticipate impacts that are necessary to help mitigate crowding. 

Cleveland Metroparks closures and restrictions across the Park District are subject to change and updates will be made as quickly as possible. 

Shelters are currently closed. For other building closures and program cancellations visit clevelandmetroparks.com/COVID-19 

Big Creek Reservation: 

• Area closed: Engle Road Sled Riding Hill lot. 

Brecksville Reservation:

• Area closed: Meadow Dr. is closed to vehicles, open to pedestrians and bicyclists from Valley Parkway to Chippewa Creek Dr.

Euclid Creek Reservation: 

• ​Area closed: Euclid Beach Pier.

Huntington Reservation:

• Area closed: Huntington Beach overflow parking. 

Lakefront Reservation: 

• Area closed: Edgewater Pier. 

• Area closed: Upper deck of Edgewater Beach House.  
• ​Area closed: Two Eastern parking lots at Upper Edgewater are closed due to construction.

Mill Stream Run Reservation:

• Area closed: Bonnie Park until October 2, 2020 for maintenance.

Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation:    

• Area closed: Heritage Parking Lot due to ODOT overhead bridge work. 
• ​No closure, please use caution, South of Harvard Road Trail Head Parking Lot. work being performed on structure off APT. 

• 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: 

• ​Area closed: Emerald Necklace Marina patio.  

South Chagrin Reservation: 

• Bridle trail at Wiley Creek is closed beginning September 18th due to log jam. 
• View a map of South Chagrin Reservation road closure. 
• Area closed to vehicles, open to pedestrians and bicyclists; Hawthorne Parkway from Route 91 to Arbor Lane.