191. Pumpkin Patch in the Pool

Splash your way around the pool to find your pumpkin floating in the water!  There will also be pool games, contests and treats, so register early!

Saturday, October 15
3:30pm-5:30pm

$6/pre-registration
$8/registration at the door


Pumpkins may be limited so register early!


More Info!

Location:
Lakewood High School

14100 Franklin Boulevard Lakewood, OH 44107

178. FREE NATURALIST PROGRAMS AT CLEVELAND LAKEFRONT & HEADLANDS BEACH

FRIDAY FAMILY FUN NIGHTS
FISHING
CANOEING
STARGAZING
SCAVENDER HUNTS
LUAU PARTY
SNORKELING
SANDCASTLE BUILDING

AND LOTS MORE!

CHECK IT OUT  TONS of EVENTS!

Location:
8701 LAKESHORE BLVD.
CLEVELAND, OH 44108

175. Dive-In Movies

Visitors can bring something to sit on and enjoy the movie from a spot on the lawn, or view the movie while relaxing in an inner tube in the heated luxury of Ledge Pool. Inner tubes are available by reservation only, and are $5 for single tubes and $7 for double tubes.  

Doors open at 8 p.m. the movie begins approximately at 8:45 p.m. All ages welcome to this great movie, but visitors 8 and under must be accompanied with an adult in the pool at all times. No outside floating devices will be permitted in the swimming area.  Space in the pool is limited, so be sure to reserve your inner tubes today!  

Refreshments available through Ledge Rock Café.

Friday, June 24 • "How to Train Your Dragon"

Friday, July 15 •  "The Wizard of Oz"

MORE INFO HERE!

Location:
 1151 Ledge Rd

Hinckley, OH 44233

156. Underwater Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 23, 2011
11:00am-1:00pm

$4

Join us for our second annual underwater egg hunt!  Bring your swimsuits, towels, goggles, and baskets, and see how many eggs you can round up!  Eggs can be redeemed for prizes after the hunt.  We will also have other great games, including water basketball shoot out, inner tube races, cannonball contest and more!  Pre-registration is strongly encouraged! 


 More Info and REGISTRATION!


Location:
Lakewood High School

14100 Franklin Boulevard

Lakewood, OH 44107

94. Summer Beach Party

Saturday, August 7, 2010  -  5 – 11 p.m


No need to fly the flying saucer over to Cleveland Metroparks “Summer Beach Party” – just come to the beach for all the fun and excitement.
Cleveland Metroparks invites all “beach bums” from 5 to 8 p.m. to enjoy a variety of beach games and activities including: a UFO sighting scavenger hunt, shake-n-bake contest, flying saucer water balloon toss, Reese’s Pieces relay race, hula hoop contest, beach blanket bingo, limbo, “Ranger” says, cornhole, beach volleyball, and more. 
Day-of registration is required to participate in all games, and space is limited.  Prizes will be awarded.
Activities from 5 to 8 p.m. also include:

• national award-winning sand sculptor Carl Jara designing a special sand sculpture especially for the “Summer Beach Party” event
• sand castle-building area for visitors to try their hand
• Island Jeff’s Steel Drum Show, a fishing demonstration area with Cleveland Metroparks staff
• kayak demonstration area with 41º North Coastal Kayak Adventures
• live animals from Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
• dive team exhibit with Cleveland Metroparks Rangers
• and more! 

As darkness approaches, warm up at the campfire and enjoy the ever-entertaining Musical Mark at 8 p.m.
And then, be sure to bring beach blankets and beach chairs for the movie on the beach – “E.T.” at 8:45 p.m.

Lots of food and fun!!!

INFO!

Location
Huntington Beach
Bay Village, Ohio 44140

78. Area SPLASH PARKS!!!

Brooklyn Memorial Park:   Across from the recreation center on Memphis, behind the police station.

City of Cleveland Splash Pads

Crocker Park:  On Crocker Park Blvd., directly across from Dick’s Sporting Goods in Westlake.

Dudley Park:   Willowick Dr between E 305th St and Bayridge Blvd, for Willowick residents only.

Fairview Park:   Off W 220^th on Morton Road, for Fairview Residents Only. 

Falls River Square:  Broad Blvd. just off of Rte. 8. in Cuyahoga Falls.

Halloran Park:  Of f W 117^th South of Lorain, Cleveland.

Medina Splash Pad:  On West Sturbridge Drive across from A.I. Root Middle School.  

Mentor Bellflower Splash Park:  7221 Bellflower Road where 283 Ends.

Middlefield Ohio:  Eagle Park on North Springdale Avenue.  

North Ridgeville South Central Park:  Where Rt. 83 and Bainbridge Road Meet.

Orlando Park:  Off Ridgewick Drive, off Euclid Ave, Wickliffe.

Quarry Park North:  Off Greenvale Road and Monticello Boulevard, South Euclid.

Rockefeller Park:   Off  MLK Blvd. in University Circle, Cleveland.  

Tinkers Creek:   Off Dunham Road, Walton Hills.

Thank you to everyone for your input!

34. Huntington Beach

This is my all time favorite area beach, and with the weather looking BEAUTIFUL for tomorrow, why not make Friday night dinner into a picnic, followed by some yum ice cream!  Located in Bay Village, just west of Cleveland, this is one of the Cleveland Metropark's oldest reservations. The popular beach sits below a bluff with a great expanse of lawn, picnic facilities, and Honey Hut Ice Cream! Fishing is available from the Lake Erie breakwall. The park is open daily from 11am to 9pm.

Just in time for swimming season, one of the only beaches in the area to have this technology, Nowcast and Water Quality Advisories! 

Location:
Huntington Park
Bay Village, Ohio 44140


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Idea Provided By:  Diane Miller

27. Hinckley Reservation

One of my ALL time favorite places to go in the area -  Hinckley Reservation and Whipps Ledges.
(Full disclosure I may have had my first date with my husband here...oh so long ago!)

Wonderful year round, but perfect in the summer this park offers swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, baseball fields, picnicking, a walking trail and a general good time for all. Take the kids for an after dinner stroll around the lake.  Or spend a weekend afternoon boating around the lake or taking a swim, searching for tadpoles in the river and pack a hearty picnic!

During the summer months there is a refreshment area right next to the spillway swimming area.  And across the street there is Buzzards Cove, a mini-golf and driving range that has ice cream!


See the Metroparks Site HERE!

Location:
Where Hinckley Hills Road (606) Meets Bellus Road (140)
South of Rt 303
Hinckley, Ohio 44233‎


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7. Underwater Egg Hunt

This sounds like fun!

1st Annual
Underwater Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 3 11:30am-1:00pm

Join Lakewood Recreation for our 1st Annual Underwater Egg Hunt! Bring your suits, towels, goggles, and baskets and see how many eggs you can round up! Eggs can be redeemed for prizes!
Children will be broken up into age groups for hunt. Other activities to be offered including cannon ball competition, water basketball free throw challenge, and more!
Cost is only $3.50, and preregistration is encouraged by calling 529-4081.
Location: LHS Pool
www.lakewoodrecreation.com
 

More Info Here!

Location:
Lakewood High School

14100 Franklin Boulevard

Lakewood, OH 44107

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