Alerts & Closures

Current list of Cleveland Metroparks closures and restrictions.

Beginning February 3, 2025 - Dunham Trailhead Parking Lot & Touchstone MTB Trail closed for trail construction.

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.

Beginning March 20, 2025 - All Purpose Trail and Chippewa Creek Drive between Valley parkway and Brecksville Nature Center will be closed for a culvert repair. The All Purpose Trail and and the westbound Lane will be closed. Traffic will be one lane using the eastbound lane. There is no detour for the All Purpose Trail.
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.
December 10, 2024 - Meadows Drive from the Gazebo to Valley Parkway is closed for the winter due to snow and ice. The drive will reopen in the spring.

March 26, 2025 - East Drive from the Spillway parking lot to South Ballfields parking lot will be closed for ditch and catch basin cleanout. Detour: Head East on Bellus Road, Turn Right (South) on State Road, Turn Right (West) on East Drive.
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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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