Field Notes Ohio

Ohio's parks, forests and wildlife areas with camping, the ancient mounds beside them, and the Buckeye Trail that links them. Stories, trails, wildlife, and where to eat and fuel up nearby. Book campsites on ReserveOhio.

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Explore Ohio

One map for every park, mound, historic site, beach, cave, waterfall and oddity in the app.

Tap a symbol for a preview, or search for a place. Open the key to show or hide categories.

117 parks in 7 regions

Medina Section

Lorain, Medina, Summit, Cuyahoga · Northeast Ohio

Buckeye Trail Association

56miles

24 of 26clockwise

4counties

Parks, lakes and rolling hills, from Findley State Park to Cleveland Metroparks.

Passes Findley State Park, Spencer Lake Wildlife Area, Hinckley Reservation and Richfield Heritage Preserve, ending in Cleveland Metroparks near Brecksville.

Highlights

Findley State Park
Spencer Lake Wildlife Area
Hinckley Reservation
Richfield Heritage Preserve

Parks on this section

Spencer Lake Wildlife Area

Wetland and lake wildlife area on the route

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Hinckley Reservation

Whipp's Ledges and the annual return of the buzzards

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Findley State Park

A camping park right on the route

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Section map and alerts

Show this section on the map Distances between stops in this section

The Buckeye Trail Association sells a detailed map for this section and posts current trail alerts.

Official Medina Section page →This section on AllTrails →

Camping

Findley State Park has a campground under mature pines
Check the BTA section map for others

Campsites are run by different agencies and owners, and the rules and fees change, so confirm before you go.

Water

Water at Findley State Park and the Metroparks.

Take the stops with you

Save the camps, resupply, lodging, trail towns and parks for this section as waypoints.

Google Maps: stops 1 to 8

The file holds 8 waypoints and a stop-by-stop route line. Locations are approximate, often a town center, so use the stop notes to find the exact spot. Your maps app chooses the roads between stops, usually the fastest, so follow the byway signs where they differ. The GPX arrives in a zip file; unzip it and open the .gpx in a GPS or hiking app. The CSV imports into Google My Maps.