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Girdled Road Reservation

​Experience the beauty of dense forests, fields and wetlands in this beautiful park.

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Audubon Ohio has designated this park as an Important Bird Area.The Buckeye Trail, marked with light blue blazes on trees, runs through Girdled Road Reservation. This statewide trail travels through public and private properties as well as along back roads. Here it enters at the parking lot on Girdled Road and exits onto Rt. 608 at the Big Creek bridge.

photo by Courtney Kempert

Park History

Girdled Road Reservation was purchased by Lake Metroparks in 1965. It is named for the first road that the early European settlers built from the Pennsylvania line to the new city of Cleveland in the early 1800s. A small path was cut first. Settlers knew that a larger road was needed, so they “girdled” the trees along the path. (Girdling a tree means cutting through the bark around the entire tree. This cuts off the flow of nutrients so the tree dies. Once a tree dies, it is much easier to remove it and thus widen the road). Today the remaining section of Girdled Road is the northern boundary of this park.

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Location North entrance 12840 Girdled Rd. Concord Twp., Ohio 44077 South entrance 12926 Radcliffe Rd. Concord Twp., Ohio 44077 Skok Meadow 12415 Concord Hambden Rd. Concord Twp., Ohio 44077
Hours 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Activities
  • Biking
  • Birding
  • Camping
  • Cross-country skiing & snowshoeing
  • Fishing
  • Geocaching
  • Hiking
  • Horseback Riding
Amenities
  • 942 acres
  • Camping by permit
  • Cross-country skiing/snowshoeing
  • Electricity
  • Fireplace
  • Fishing
  • Flush restrooms
  • Grills
  • Limited bicycling
  • Limited bridle trails
  • Picnic area
  • Picnic shelter
  • Pit restrooms
  • Playground
  • Portable restrooms
  • Trails

SHELTERS & FACILITIES

  • Reservable Girdled Road Reservation Campsite

    Girdled Road Reservation Campsite

    12597 Concord-Hambden Rd.Concord Twp., Ohio 44077

    Enjoy true backcountry camping at this creekside site.

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  • Reservable Girdled Road Reservation<br>Skok Meadow Shelter

    Girdled Road Reservation
    Skok Meadow Shelter

    12415 Concord Hambden Rd.Concord Twp., Ohio 44077

    Experience the beauty of many different types of habitats--dense forests, fields and wetlands.

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  • Reservable Girdled Road Reservation<br>South Shelter

    Girdled Road Reservation
    South Shelter

    12926 Radcliffe Rd.Concord Twp., Ohio 44077

    Experience the beauty of many different types of habitats--dense forests, fields and wetlands.

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