Akron metropolitan area

• Akron (principal city) – 190,469

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• Cuyahoga Falls – 51,114
• Stow – 34,483
• Kent – 28,215
• Green – 27,475
• Barberton – 25,191

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• Aurora – 17,239
• Brimfield Township – 10,376
• Copley Township – 17,304
• Coventry Township – 10,945
• Hudson – 22,262
• Macedonia – 11,188
• New Franklin – 14,227
• Norton – 12,081
• Portage Lakes (census-designated place)
• Ravenna – 11,724
• Sagamore Hills Township – 10,947
• Springfield Township – 14,644
• Streetsboro – 16,028
• Tallmadge – 17,257
• Twinsburg – 18,795

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• Bath Township – 9,702
• Fairlawn – 7,437
• Franklin Township – 6,283
• Montrose-Ghent (CDP)
• Munroe Falls – 5,012
• Northfield Center Township – 5,839
• Randolph Township – 5,298
• Ravenna Township – 9,209
• Richfield Township – 6,165
• Rootstown Township – 8,225
• Shalersville Township – 5,670
• Suffield Township – 6,311

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• Atwater Township – 2,740
• Boston Heights – 1,300
• Boston Township – 1,272
• Brady Lake (CDP)
• Brimfield (CDP)
• Charlestown Township – 1,799
• Clinton – 1,214
• Deerfield Township – 2,822
• Edinburg Township – 2,586
• Freedom Township – 2,843
• Garrettsville – 2,325
• Hiram – 1,406
• Hiram Township – 2,411
• Lakemore – 3,068
• Mantua – 1,043
• Mantua Township – 4,811
• Mogadore – 2,846
• Nelson Township – 3,148
• Palmyra Township – 2,919
• Northfield – 3,677
• Paris Township – 1,744
• Reminderville – 3,404
• Richfield
• Silver Lake – 2,519
• Twinsburg Township – 2,828
• Windham – 2,209
• Windham Township 1,865

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File:Lake Martin Drive, Sugar Bush Knolls, Ohio.jpg has the highest median household income of any incorporated place in Greater Akron.]]

• Atwater (CDP)
• Peninsula - 565
• Pigeon Creek (CDP)
• Sugar Bush Knolls – 177
• Suffield (CDP)

• Diamond
• Ghent
• Hammond's Corners
• Montrose
• Wayland

{{US Census population

|1900=100961

|1910=138560

|1920=322434

|1930=386813

|1940=386065

|1950=474016

|1960=605367

|1970=679239

|1980=660328

|1990=657575

|2000=694960

|2010=703200

|2020=702219

|footnote={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t3/tables/tab03.txt|title=Census Of Population 1990-2000|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2012-10-08}}{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2011/tables/CBSA-EST2011-01.csv|title=Census Of Population 2010 with 2011 estimate|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2012-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427231227/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2011/tables/CBSA-EST2011-01.csv|archive-date=2012-04-27|url-status=dead}}}}

As of the census{{Cite web |date=4 June 2023 |title=State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/10smadb/2010smadb.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820213802/https://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/10smadb/2010smadb.pdf |archive-date=20 August 2021 |website=census.gov |edition=7th}} of 2010, there were 703,200 people, 279,518 households, and 181,540 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 84.8% White, 11.9% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population. 3.4% of the population were reported as foreign born, and 5.4% reported speaking a language other than English as the primary language in the home. In the MSA the population was spread out, with 18.7% the age of 14 or under, 14.4% from 15 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males.

The median family income in 2007 dollars in the MSA was $61,537, and the median household income in the MSA was $47,336. Males had a median income of $38,776 versus $26,532 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $36,564 in 2007 dollars.

{{As of|November 2024}}, the Akron metropolitan area serves as the corporate headquarters of 3 Fortune 1000 firms (shown with November 2024 rankings below):

• (#204) Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (Akron, rubber)
• (#331) FirstEnergy (Akron, utilities)
• (#779) Diebold Nixdorf (Green, electronics)

Other large employers include:

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• Acme Fresh Market (Akron, grocery chain)
• Advanced Elastomer Systems (Akron, polymers)
• Babcock & Wilcox (Barberton, engineering)
• Bridgestone Corporation (Akron, rubber)
• Davey Tree Expert Company (Kent, tree and lawn care)
• East Manufacturing Corp (Randolph Township, manufacturing)
• FedEx Corporation (Green, logistics)
• FirstMerit (Akron, banking)
• GE Lighting (Ravenna, manufacturing)
• Gojo Industries (Akron, chemicals)
• Hiram College (Hiram, higher education)
• Huntington Bancshares (Multiple Sites in MSA, banking)
• InfoCision Management Corporation (Bath Township, teleservice)
• JPMorgan Chase Bank (Multiple Sites in MSA, banking)
• Kent State University (Kent, higher education)
• KeyBank (Multiple Sites in MSA, banking)
• Little Tikes (Hudson, children's toys)
• Lockheed Martin (Akron, aerospace/defense/security)
• McMaster-Carr (Aurora, maintenance/repair/operations)
• Myers Industries (Akron, polymers)
• PNC Financial Services (Multiple Sites in MSA, banking)
• PPG Industries (Barberton, chemicals)
• Roadway Express (Akron, logistics)
• Saint Gobain (Multiple Sites in MSA, polymers/aerospace)
• Sterling Jewelers (Akron, specialty jewelry)
• Step2 Corporation (Streetsboro, children's toys)
• Summa Health System (Akron, health care)
• Summit Racing Equipment (Tallmadge, racing equipment)
• Time Warner Cable (Akron, cable television)
• University of Akron (Akron, higher education)

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The Akron metropolitan area is served by the following international, regional and county airports:

• Akron–Canton Regional Airport (Green){{cite web|url=http://www.akroncantonairport.com/ |title=akroncantonairport.com|publisher=akroncantonairport.com |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Akron Fulton International Airport (Akron){{cite web|url=http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/airport/ |title=www.ci.akron.oh.us/airport/ |publisher=www.ci.akron.oh.us/airport/ |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105033519/http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/Airport/ |archive-date=2011-11-05 }}
• Kent State University Airport (Stow){{cite web|url=http://www.kent.edu/airport/index.cfm |title=kent.edu/airport/index.cfm |publisher=kent.edu/airport/index.cfm |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115215821/http://www.kent.edu/airport/index.cfm |archive-date=2011-11-15 }}
• Portage County Regional Airport (Shalersville Township){{cite web|url=http://www.airport.co.portage.oh.us/ |title=airport.co.portage.oh.us |publisher=airport.co.portage.oh.us |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124051559/http://www.airport.co.portage.oh.us/ |archive-date=2011-11-24 }}

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In Summit County, public transportation is available through the METRO Regional Transit Authority{{cite web|url=http://www.akronmetro.org/ |title=akronmetro.org |publisher=akronmetro.org |access-date=2011-11-11}} system, which has a fleet of over two hundred buses and trolleys and operates local routes as well as running commuter buses into downtown Cleveland. The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA){{cite web|url=http://www.partaonline.org/ |title=partaonline.org |publisher=partaonline.org |access-date=2011-11-11}} operates throughout Portage County and also runs an express route connecting the University of Akron with Kent State University.

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• University of Akron, located in Akron; a large regional public research university with about 15,000 students. It serves as Summit County's largest university and one of the largest employers.{{cite web|url=http://www.uakron.edu/ |title=uakron.edu |publisher=uakron.edu |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Kent State University, located in Kent; a large regional public research university with about 35,000 students. It serves as Portage County's largest university and employer.{{cite web|url=http://www.kent.edu/ |title=kent.edu |publisher=kent.edu |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Hiram College, located in Hiram in northwestern Portage County; a small liberal arts college of around 1,200 students.{{cite web |url=http://www.hiram.edu/index.html/ |title=hiram.edu |publisher=hiram.edu |access-date=2011-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118101930/http://www.hiram.edu/index.html |archive-date=November 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
• The Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), located in Rootstown, in the south-central part of the county. It serves students from Kent State University, the University of Akron, Youngstown State University, and Cleveland State University.{{cite web|url=http://www.neomed.edu/ |title=neomed.edu |publisher=neomed.edu |access-date=2011-11-11}}

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The Akron area is served in print by the daily Akron Beacon Journal, formerly the flagship newspaper of the Knight Newspapers chain; the weekly "The Akron Reporter"; and the weekly West Side Leader newspapers and the monthly magazine Akron Life. The Buchtelite newspaper is published by the University of Akron.{{cite web |url=http://www.buchtelite.com/ |title=The Buchtelite |access-date=January 18, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100124143809/http://www.buchtelite.com/| archive-date= January 24, 2010 | url-status= live}}

Akron is part of the Cleveland-Akron-Canton TV market, the 18th largest market in the U.S.{{cite web |url=http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2009-2010-dma-ranks.pdf |title=Local Television Market Universe Estimates Comparisons of 2008–09 and 2009–10 Market Ranks |access-date=February 5, 2010 |year=2009 |publisher=nielsen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317170600/http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2009-2010-dma-ranks.pdf |archive-date=March 17, 2011 |df=mdy-all }} Within the market, WEAO (PBS), WVPX (ION), and WBNX-TV (independent) are licensed to Akron. However, while WEAO serves the city of Akron specifically, WBNX and WVPX identify themselves as Akron/Cleveland, serving the entire market. Akron has no native news broadcast, having lost its only news station when the former WAKC became WVPX in 1996. WVPX and Cleveland's WKYC later provided a joint news program, which was cancelled in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/news_releases/2001/033001.html |title=PAX WVPX-TV 23 & WKYC-TV 3 Bring Local News Back to Akron Area|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727063715/http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/news_releases/2001/033001.html |archive-date=July 27, 2013 |date = 29 March 2001|publisher = City of Akron}}{{cite news|first=R.D.|last=Heldenfelds|title=Newscast off air, on cable.|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-29733372_ITM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112075314/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-29733372_ITM|archive-date=January 12, 2009|work=Akron Beacon Journal|publisher=Knight-Ridder|date=July 5, 2005|access-date=August 2, 2008}}

{{See also|:Template:Akron Radio|l1=Akron Radio}}

While part of a combined TV market with Cleveland, the Akron area is its own radio market, and served by WZIP 88.1 (Top 40 – University of Akron), WSTB 88.9 (alternative), WKSU 89.7 (public radio), WAPS 91.3 (album adult alternative), WKJA 91.9 (religious), WQMX 94.9 (country), WONE 97.5 (classic rock), WKDD 98.1 (contemporary hits), WNIR-FM 100.1 (news/talk), WHLO 640 (news/talk), WCUE 1150 (religious), and WAKR 1590/93.5 (soft adult contemporary/full service).

File:Blossom Music Center.jpg in Cuyahoga Falls.]]

• Actors' Summit (Akron){{cite web|url=http://actorssummit.org/ |title=Actors' Summit – A Professional Theater Located in Akron, Ohio |publisher=Actorssummit.org |date=2010-05-07 |access-date=2010-08-01| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100822171256/http://www.actorssummit.org/| archive-date= 22 August 2010 | url-status= live}}
• Akron Civic Theater (Akron){{cite web|url=http://www.akroncivic.com/ |title=www.akroncivic.com/ |work=akroncivic.com/ |access-date=2011-11-13}}
• ANTIC Theatre (Cuyahoga Falls){{cite web|url=http://www.antictheatre.org/ |title=antictheatre.org/ |publisher=antictheatre.org |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Aurora Community Theatre (Aurora){{Cite web |url=http://auroracommunitytheare.com/ |title=転職で失敗しないために |access-date=November 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120085120/http://auroracommunitytheare.com/ |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
• Blossom Music Center (Cuyahoga Falls){{cite web|url=https://www.livenation.com/venues/14481/blossom-music-center|title=www.livenation.com/venues/14481/blossom-music-center |access-date=2018-02-05}}
• E. J. Thomas Hall (Akron){{cite web|url=http://www.ejthomashall.com/site/home.php/ |title=ejthomashall.com |publisher=ejthomashall.com |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Highland Theater (Akron)
• Kent Stage (Kent){{cite web|url=http://www.kentstage.org/ |title=kentstage.org |publisher=kentstage.org |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Lock 3 (Akron){{cite web|url=http://lock3live.com/ |title=lock3live.com/ |access-date=2011-11-13}}
• Magical Theatre (Barberton){{cite web|url=http://www.magicaltheatre.org/ |title=magicaltheatre.org |publisher=magicaltheatre.org |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Musica (Akron){{cite web|url=http://www.akronmusica.com/ |title=www.akronmusica.com/ |work=akronmusica.com/ |access-date=2011-11-13}}
• Porthouse Theatre (Cuyahoga Falls)){{cite web|url=http://dept.kent.edu/theatre/porthouse/index.html |title=dept.kent.edu/theatre/porthouse/index.html |publisher=dept.kent.edu/theatre/porthouse/index.html |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020235936/http://dept.kent.edu/theatre/porthouse/index.html |archive-date=2011-10-20 }}
• Weathervane Playhouse (Akron){{cite web|url=http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/ |title=weathervaneplayhouse.com|publisher=weathervaneplayhouse.com |access-date=2011-11-11}}

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• Akron Art Museum (Akron){{cite web|url=http://www.akronartmuseum.org/ |title=akronartmuseum.org |publisher=akronartmuseum.org |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Aurora Historical Society Museum (Aurora){{cite web|url=http://aurorahistorical.org/ |title=aurorahistorical.org |publisher=aurorahistorical.org |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum (Peninsula){{cite web|url=http://www.peninsulalibrary.org/museum.php/ |title=peninsulalibrary.org/museum.php |publisher=peninsulalibrary.org/museum.php |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005224512/http://www.peninsulalibrary.org/museum.php |archive-date=2011-10-05 }}
• Dr. Bob's Home (Akron){{cite web|url=http://www.drbobshome.com/ |title=drbobshome.com |publisher=drbobshome.com |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Hale Farm & Village (Bath Township){{cite web|url=http://www.wrhs.org/index.php/hale/ |title=Hale Farm & Village |publisher=Western Reserve Historical Society |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115155549/http://wrhs.org/index.php/hale |archive-date=2011-11-15 }}
• Hower House (Akron){{cite web|url=http://www3.uakron.edu/howerhse/ |title=Hower House Victorian Mansion Akron OH |publisher=The University of Akron |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209234018/http://www3.uakron.edu/howerhse/ |archive-date= Feb 9, 2012 }}
• Kent State School of Art Galleries (Kent){{cite web|url=http://dept.kent.edu/art/galleries/index.html/ |title=School of Art Galleries Home |publisher=Kent State University : School of Art|access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105014247/http://dept.kent.edu/art/galleries/index.html |archive-date=2011-11-05 }}
• Kent State University Museum (Kent){{cite web|url=http://www.kent.edu/museum/index.cfm/ |title=Kent State University Museum |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120030927/http://www.kent.edu/museum/index.cfm |archive-date=2011-11-20 }}
• Kelso House Museum (Brimfield){{cite web|url=http://kelsohouse.org/ |title=The Kelso House Museum |publisher=kelsohouse.org |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220052405/http://kelsohouse.org/ |archive-date= Dec 20, 2011 }}
• Lowrie-Beatty Museum (Ravenna){{cite web|url=http://www.history.portage.oh.us/ |title=Portage County Historical Society |publisher=history.portage.oh.us |date=April 8, 2011 |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206170007/http://www.history.portage.oh.us/ |archive-date= Dec 6, 2011 }}
• Myers School of Art Galleries (Akron){{cite web|url=http://www.uakron.edu/art/galleries/ |title=Galleries |website=The Mary Schiller Myers School of Art |publisher=The University of Akron, Ohio |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Perkins Stone Mansion (Akron){{cite web|url=http://summithistory.org/Community/museum_perkinsmansion.html/ |title=Perkins Stone Mansion |publisher=The Summit County Historical Society of Akron Ohio |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026151933/http://summithistory.org/Community/museum_perkinsmansion.html |archive-date=2011-10-26 }}
• Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens (Akron, Ohio){{cite web|url=http://www.stanhywet.org/ |title=Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens |publisher=stanhywet.org |access-date=2011-11-11}}
• Twinsburg Historical Society (Twinsburg){{cite web|url=http://www.lwkweb.com/twinsburghistoricalsociety/ |title=Twinsburg Historical Society |publisher=Kubish Web Design |access-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127054354/http://lwkweb.com/TwinsburgHistoricalSociety// |archive-date=2011-11-27 }}

Cuyahoga Valley National Park{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/cuva/index.htm |title=Cuyahoga Valley National Park |work=U.S. National Park Service |access-date=2011-11-13}} is a national park located in Summit County and lies between the major Ohio cities of Cleveland and Akron. It is the only national park located in Ohio and consists of over 33,000 acres. Waterfalls, rolling hills, caves, winding river scenery attract many park visitors. Over 125 miles of trails traverse the steep narrow ravines, rolling floodplain, and lush farmland throughout the park. The park offers an array of preserved and restored displays of 19th (see Hale Farm & Village) and early 20th century sustainable farming and pastoral, rural living, while catering to contemporary interests with art exhibits, outdoor concerts, and scenic excursion and special event railroad tours on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.{{cite web|url=http://www.cvsr.com/ |title=www.cvsr.com/ |work=cvsr.com/ |access-date=2011-11-13}}

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The Summit Metro Parks is a park district that manages over {{convert|11000|acre}} in Summit County, including 14 developed parks, six conservation areas and more than {{convert|125|mi}} of trails including the {{convert|33.5|mi|sing=on}} Hike and Bike Trail which follows the course of the old Akron, Bedford and Cleveland Railroad.{{cite web|url=http://www.summitmetroparks.org/ |title=Parks and Recreation in Summit County |publisher=Summit Metro Parks |access-date=April 18, 2022}} The Freedom Trail is currently under construction, with phases one and two already complete. Phases one and two pass through Tallmadge, Munroe Falls, and Akron, and connect with the western end of the Portage Hike and Bike Trail in Kent. Phase three will connect the Freedom Trail to the Towpath Trail in downtown Akron.{{cite web |title=Freedom Trail |url=https://www.summitmetroparks.org/freedom-trail.aspx |publisher=Summit Metro Parks |access-date=April 18, 2022}}

The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail{{cite web|url=http://www.ohioanderiecanalway.com/Main/Home.aspx/ |title=www.ohioanderiecanalway.com/Main/Home.aspx |work=ohioanderiecanalway.com/Main/Home.aspx |access-date=2011-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114135804/http://www.ohioanderiecanalway.com/Main/Home.aspx |archive-date=2011-11-14 }} in Summit County follows the course of the former Ohio and Erie Canal. When the trail is fully complete, it will stretch about 100 miles from Downtown Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, though the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Summit County, Stark County and end in New Philadelphia in Tuscarawas County. In 2011, Summit County became the first of the counties to complete their section of the Towpath Trail stretching 33.4 miles from the Portage Lakes in the southern portion of the county, through the suburbs and downtown Akron, and finally through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

The Portage Park District is a county park district in Portage County that manages {{convert|2470|acre}} of parkland and {{convert|14|mi}} of hiking trails.{{cite web|url=https://www.portagecounty-oh.gov/portage-park-district/parks-maps|title=Parks & Maps |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Portage Park District |work=PortageCounty-OH.gov}} Notable trails include the Headwater Trail which follows the former Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad line and connects Mantua and Garrettsville. The Portage Hike and Bike Trail has several phases completed in and around Kent and Ravenna, with direct connections to the Freedom and Bike and Hike Trails in Summit County.{{cite web |title=Portage Hike & Bike Trail |url=https://www.portagecounty-oh.gov/portage-county-park-district/parks-maps/pages/portage-hike-bike-trail |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=Portage Park District |website=PortageCounty-OH.gov.}}

Nelson Kennedy Ledges State Park{{cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/nelsonk/tabid/775/Default.aspx/ |title=www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/nelsonk/tabid/775/Default.aspx |work=dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/nelsonk/tabid/775/Default.aspx |access-date=2011-11-13}} is a 167-acre state park located near Garrettsville in Portage County. The spectacular rock formations at Nelson-Kennedy Ledges have become trademarks of the park. These rock formations are among the few outcrops in northern Ohio still exposed to view and offer hiking trails ranging from easy to difficult. Activities located in the park include hiking and picnicking.

Portage Lakes State Park{{cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/portage/tabid/779/Default.aspx/ |title=www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/portage/tabid/779/Default.aspx|work=dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/portage/tabid/779/Default.aspx|access-date=2011-11-13}} is a 2,475 acre state park located in Akron around the Portage Lakes. There are approximately 2034 acres of water and 8 lakes within the park that can be used for boating, fishing, and swimming and an additional 411 acres of land that can be used for camping, hunting, and picnicking.

Tinkers Creek State Park{{cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/tinkers/tabid/793/Default.aspx/ |title=www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/tinkers/tabid/793/Default.aspx |work=dnr.state.oh.us/parks/tinkers/tabid/793/Default.aspx |access-date=2011-11-13}} is a 370-acre state park located in Streetsboro in Portage County. Park activities include fishing on a 15-acre spring-fed lake, picnicking, hiking, and cross country skiing and ice fishing during winter.

West Branch State Park{{cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/westbrnch/tabid/795/Default.aspx/ |title=www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/westbrnch/tabid/795/Default.aspx |work=dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/westbrnch/tabid/795/Default.aspx |access-date=2011-11-13}} is an 8,002 acre state park located near Ravenna in Portage County. The large 2,650-acre lake can be used for boating, fishing, and swimming and contains numerous boat launches. The 5,379-acres of meadows and woodlots can be used for numerous activities such as for camping, hiking, hunting and horseback riding. The park maintains 14 miles of hiking trails, 12 miles of mountain biking trails, and 20 miles of bridle trails.

Wingfoot Lake State Park{{cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/wingfoot/tabid/22946/Default.aspx/ |title=www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/wingfoot/tabid/22946/Default.aspx |work=dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/wingfoot/tabid/22946/Default.aspx |access-date=2011-11-13}} is a 690-acre state park located in Mogadore in Portage County around Wingfoot Lake. The park was built in the 1960s by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for their employees and corporate retreats. In 2009, the park was bought by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Facilities include enclosed and open pavilion shelters (some with fireplaces), playgrounds, badminton courts, horseshoe pits, bocce ball courts, an 18-hole mini-golf course, and an 18-hole disc golf course. Boating and fishing is also permitted on the 444 acre Wingfoot Lake.

• Aurora Sanctuary State Nature Preserve – a 164-acre nature preserve located in Aurora.
• Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve – a 472-acre nature preserve located in Garrettsville.
• Herrick Fen – a 127-acre nature preserve located near Streetsboro.
• Tom S. Cooperrider-Kent Bog State Nature Preserve – a 42-acre nature preserve located in Kent.
• Marsh Wetlands – a 152-acre nature preserve located near Mantua.
• Novak (Blanche Katherine) Sanctuary – a 152-acre nature preserve located in Aurora.
• Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve – a 6-acre nature preserve located in Akron.
• Tinker's Creek State Nature Preserve – a 786-acre nature preserve located in Aurora.
• Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve – a 61-acre nature reserve located in Rootstown.
• Tummonds State Nature Preserve – an 86-acre nature reserve located near Mantua.

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