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Sunny Lake Park
Park
173 acres2.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Aurora
Aurora, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Aurora is conserved land, roughly 1,671 acres. There are about 12 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sunny Lake Park (2.8 mi), Trail's End Park (2.2 mi), and Tinkers Creek Nature Preserve (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Aurora, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Aurora outdoors
Conserved land
11%
1,671 of 15,347 acres
Trails
12 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
15
95 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Trail's End Park
Park
213 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Tinkers Creek Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
283 acres1.2 mi of trail
Seven Ponds Trail
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Tinkers Creek State Park
Park
361 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Hartman Park
Park
129 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Kiwanis Moore Park
Park
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 15 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 15 parks & preserves
Sunny Lake Park173 acres · 2.8 mi of trail
Trail's End Park213 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
Tinkers Creek Nature Preserve283 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Tinkers Creek State Park361 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Hartman Park129 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Kiwanis Moore Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Liberty Park38 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Liz Strahan Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Blanche Katherine Novak Wildlife Sanctuary and State Nature Preserve91 acres · Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland
Hawthorn Park7 acres · City of Aurora
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Aurora
Aurora Farms Playground
Unnamed playground in Sunny Lake Park
Unnamed playground in Sunny Lake Park
Unnamed playground in Sunny Lake Park
Unnamed playground in Liz Strahan Park
Unnamed playground in Hawthorn Park
Unnamed playground in Hawthorn Park
Unnamed playground in Kiwanis Moore Park
Unnamed playground in Kiwanis Moore Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.9 miUnpaved 2.0 mi
- Seven Ponds Trail1.2 mi
- Shagbark Trail0.2 mi
- Eagle Point Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Aurora LakelakeAurora PondpondColebrook Lake DamreservoirLonesome PondpondMelco LakelakeSunny LakelakeTinkers Creek LakelakeWalden LakelakeAurora Branch
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,671 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 203 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis19
- Baseball18
- Soccer16
- Football4
- Basketball3
- Beach volleyball1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Aurora
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 904 acUnknown Easement 519 acPrivate Park 347 acState Conservation Area 253 acAgricultural Easement 47 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora WetlandsLocal Park | Town or city | 484 | Open |
| Barrington Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 347 | Open |
| Former Aurora Country ClubLocal Park | Town or city | 255 | Open |
| Aurora Sanctuary Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 156 | Open |
| Spring HillLocal Park | Town or city | 120 | Open |
| Novack Audubon Sanctuary Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 85 | Open |
| Kiwanis MooreLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Tinkers Creek Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 10 | Open |
| Picnic LakeLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Sheldon FarmLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Aurora Memorial GunWar memorial
Veteran's MemorialIn Veterans Memorial Park · War memorial
Aurora CemeteryCemetery
Plainview CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Aurora and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 10.9% | 12.3 mi | 15 |
| Streetsboro | 7.9% | 6.5 mi | 11 |
| Bainbridge | 11.2% | 7.2 mi | 13 |
| Twinsburg | 10.9% | 4.5 mi | 6 |
| Mantua | 5.6% | 1.5 mi | 5 |
| Reminderville | 36.3% | 1.1 mi | 2 |
| Bainbridge | 8.7% | 0.9 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Aurora's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.