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West Recreation Field
Park
54 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Elyria
Elyria, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.8% of Elyria is conserved land, roughly 1,026 acres. There are about 9.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in West Recreation Field (2.1 mi), East Park (1.5 mi), and Cascade Park (1.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Elyria, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Elyria outdoors
Conserved land
7.8%
1,026 of 13,195 acres
Trails
9.1 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
19 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
12.2 mi
2.3 mi lanes · 8.1 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
East Park
Managed by City of Elyria
26 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Cascade Park
Managed by Lorain County Metro Parks
59 acres1.3 mi of trail
Black River LoopRiverside TrailHillsdale Connector
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Elywood Park
Managed by City of Elyria
41 acres0.8 mi of trail
Lion's Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Elyria South Park
Park
36 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Black River Reservation
Managed by Lorain County Metro Parks
76 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
West Recreation Field54 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
East Park26 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · City of Elyria
Cascade Park59 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Lorain County Metro Parks
Elywood Park41 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · City of Elyria
Elyria South Park36 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Black River Reservation76 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Lorain County Metro Parks
Black River Reservation - High Meadows23 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Ely Square2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Elyria
Hilltop Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Elyria
Washington Village Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Elyria
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Elyria
Showing 1–10 of 22 playgrounds
Eastern Heights Playground
Eastern Heights Playground
Hamilton Playground
Hamilton Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Washington Village Park
Unnamed playground in West Recreation Field
Unnamed playground in West Recreation Field
Trails
Named trails
- Lion's Trail0.7 mi
- Riverside Trail0.3 mi
- Black River Loop0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,026 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths8.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.8 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball30
- Tennis20
- Basketball11
- Pickleball8
- Soccer6
- Football2
- Volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Elyria
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 782 acPrivate Park 230 acLocal Recreation Area 122 acLocal Conservation Area 6 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black River ReservationLocal Park | County | 516 | Restricted |
| Spring Valley Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 157 | Open |
| Bur OakLocal Park | County | 114 | Open |
| Cherry Ridge Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 73 | Open |
| West Recreation FieldLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Elywood ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Elyria South ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| North ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Academy Circle ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| East Park Recreation CenterLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Arthur L. Garford HouseBuilding
Soldiers and Sailors MonumentIn Ely Square · War memorial
Washington Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict
North Murray Ridge CemeteryCemetery
Ridgelawn CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Elyria and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Elyria'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 21.5-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.