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Lakeview Park
Managed by City of Lorain
53 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Lorain
Lorain, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.6% of Lorain is conserved land, roughly 1,006 acres. There are about 6.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lakeview Park (2.7 mi), Black River Landing (1.1 mi), and Black River Reservation (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lorain, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lorain outdoors
Conserved land
6.6%
1,006 of 15,329 acres
Trails
6.2 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
29
15 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
12.4 mi
5.9 mi lanes · 6.5 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
Black River Landing
Managed by Lorain Port & Finance Authority
25 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Black River Reservation
Managed by Lorain County Metro Parks
76 acres0.5 mi of trail
Waterfall TrailCottonwood Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Oakwood Park
Managed by City of Lorain
75 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 29 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 29 parks & preserves
Lakeview Park53 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · City of Lorain
Black River Landing25 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Lorain Port & Finance Authority
Black River Reservation76 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Lorain County Metro Parks
Oakwood Park75 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Lorain
Central Park22 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Lorain
Johnnie Wilson Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Lorain
Veterans Memorial Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Lorain
Lakeside Landing Park16 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Willow Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Lorain
Streator Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Lorain
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Lorain
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Admiral King Playground
Admiral King Playground
Admiral King Playground
Discovery Playground
Frank Jacinto Playground
Frank Jacinto Playground
Frank Jacinto Playground
Garfield Playground
Garfield Playground
Garfield Playground
6 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Lorain.
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.7 mi
- Waterfall Trail0.4 mi
- Cottonwood Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,006 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes5.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths6.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball29
- Baseball23
- Pickleball8
- Tennis7
- Football4
- Soccer4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Lorain
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 459 acLocal Park 358 acPrivate Park 185 acState Conservation Area 3 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromwell ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 267 | Open |
| Elmwood ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 146 | Open |
| Fox Creek Golf and Racquet ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 134 | Open |
| Black River ReservationLocal Park | County | 73 | Restricted |
| Oakwood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 72 | Open |
| Emerald Valley Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 52 | Open |
| Campana ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Lakeview ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Longfellow ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Central ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Calvary ParkCemetery
Claus Family CemeteryCemetery
Elmwood CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Lorain and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lorain'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 23.7-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.