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Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
218 acres3.8 mi of trail
Lakefront TrailMarsh Rim TrailLakefront Loop TrailMarina Overlook TrailWoods Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Mentor
Mentor, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.2% of Mentor is conserved land, roughly 1,468 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve (3.8 mi), Spring Brook Gardens Park (1.9 mi), and Wildwood Cultural Park (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mentor, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mentor outdoors
Conserved land
8.2%
1,468 of 17,813 acres
Trails
15 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 10 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
31 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
21.0 mi
12.5 mi lanes · 6.3 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
Spring Brook Gardens Park
Managed by City of Mentor
47 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Wildwood Cultural Park
Managed by City of Mentor
35 acres1.5 mi of trail
Frog TrailBluebell TrailPawpaw ConnectorWoodpecker Loop
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Veterans Park
Managed by Lake Metroparks
89 acres1.1 mi of trail
Swamp Forest Loop TrailCardinal Loop TrailCardinal Loop Access TrailOutdoor Classroom Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Edward R. Walsh Park
Managed by City of Mentor
23 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Headlands Beach State Park
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
35 acres0.4 mi of trail
Sand Dune Trail
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
7
Presidents Park
Managed by City of Mentor
8 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Eleanor B. Garfield Park
Managed by City of Mentor
55 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve218 acres · 3.8 mi of trail
Spring Brook Gardens Park47 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · City of Mentor
Wildwood Cultural Park35 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · City of Mentor
Veterans Park89 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Lake Metroparks
Edward R. Walsh Park23 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · City of Mentor
Headlands Beach State Park35 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Presidents Park8 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Mentor
Eleanor B. Garfield Park55 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Mentor
Krueger Park16 acres
Pinegate Community Park7 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Mentor
Showing 1–10 of 24 playgrounds
Advent Playground
Bellflower Playground
Kiddie Jungle Play
Ridge Playground
Young Steps Playground
Unnamed playground in Edward R. Walsh Park
Unnamed playground in Edward R. Walsh Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Presidents Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.6 miUnpaved 7.9 mi
Showing 1–10 of 16 trails
- Buckeye Trail1.9 mi
- Lakefront Trail1.1 mi
- Marsh Rim Trail0.7 mi
- Lakefront Loop Trail0.5 mi
- Frog Trail0.4 mi
- Marina Overlook Trail0.4 mi
- Woods Trail0.3 mi
- Swamp Forest Loop Trail0.3 mi
- Cardinal Loop Trail0.3 mi
- Bluebell Trail0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,468 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes12.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths6.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes2.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball37
- Soccer29
- Tennis17
- Pickleball15
- Basketball10
- Football6
- Softball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Mentor
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 915 acState Conservation Area 314 acPrivate Park 194 acState Park 35 acHistoric or Cultural Area 8 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor Lagoons Marina and ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 568 | Open |
| Mentor Marsh Dedicated Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 262 | Closed |
| Civic Center ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 108 | Open |
| Blackbrook Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 104 | Open |
| Veterans' Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 84 | Open |
| Garfield ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 68 | Open |
| Lost Nation Municipal Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 64 | Open |
| Headlands Beach State ParkState Park | Other state land | 35 | Open |
| Wildwood Cultural CenterState Conservation Area | Private owners | 35 | Closed |
| Donald E Krueger ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
James A. GarfieldIn James A Garfield National Historic Site · Memorial
Blackbrook CemeteryCemetery
Mentor CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Mentor and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor | 8.2% | 14.5 mi | 13 |
| Kirtland Hills | 17.8% | 0.4 mi | 2 |
| Willoughby | 13.4% | 8.9 mi | 12 |
| Mentor-on-the-Lake | 4.5% | 0.6 mi | 4 |
| Painesville | 0.7% | 12.4 mi | 15 |
| Concord | 14.9% | 28.0 mi | 10 |
| Painesville | 6.3% | 6.5 mi | 9 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Mentor'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 20.8-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.