Cleveland Public Parks District
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The Cleveland Public Parks District is a division of the city's Department of Public Works, which is responsible for park maintenance in the City of Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. The following is a comprehensive list of the city's more than 150 public parks.

Notable Parks

  • Gordon Park
    Gordon Park, Cleveland
    Gordon Park is a public park located in Cleveland, Ohio. A part of the Cleveland Public Parks District,The park opened in 1893 and is situated on 122 acres of land adjacent Lake Erie on the city's East Side. It is named in honor of philanthropist and industrialist, William J. Gordon, who originally...

    (E. 72nd, S. of Shoreway 46 acres (18.6 ha) - Located on the lakefront, a section of Gordon Park is part of the Cleveland Lakefront State Park system.
  • The Mall
    The Mall (Cleveland)
    The Cleveland Mall is a long public park in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It was conceived as part of the 1903 Group Plan by Daniel Burnham, John Carrère, and Arnold Brunner as a vast public space flanked by the city's major civic and governmental buildings, all built in the neoclassical style...

     - Part of the 1903 Group Plan, which was part of an architectural collaboration headed by Daniel Burnham, the Mall is an historic site divided into three sections, and is located north of Public Square.
    • Mall A (Memorial Plaza, West Mall Dr. at St. Clair Av. 2.75 acres (1.1 ha)
    • Mall B (Hanna Plaza, F.Pastorius Blvd.@ Lakeside Av.5.45 acres (2.2 ha)
    • Mall C (Strawbridge Plaza, 301 Lakeside Av. 5.46 acres (2.2 ha)
  • Rockefeller Park
    Rockefeller Park
    Rockefeller Park is a city park named in honor of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller Sr., located in Cleveland, Ohio. Part of the Cleveland Public Parks District, Rockefeller Park is immediately adjacent Wade Park on its the southeastern, and across Euclid Ave on its northwestern border...

    (9601 Wade Park Ave 130 acres (52.6 ha) - The city's largest park, built on land that was donated to the city by local Cleveland philanthropist and industrialist, John D. Rockefeller
    John D. Rockefeller
    John Davison Rockefeller was an American oil industrialist, investor, and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of...

    .
    • Rockefeller Park Greenhouse 750 E. 88th St.
    • Rockefeller Park Lagoon

Other Parks

  • Abbey Park - Abbey Ave. and West 19th 4.45 acres (1.8 ha)
  • Ambler Park - MLK Jr Blvd., N. of Fairhill Rd. 52.44 acres (21.2 ha)
  • Ambler-Holton Playground - W. of Woodhill S. of Buckeye Rd. 0.94 acre (0.38040484 ha)
  • Archmere Park - W. 41st & Archmere Av. 4.04 acres (1.6 ha)
  • Artha Woods Park - MLK Jr. Blvd. & Woodstock Av. 6.08 acres (2.5 ha)
  • W. 108th & Baltic Ave. 1.2 acre (0.4856232 ha)
  • Barkwill Playground - E. 53rd & Barkwill Av. 1.29 acre (0.52204494 ha)
  • Belmont Park -W. 114th, N. of Lorain Av. 1.12 acre (0.45324832 ha)
  • Beman Playground - S. of Harvard Av. & E. 78th 8.25 acres (3.3 ha)
  • Briggs Playfield Briggs Av. & W. 106th 0.55 acre (0.2225773 ha)
  • Brookfield Park W. 125th, S. of I-71 3.03 acres (1.2 ha)
  • Brookside Park Fulton Rd. & Denison Av. 111.34 acres (45.1 ha)
  • Buckeye Mini Park -E. 118th & Buckeye Rd. 0.15 acre (0.0607029 ha)
  • Calgary Park- W. 23rd, S. of Denison Av. 5.24 acres (2.1 ha)
  • Carol McClendon Park -E. 98th, S. of Union Av. 2.79 acres (1.1 ha)
  • Carrie Cain Playground- E. 79th & Sowinski Av. 1.29 acre (0.52204494 ha)
  • Cleveland Skatepark -1 Key Plaza 0.25 acre (0.1011715 ha) 1 2 North Coast Harbor behind Rock Hall
  • Coit Park -St. Clair Av. & Coit Rd. 1.57 acre (0.63535702 ha)
  • Collinwood Athletic Complex- 1070 East 152nd 8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
  • Colonel Chas. Young Square -E. 46th & Prospect Av. 0.4 acre (0.1618744 ha) Median Pk, Cleveland Landmark
  • Crawford Park -East Blvd, S. of Miles Av. 21.5 acres (8.7 ha)
  • Crossburn Park -Crossburn Av., W. of W. 130th 5.28 acres (2.1 ha)
  • Dan Kane Gardens- Kenyon Av. & E. 65th 0.5 acre (0.202343 ha)
  • Davinwood Park- W. 191st, N. of Puritas Av. 5 acres (2 ha)
  • Dell Playground- E. 75th, S. of Woodland Av. 1.3 acre (0.5260918 ha)
  • Dove Park - E. 102nd, N. of Harvard Av. 4.17 acres (1.7 ha)
  • Drake Tot Lot - E. 68th, S. of Woodland Av. 0.07 acre (0.02832802 ha)
  • Drakefield Park- W. 157th, S. of Lorain Av. 5.67 acres (2.3 ha)
  • Duggan Park- Catalpa Rd., N. of Euclid Av. 8.7 acres (3.5 ha)
  • East 110th & Harvard Park -E. 110th & Harvard Av. 2.99 acres (1.2 ha)
  • East 69th & Central Playground- E. 69th & Central Av. 0.24 acre (0.09712464 ha)
  • East 9th/Rockwell Park- E. 9th St. & Rockwell Av. 0.09 acre (0.03642174 ha)
  • Easton Park- E. 88th, S. of Kinsman Rd. 2.96 acres (1.2 ha)
  • Eberhard Playground- E. 90th, S. of Buckeye Rd. 2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
  • Emery Park - W. 130th, S. of I-71 11.31 acres (4.6 ha)
  • Emery-Alexco Playfield 0Emery Av., N. of I-71 3.89 acres (1.6 ha)
  • Endora Playfield -SE of Euclid & Colonial Hts. Dr. 45.57 acres (18.4 ha)
  • Fairview Park- W. 38th & Franklin Av. 5.42 acres (2.2 ha)
  • Flora Park- E. 103rd, S. of St. Clair Av. 0.6 acre (0.2428116 ha)
  • Forest City Park -Kimmel Rd., off Independence Rd 0.36 acre (0.14568696 ha)
  • Forest Hills Park- Thornhill Rd. S.of Arlington Av. 14 acres (5.7 ha)
  • Frank Novak Park -Fulton Rd. & Lorain Av. 0.43 acre (0.17401498 ha)
  • Frederick Douglass Park-E. 154th & Miles Av. 38 acres (15.4 ha)
  • Gardenview Hill in Rockefeller Park
    Rockefeller Park
    Rockefeller Park is a city park named in honor of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller Sr., located in Cleveland, Ohio. Part of the Cleveland Public Parks District, Rockefeller Park is immediately adjacent Wade Park on its the southeastern, and across Euclid Ave on its northwestern border...

    -8700 St. Clair Av. 6 8
  • Gassaway Pool- E. 100th, N. of Quebec Av. 0.42 acre (0.16996812 ha)
  • Gawron Park- E. 136th 2.99 acres (1.2 ha)
  • Gay & E. 104th Gardens- E. 104th & Gay Av. 2.23 acre (0.90244978 ha)
  • George/Jennings Park- 1009 Ansel Road 0.34 acre (0.13759324 ha)
  • Gilmore Park -W. 134th & Puritas Av. 5.95 acres (2.4 ha)
  • Glendale Park- E. 149th, N. of Harvard Av. 5.06 acres (2 ha)
  • Glenview Park- Dupont Av. & E. 108th 26 acres (10.5 ha)
  • Goudreau Park - W. 14th, S. of Cook Av. 4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
  • Grant Playground- E. 38th, N. of Central Av. 1.14 acre (0.46134204 ha)
  • Grdina Park- E. 61st, N. of St. Clair Av. 2.2 acre (0.8903092 ha)
  • Greenwood Park -W. 38th, S. of Lorain Rd. 1.42 acre (0.57465412 ha)
  • Groton Park -Groton Rd., S. of Green Rd. 2.25 acre (0.9105435 ha)
  • Grovewood Pool -E. 164th & Grovewood Av. 1.92 acre (0.77699712 ha)
  • Halloran Park -3550 W. 117th St. 18.83 acres (7.6 ha)
  • Harding Playground- Broadway Av., E. of I-77 0.73 acre (0.29542078 ha)
  • Harmody Park- Plymouth Rd. & So. Hills Blvd. 20 acres (8.1 ha)
  • Harold T. Clark Tennis Courts- E. 23rd & Shoreway 8.8 acres (3.6 ha)
  • Helen Simpson Park -S. Moreland Blvd. & Buckeye Rd. 0.79 acre (0.31970194 ha)
  • Henritze Park- Henritze Av. & W. 37th 0.22 acre (0.08903092 ha)
  • Heritage Park 1 -(east bank) Merwin St. at West Av. 0.63 acre (0.25495218 ha) Opened in 1976, the park is the site of a replica of Lorenzo Carter
    Lorenzo Carter
    Major Lorenzo Carter was the first permanent settler in Cleveland, Ohio.Born in 1767 Lorenzo Carter spent his early years in Warren, Connecticut. Where he visited the local library frequently and developed an appreciation of books. His father, Lieut...

    's cabin, the first permanent non-indignepous settler in what would become Cleveland.
  • Heritage Park 2- (west bank) Riverbed Rd. at Elm St. 0.53 acre (0.21448358 ha)
  • Herman Park -W. 60th & Herman Av. 2.42 acre (0.97934012 ha)
  • Hughes Playground -W. of Broadway & Miles Aves. 0.4 acre (0.1618744 ha)
  • Humphrey Park -E. 161st & Grovewood Av. 26.18 acres (10.6 ha)
  • Hyacinth Park- Waterman Av. & E. 65th 4 acres (1.6 ha)
  • Idalia Park -E. 176th & Deforest Av. 6.87 acres (2.8 ha)
  • Impett Park- W. 155th & Montrose Av. 34.82 acres (14.1 ha)
  • Irma Park- E. 74th & Irma Av. 3 12 0.49 acre (0.19829614 ha)
  • James Bell Pool- E. 71st & Central Av. 0.51 acre (0.20638986 ha)
  • James M. Dunphy Park- West Blvd. & Jasper Rd. 14.32 acres (1.7 ha)
  • Jefferson Park- W. 132nd & Lorain Av. 12 acres (4.9 ha)
  • Jimmy Bivens Park -W. 25th & Detroit Av. 0.47 acre (0.19020242 ha)
  • Jo Ann Park -E. 183rd, N. of Harvard Av. 8.04 acres (3.3 ha)
  • Kerruish Park- E. 170th & Tarkington Av. 76 acres (30.8 ha)
  • Kirtland Park -E. 49th & Shoreway 13 acres (5.3 ha)
  • Kossuth Park- E. 121st & Shaker Blvd. 0.45 acre (0.1821087 ha)
  • Lake Park -W. 85th, N. of Detroit Av. 1 acre (0.404686 ha)
  • Lawn-Madison Park -W. 73rd & Madison Av. 1.3 acre (0.5260918 ha)
  • League Park
    League Park
    League Park was a baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was situated at the northeast corner of Lexington Avenue and E. 66th Street in the Hough neighborhood. It was home to the National League Cleveland Spiders, the American League Cleveland Indians, and the Cleveland...

    - E. 66th & Lexington Av. 6.96 acres (2.8 ha) Cleveland Landmark
  • Lincoln Park -W. 14th & Starkweather Av. 7.55 acres (3.1 ha)
  • Loew Park -4711 West 32nd St. 23.11 acres (9.4 ha)
  • Longfellow Playground - E. 59th & Longfellow Av. 0.4 acre (0.1618744 ha)
  • Luke Easter Park -MLK Jr Blvd. & Ramona Blvd.116.36 acres (47.1 ha)
  • Maplewood Park -18026 Cleveland Parkway 16 acres (6.5 ha)
  • Marion Motley Playfield- E. 73rd & Carson Av. 25.91 acres (10.5 ha)
  • Mark Tromba Park- Mandalay & Rudyard. 3.36 acres (1.4 ha)
  • Mark Tromba Park- Mandalay & Rudyard. 2.93 acres (1.2 ha)
  • Market Square Park- West 25th St. & Lorain Av. 0.33 acre (0.13354638 ha)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Park- E. 107th & Elk Av.1.66 acre (0.67177876 ha)
  • Memphis School Site- 4103 Memphis Av. 2.48 acres (1 ha)
  • Mercedes Cotner Park- W. 95th, S. of Denison Av. 5.35 acres (2.2 ha)
  • Meyer Pool- W. 30th & Meyer Av.0.71 acre (0.28732706 ha)
  • Miles Heights Park -Seville Av. & E. 147th7.7 acres (3.1 ha)
  • Mohican Park- W. 135th & Triskett Rd. 24.7 acres (10 ha)
  • Morgan Playground -E. 88th, N. of Wade Park Av. 1.5 acre (0.607029 ha)
  • Morgana Park -E. 65th, S. of Broadway Av. 6.43 acres (2.6 ha)
  • Moulton/Scoutway Park- E. 115th & Moulton Av. 4.15 acres (1.7 ha)
  • Munn Park- Munn Rd. at W. 165th 2.3 acre (0.9307778 ha)
  • Neff Park -E. 193rd & Bella Dr. 7.77 acres (3.1 ha)
  • Norman Play Lot -Norman Av. & E. 105th 0.36 acre (0.14568696 ha)
  • North Collinwood Town Center- Lakeshore Blvd. @ E. 174th 1.26 acre (0.50990436 ha)
  • Odelia V. Robinson Park- Eliot Av. & E. 105th 0.5 acre (0.202343 ha)
  • Oman Park- E.81st & Mansfield, S.of Union Av. 0.39 acre (0.15782754 ha)
  • Orr Park- Ansel & Lamont Aves. 3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
  • Otter Playground -Gill Av. & E. 82nd 4.23 acres (1.7 ha)
  • Outlook Playground- E. 59th & Woodland Av. 0.81 acre (0.32779566 ha)
  • Pennsylvania Playground- Pennsylvania Av., E. of E. 65th 2.23 acre (0.90244978 ha)
  • Port Park- E. 73rd, S. of Kinsman Av. 5.05 acres (2 ha)
  • Public Square
    Public Square
    Public Square is the central plaza in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It takes up four city blocks; Superior Avenue and Ontario Street cross through it. Cleveland's three tallest buildings, Key Tower, 200 Public Square and the Terminal Tower, face the square...

    -Superior & Ontario Aves. 4 acres (1.6 ha)
  • R.J. Taylor Park -Melville Rd., off Nottingham Rd. 7.6 acres (3.1 ha)
  • Rainbow Park -Rainbow Av., off W. 140th 1.15 acre (0.4653889 ha)
  • Ralph J. Perk Plaza - E. 12th & Chester Av. 1.1 acre (0.4451546 ha)
  • Ralph Schumitsh Park -McGowan Av. & W. 124th 3.66 acres (1.5 ha)
  • Rathbun Playground- E. 71st & Rathbun Av.0.41 acre (0.16592126 ha)
  • Raus Playfield- E. 52nd, S. of Fleet Av. 6.54 acres (2.6 ha)
  • Regent Park- E. 70th & Regent Rd. 4.66 acres (1.9 ha)
  • Roberto Clemente Field -W. 38th & Seymour Av. 4.2 acres (1.7 ha)
  • Rotary Plaza -E. 9th & Erieside Av. 0.83 acre (0.33588938 ha)
  • Sam Miller Park- E. 88th, N. of St. Clair Av. 5.72 acres (2.3 ha)
  • Saranac Playground -E. 162nd, N. of St. Clair Av. 1.5 acre (0.607029 ha)0
  • Seneca Golf Course- Valley Pkwy. & Broadview Rd. 350 acres (141.6 ha)
  • Settlers Landing Park- Old River Road at St. Clair Av. 1.5 acre (0.607029 ha)
  • Spear Play Lot- E. 145th, N. of Kinsman Av. 0.14 acre (0.05665604 ha)
  • Spencer & E. 53rd Mini Park -Spencer Av. & E. 53rd 0.39 acre (0.15782754 ha)
  • Storer Playground -W. 62 1.18 acre (0.47752948 ha)
  • Terminal Park -W. 145th, N. of I-71 5.13 acres (2.1 ha)
  • Thames Park -Thames Av., W. of East 152nd 0.92 acre (0.37231112 ha)
  • Thrush Park- W. 105th & Bellaire Rd. 7.67 acres (3.1 ha)
  • Tony Brush Park -Mayfield & Random Rds. 1.82 acre (0.73652852 ha)
  • Topeka Park- E. 137th & Aspinwall Av. 0.72 acre (0.29137392 ha)
  • Train Park -W. 48th & Train Av. 1.2 acre (0.4856232 ha)
  • Tremont Valley Playfield- West 11 and Clark 50 acres (20.2 ha)
  • Trent Park- Trent Av.& W.40th, S. of Clark Av. 1.21 acre (0.48967006 ha)
  • TulaRd Park- W. 144th, N. of Triskett Rd. 6.56 acres (2.7 ha)
  • Turney & E. 93rd Playground- Turney Rd. & E. 93rd 1.2 acre (0.4856232 ha)
  • W.C. Reed Playfield- W. 15th & Denison Av. 14.92|acres|ha}
  • Walter A. Burks Playground -Grantwood Av. & E. 111th 2.53 acres (1 ha)
  • Warsaw Park -E. 64th, N. of Harvard Av.3.52 acres (1.4 ha)
  • Washington Park - Washington Pk Blvd, N. of Harvard Leased to Cleveland Metroparks
    Cleveland Metroparks
    Cleveland Metroparks is an extensive system of nature preserves in Greater Cleveland, Ohio. The various reservations, which largely encircle the city of Cleveland, tend to follow the rivers and creeks that flow through the region...

  • Willard Park - E. 9th & Lakeside Av. 1.78 acre (0.72034108 ha) location of Free Stamp Sculpture
  • Worthington Park - Worthington Av. @ W. 128th 8.14 acres (3.3 ha)
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