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Location
Date
Time
Fee
Availability
Grandparents in the Park Summer Picnic
Frohring Meadows
6/10/25
11:30
AM
Free
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Toddler Time: Sensing the Summer (Ages 1-2 w/adult)
Walter C. Best Wildlife Preserve
6/11/25
9:30
AM
Free
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Toddler Time: Sensing the Summer (Ages 1-2 w/adult)
Walter C. Best Wildlife Preserve
6/11/25
11:00
AM
Free
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Full Moon Hike: The Strawberry Moon
Observatory Park
6/11/25
9:00
PM
Free
Open
Early Morning Hike
Veterans Legacy Woods
6/12/25
8:00
AM
Free
Open
Navigate By The Stars
Observatory Park
6/13/25
7:00
PM
Free
Open
Night Sky Viewing
Observatory Park
6/13/25
8:00
PM
Free
Open
Bass Lake Kayak
Bass Lake Preserve
6/14/25
10:00
AM
Free
12
Practical Knots for Camping
Big Creek Park
6/14/25
10:00
AM
Free
5
Bass Lake Kayak
Bass Lake Preserve
6/14/25
1:00
PM
Free
12
Practical Knots for Camping
Big Creek Park
6/14/25
2:00
PM
Free
15
ASM Minerals Garden & Dome Tour
Offsite
6/14/25
3:00
PM
Free
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Movie Night: Finding Nemo (Rated G)
Observatory Park
6/14/25
6:00
PM
Free
Open
Night Sky Viewing
Observatory Park
6/14/25
9:00
PM
Free
Open
Dragonfly Van Trip: Hidden Valley Park
The Rookery
6/15/25
10:00
AM
Free
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Family Stream Adventure
Swine Creek Reservation
6/15/25
1:00
PM
Free
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Nature Adventure Day Camp (Teens entering grades 8-10)
Claridon Woodlands
6/16/25
9:00
AM
$ 150.00
9
Geauga Walkers
Chickagami Park
6/17/25
1:00
PM
Free
Open
Elderberries: Chair Yoga
Veterans Legacy Woods
6/19/25
9:00
AM
Free
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Timbertots: Peeking in a Pond (Ages 3-5 w/adult)
Swine Creek Reservation
6/20/25
10:00
AM
Free
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Timbertots: Peeking in a Pond (Ages 3-5 w/adult)
Swine Creek Reservation
6/20/25
1:00
PM
Free
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Paddle Fest 2025
Headwaters Park
6/21/25
9:00
AM
$ 10.00
14
Paddle Fest 2025
Headwaters Park
6/21/25
10:00
AM
$ 10.00
14
Summer Solstice Day: Horseback Trail Ride Connecting the Parks
Holbrook Hollows
6/21/25
10:00
AM
Free
1
Van Trip: Pinebrook Preserve
The Rookery
6/21/25
10:00
AM
Free
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