Dix Park opens family-focused amenities!
The Portage Park District is thrilled to offer two new family-focused amenities at Dix Park this summer for the community to enjoy!
Thank You Commissioner Scott McKinney for your service to Portage Parks!
Commissioner McKinney has left a strong legacy for YOUR Portage Parks and his leadership and talents will be missed.
Park District Requests Bids for Camp Spelman Property
The Portage Park District (PPD) Board of Commissioners (the Board) is soliciting offers for the purchase of Camp Spelman, a 58-acre... more ››
The Momentum Continues! Park District acquires new property
We are excited to announce our most recent acquisition - a 112-acre parcel on Seasons Road, Streetsboro, known as the Tinkers Creek... more ››
Portage DD Special Olympics: Hiking Thru the Pandemic
In 2020, along with other sporting programs, Special Olympics Ohio sports halted. In the fall of that year, the Portage DD Special Olympics... more ››
Winter Solstice Brings New Trail Entrance for Headwaters Trail in Mantua
On Tuesday, December 21, in celebration of the Solstice, the Portage Park District proudly cut the ribbon on a 1,000-foot... more ››
Portage Park District Plants 30 acres of Trees in honor of 30th Anniversary
As challenges to forest health, including invasive species, disease and fragmentation continue to mount, Portage Park District aims to do... more ››
Virtual Programming
We are proud to share this recent article published in the Ohio Parks and Recreation Associations Fall magazine. Our engagement and... more ››
Ohio Department of Wildlife - Fish Sampling at Trail Lake Park
If you were at Trail Lake Park on the morning of September 9, you may have noticed something a little unusual out on the water. The ODNR’s... more ››
Portage County Trails – A New Route for Cross-Country Cyclists
Author: Pete Mohan, volunteer
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An Evening with Moths
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Day of Caring Volunteers partner with Portage Park District
United Way of Portage County's Day of Caring is an annual event in which volunteers from various sectors are paired with non-profit and... more ››
Fish with a Cop Reels in Fun!
Portage Park District held its first Fish with a Cop program Saturday, June 26 at Trail Lake Park in Streetsboro. Chief Ranger Steele of... more ››
Here we Grow Again!
(Hiram Township, OH) – Portage Park District recently acquired and has permanently conserved 325 acres in Hiram Township,... more ››
Dive Rescue Training to be held at Trail Lake Park
(Streetsboro, OH) On February 16, 17, and 18, the Streetsboro Fire Department, in cooperation with the Portage Park... more ››
Stewardship in Action
Visitors to Trail Lake Park, Towner’s Woods Park, and Dix Park have likely noticed mowing and land clearing activity over the course of the... more ››
The Belted Kingfisher
If you have paddled the Upper Cuyahoga River or walked along the path at... more ››
Time to turn in your Wild Hikes forms!
Wild Hikes Challenge 2020 - Form turn in optionsOnce you have completed your Wild Hikes Challenge, you can turn in your form to us in the... more ››