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To be honest, I have no idea how this place got upgraded
to National Park designation. According to NPS site, it was a National Recreation Area
since 1974 and National Park since 2000. I would say that it is more like a recreation area
than national park. However, earning the national park designation must have benifited the park
with more federal budget. The park has 4 visitor centers. All of them close at 4:00 PM and only
one visitor center (Canal Visitor Center) opens 7 days a week. We tried hard to locate them by
the map but ran out of luck with the fourth one. When trying to find the Peninsula Depot visitor
center we asked the shopkeepers nearby and none knew that it was just next door. Fortunately
we saw a park ranger passing by and got the information we needed.
"Shops ?" you asked. Yes, and there is even a full golf course inside the national park.
I really don't know how to describe this park. We took a short walk along
the Towpath Trail nearby the Peninsula Depot/Lock 29 as well as Boston Store and we have also driven
along the scenic drive. My impression from a half-day visit was that the canal is not as beautiful
as the Raritan Canal nearby Princeton, New Jersey and the country scene is probably just
as good as some small towns in New England.
Got the picture ? I feel lucky that we were just passing by this park.
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| Location: Ohio, USA North |
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| | Park Summary | | | Park Rating | | | | | | |  | | Overall | | Rating : 3 (2 votes) | | Convenience | | Rating : 4.5 (2 votes) | | Physical Demand | | Rating : 2 (2 votes) | | Family Activity | | Rating : 4.5 (2 votes) | | | What does the rating mean ? | | I want to rate for this park |
| | | Park Geography | | | | | | Nearby City | (Definition of Driving Distance and Time) | | | | City, State | Distance | Drive Time | | | Cleveland, OH | 16 miles | 0:17 | | Detroit, MI | 180 miles | 2:45 | | Chicago, IL | 350 miles | 5:15 | | Washington, DC | 360 miles | 5:25 | | New York, NY | 461 miles | 7:05 | | Nashville, TN | 515 miles | 8:00 | | Columbia, SC | 600 miles | 9:30 | | Boston, MA | 663 miles | 9:30 | | Minneapolis, MN | 755 miles | 10:55 | | Little Rock, AR | 890 miles | 12:00 | | Bismarck, ND | 1190 miles | 17:00 |
| | | Nearby National Park | (Definition of Driving Distance and Time) | | | | | | | | | | National Park Service Website | | | http://www.nps.gov/cuva | | | Weather Forecast | | | | | | | Monthly Average | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | Temperature (ºF) | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 32 | | High Temperature (ºF) | 34 | 36 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 38 | | Low Temperature (ºF) | 19 | 21 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 44 | 35 | 25 | | Precipitation (inches) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | | Snowfall (inches) | 12.6 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 5 | 11.9 | | Rainy Days | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 |
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Hiking and bicycling are the most popuklar activities in the park.
It is very comfortable walking along the street or trail. The best thing to do
here is probably bicycling along the Towpath Trail. You can rent bikes from the shops nearby Peninsula
Depot if you don't carry your own. This link has
Information about Towpath Trail
Another activity recommended by locals is riding on the scenic railroad, although I do doubt whether
you can see more than driving. We didn't try but here is a link you can get information about
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
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