Cascade Park

387 Furnace Street, Elyria, Ohio 44035

Cascade Park offers rivers, waterfalls, and hemlock forests just minutes from downtown Elyria. Inside this 145-acre park the east and west branches of the Black River cascade over Berea sandstone converge. Lorain County Metro Parks assumed operations of Cascade Park in 2014 through a partnership with the City of Elyria.

Activities

• Hiking Trail

• 2 Inclusive Playgrounds

• 2 Scenic Waterfalls

• Reservable Shelter

• Nature Center

• Sledding Hill

Trail Map

Cascade Park has trails for all park visitors. The park’s trail diverse trail system features beautiful views of the Black River throughout. The asphalt trail overlooks the river while connecting the park’s two playgrounds. The park’s towering waterfalls can be viewed by traveling along asphalt trails that overlook the ledges or on the primitive, natural trails among the ledges that include wooden bridges and rocks to climb. The trails can be accessed via the main entrance parking lot near the large playground.

Length: Over 3.75 Miles of trails
Surface: Asphalt, Dirt, Natural

Park Features & History

Small tributaries enter the park from both east and west forming deep cuts into the bedrock. These smaller streams form micro-climates in which more northerly species of plants may survive in the cooler environments. Hemlock is one of those species which is considered a northern tree, yet appears within these special habitats.