Parks
Research 4 parks within weekend reach of Akron, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Akron. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Akron. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Akron, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Wingfoot Lake State Park is a state park reachable from Akron as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Wingfoot Lake State Park, about 15 km (9 mi) from Akron
Image credit: Image: Phil and Jo Schiffbauer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park is State park with sandstone ledges, crevices and cliffs east of Akron. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park, about 49 km (31 mi) from Akron
Image credit: Image: Matthew.kowal / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Punderson Lake is Natural glacial kettle lake within a state park northeast of Akron. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Punderson Lake, about 50 km (31 mi) from Akron
Image credit: Image: Sam Howzit / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Mohican State Park is Forested state park with a river gorge and hemlock woodlands southwest of Akron. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mohican State Park, about 81 km (50 mi) from Akron
Image credit: Image: Aaron Zhu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0