Tinkers Creek State Park is a public recreation area that under the name Tinkers Creek Area is part of Liberty Park in Streetsboro, Portage County,

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. The area's small lakes and marshes provide food and habitat for

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s and thousands of

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. The park offers archery, spring-fed fishing lake, hiking trails, and picnicking areas.

History

Before the state park opened, a private park called Colonial Spring Gardens existed on the land. The

State of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

acquired the land in 1966 and officially opened the state park in 1973. In 2014,

Summit Metro Parks Summit Metro Parks is a Metroparks system serving the citizens of Summit County, Ohio by managing in 16 developed parks, six conservation areas and more than of trails, with of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail. The park district is fully ...

signed an agreement with the

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to manage Tinkers Creek State Park and the adjacent Tinkers Creek State Nature Preserve for a period of 25 years.

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Tinkers Creek State Park
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Liberty Park
Summit Metro Parks
Liberty Park Map
Summit Metro Parks {{authority control State parks of Ohio Protected areas of Portage County, Ohio Protected areas established in 1973 1973 establishments in Ohio