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Cuyahoga Valley National Park Getting New Visitor Center

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By NPT Staff - January 2nd, 2018

After 43 years, Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio will have a central visitor center, scheduled to open in the spring of 2019.

To keep up with the park's continued visitor growth, this project will include a main visitor center building and two smaller buildings nearby. The main building will see a complete rehabilitation and preservation in keeping with the historic value of the Village of Boston. An outdoor pavilion and courtyard will provide visitors with park information and resources year-round, while indoor exhibits will orient visitors to the park and its geography, natural resources, history, and surrounding areas. 

Park staff and the Conservancy for Cuyahoga National Park will celebrate the groundbreaking of the $5.9 million visitor center on January 8 at the site of the new facility, 5793 Boston Mills Road in Peninsula, Ohio, beginning at 10 a.m.

Craig Kenkel, the park superintendent, and Deb Yandala, CEO for the Conservancy, will make brief remarks.

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Submitted by Greg on January 2, 2018 - 6:27pm.

They need backcountry camping. 


Submitted by whatever on January 8, 2018 - 10:04pm.

This is the closest park to me, and also perhaps the saddest.  There are some nice serene spots here, but overall it feels like civilization is crushing the place.  This park has potential, but it needs work.  The visitor center is a good start, but really they need to buy out and eliminate private inholdings and shore up the core of this park from civilization.  More on-site camping options are sorely needed to make this a respectable "national park."


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