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    Cuyahoga Valley

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  • Canal Visitor Center Closure

    Canal Visitor Center will be closed for construction, starting Monday, May 6, 2013. It will reopen with new exhibits in early 2014.

  • Riverview Road Closure

    Riverview Rd from the Cuyahoga Falls line north to the Peninsula line will be re-paved, beginning the week of April 22. Expect delays. Flaggers will direct traffic. Work is expected to be completed by Memorial Day weekend.

  • Towpath Trail Closure

    NPS has closed the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail from Hillside Road to Stone Road in Valley View. A section of the trail is not passable due to hazardous conditions caused by erosion. Towpath is expected to be open by Memorial Day, May 27.

  • Bald Eagle Closure in Effect

    RR tracks, and 30 foot right of way on either side, are closed to all foot traffic from the Rt. 82 Bridge at Station Rd, north to the RR tracks at. The Cuyahoga R. downstream of the Brecksville Dam to the Fitzwater Rd Bridge is closed to water activities.

Health & Wellness

Walkers on Foggy Towpath Trail at Stumpy Basin

Walkers on the Towpath Trail at Stumpy Basin

Photo by Jerry Jelinek.

What is Health & Wellness?
According to the World Health Organization, Health and Wellness is "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity."

The National Park service's Seven Guiding Principles
1. We promote health and well-being as an interrelated system linking human health to natural landscapes and all species;
2. We seek expertise and resources from a wide range of partners in the public and private sectors;
3. Our aim includes activities that contribute to physical, mental, and spiritual health, and social well-being;
4. Our work takes place both within and beyond park boundaries;
5. We encourage uses that promote the health of all species while avoiding those that impair resources;
6. We seek to provide equitable access to open spaces and natural places;
7. Our commitment to improving public health will be mirrored in internal programs for our workforce.

Did You Know?

Historic photo of canal boats along the Ohio & Erie Canal.

The Ohio & Erie Canal, which runs through Cuyahoga Valley National Park, was a 308-mile waterway connecting Lake Erie to the Ohio River. This transportation route, which influenced local and national prosperity, was dug entirely by hand by mostly German and Irish immigrants.