Stark County Park District-Walborn Reservoir — Attraction in Lexington Township

ATTENTION: FIRST TIME HIKERS at Dale Walborn Reservoir Stark Park. Please make your pre-hike checklist! Be sure to bring water-proof boots, your favorite filled water bottle, your cell phone, and a MAP of the trails. You might also want to bring a compass if you have one. I live near the reservoir, and over the years I have had to help people who get lost on the shoreline and loop trails and end up in the Reeder Ave NE parking lot instead of returning to the marina parking lot on Price St. NE. The trails are not well marked and it is easy to get turned around on your first visit, if you don't know the landmarks. Permanent trails signs and markers should be an Eagle Scout project! Also, there is a restriction for the bald eagle nesting area at the west end of Walborn Reservoir. There are signs and buoys posted in the area, to keep hikers, boaters, and fisherman out of the nesting area. There is an eagles nest viewing area with a limited parking area and a viewing pavilion, accessible from Marlboro Ave. NE. Be courteous and have fun -...

Used my 14 foot boat to troll out to 15 foot depth. Which took a little bit of discovery because the water level is low right now and I probably didn’t travel more than that fourth or fifth of the distance that I could’ve traveled from the marina. But I believe I headed S by SW. Anyhow I hooked this 29 inch catfish which we’re estimating at 9 to 10 pounds. Just used a lively nightcrawler but I had 20 pound test braided fishing line. This big beast bent my number six hook, but I did return him to the water. Just didn’t have the heart to take him home besides I don’t know how to cook catfish...

Great place to go canoeing with kids. Beautiful scenery, saw lots of blue herons. Staff was very nice and helpful, helped fit us with life jackets, loaded us safely into canoes, and were ready for us on the shore when we returned. They went above and beyond chatting with our kids and giving them a frisbee. $10 to go out on the canoe with our family for 1 hour, great price.

The only improvement I would suggest is purchasing one more life jacket for kids under 30 lbs. I recognize that's probably rare, but we were glad we had our own with us. We'll...