Hidden Valley Park — Attraction in Painesville

It is beautiful, relaxing, spacious, clean, has everything other than mosquito repellent you could want for a trip to the park. The only things I was not totally satisfied with was the water was so contaminated it was oily green in some places and multiple oily colors elsewhere. It smelled terrible,and the mosquitoes and other insects were ferocious, but I understand it is a place of nature so due to the water and the bushes and grass they will be around. It is a wonderful place though, they have fire pits, plenty of restrooms, trails, waterfall, river, playground, anything you would need for a full day spent in nature. Also they are open until 11:00 PM if I'm not mistaken,so you really spend a whole day exploring, fishing, playing with your children and dog, and then kick back and enjoy a fire in the evening. Dogs are permitted there but I would advise you bring your own disposal bags to clean up after them because I didn't see anything...

This is by far my favorite park to go to for hunting mushrooms. After a good rain, a variety of shrooms pop their fruiting heads in abundance it's mesmerizing everytime I go. Another special finding at this park is my 12 year old daughter, boyfriend, and I, found that someone left gemstones hidden along the trails. I've been a collector since I was very young so it was a real treat for me. To help spread the love of geology we left plenty hidden for other trailblazers and hopefully future collectors to discover. This park has picnic tables, it's dog-friendly. No restrooms or playground. I highly recommend this awesome little park for any type of...

The area pictured of Hidden Valley Park is listed by LMP as the North Entrance and by Google Maps as Resource Center Park. It is not accessible from the park in the valley below. It's fishing pond is visited by local fishermen, many birds, and other animals. It has a single .5 mile trail which loops around to the hidden edge of the cliffs on the Grand River 150' below and if you see through the leaves you may see the Rte. 528 high-level Bridge from above and the Grand River valley to the south below. There are no toilets or water here. It does provide an access to the Resource Center Cabin which is a rentable place to stay and extend your...