Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a United States national park that preserves and reclaims the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio. Surrounded by urban areas, with a high degree of development that includes a dense road network, small towns, and private human-made attractions, Cuyahoga Valley National Park differs markedly from most of the other national parks.

The 32,572-acre park is administered by the National Park Service, but within its boundaries there are areas independently managed as city parks or private businesses. Cuyahoga Valley was originally designated as a National Recreation Area in 1974. It was redesignated as a national park 26 years later in 2000, and remains the only national park that originated as a national recreation area.