Stow Silver Springs Park

Nice, small man made lake for swimming. It’s usually clean and neat and the sand area is great for playing and building sand castles. Great hiking trails nearby and decent parking.

Love this place and I drive there almost daily to walk. Be sure to check out the hiking trails in the back past the ball fields – they’re one of my favorite easy trail runs! Very safe and wonderful open area for flying kites, setting up a volleyball net, or connecting to the bike/​hike metro paved path. Also, go camping there! Stow residents have a discounted rate and though they only have a few campsites, they are well maintained and patrolled by park workers. I went on a beautiful moonlit picnic by the pond with my BF when we camped there. I love this place and feel lucky we have it so close!
Why 4 stars? Simple-​the dog park. I can’t stand that area! Ask any dog owner in the area and if they are a responsible dog owner, they know to stay away from it! A number of my friend’s dogs have gotten sick from that place and just look at the water the dogs are in! It’s not cleaned! The place is staffed by good-​meaning volunteers but they cannot accomplish all that needs to be done. I wish the city would make people pay a membership to have their dogs allowed to go there to pay for clean-​up and maintaining the fenced in grounds. Even a $ 10 yearly fee could keep some of the people with non vaccinated dogs out.

This park, which contains a dog park, is a great place to spend an hour or so with your dog, running around with other dogs. Silver Springs Lake used to be a swimming lake for people. But after its success was limited, the city turned it into a lake for dogs. You can let your dog run around within this fenced off lake and not worry. They can swim, play with other dogs, and with toys that have been left there by other dogs. Overall, this is a great dog park where your dog can roam free with other members of the canine family. Just be careful, you might want to take a shower after coming here if you go onto the beach with your dog barefoot, or stand in the lake.