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Cuyahoga Valley National Park



Park profile

 * Located in Ohio, along the banks of Cuyahoga river in between Cleveland an Akron
 * 33,000 Acres
 * 2,828,233 visitors a year.
 * Some areas are open till dusk and others 24 hours
 * Closed on thanksgiving and December 25 & January 1

History Cuyahog valley national park became a national park in 2000. Before it was an national park it had been an national recreation Area. It had became an national recreation center in 1974 when Congressman Ralph Regula, Chairman Ray Bliss who was on the National Republican Committee and more Ohio leaders persuaded President Gerald Ford to sign the bill saying they were a national recreation center. [|Generations: Cuyahoga Valley National Park]

== The spring has warmer temputers and rain. Durn the summer it's humid and the temputers have a range through 49 and 95 degrees fahrenhiet and is still suggested to dress in layers.Fall begins in mid ocotober with temperture that range of 70 degrees farenhiet durn the day to freezing at night and fall also brings mixed weather like rain, snow and fog.The winter bring temputers to mid 30's or below zero and has an average of 61 inches of snow each winter. ==


 * =  ||= Jan ||= Feb ||= Mar ||= Apr ||= May ||= June ||= July ||= Aug ||= Sept ||= Oct ||= Nov ||= Dec ||
 * = Average Day Temperature in Fahrenheit ||= 33 ||= 36 ||= 46 ||= 57 ||= 69 ||= 77 ||= 81 ||= 79 ||= 72 ||= 61 ||= 49 ||= 37 ||
 * = Average night temperature in Fahrenheit ||= 19 ||= 21 ||= 29 ||= 38 ||= 48 ||= 58 ||= 62 ||= 61 ||= 54 ||= 44 ||= 35 ||= 25 ||
 * = Average rainfall in inches ||= 2 ||= 2 ||= 3 ||= 3 ||= 4 ||= 4 ||= 4 ||= 4 ||= 4 ||= 3 ||= 3 ||= 3 ||
 * = Average snowfall in inches ||= 13 ||= 12 ||= 11 ||= 2 ||= Trace ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= 5 ||= 12 ||

Wildlife


A fish population regained in 2007 made the Cuyahago valley and ideal place for Bald Eagles.

Coyotes are very popular in the park and are also part of an current research progam on tracking them to discover how wild cannines live an diet.



There is also several bat populations that live in Cuyahoga Valley that are endangerd.

=Activities = = = = =  Thier currently working on making off road trail along the Brandywine road for bickers and hickers altough there is already many trails through out this park that you can hike or bike on. One of the popular trails is the Towpath trail. This trail happens to have alot to follow the historic route of the Ohio and Erie canal. They also offer winter sports and have lessons for skiing. One of the popular things to do while your thier is go on the Cuyahoga Valley scenic railroad exspecially durn a nice cold winter days.

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