Shaker Lakes Park
Park
81 acres2.8 mi of trail
All People's Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Spencer · CC BY-SA 2.5AOutdoors
Outdoors in Shaker Heights
10% of Shaker Heights’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7.7 miles of mapped trail cross Shaker Heights, 1.2 per square mile of land. 10% of Shaker Heights’ land is conserved, about 388 acres.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #77 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
388 acres · of 6.3 sq mi of land
Trails
7.7 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
295 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.4 mi
4.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Shaker Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shaker Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shaker Heights is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #77 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shaker Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (295 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 87%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 92%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Shaker Lakes Park, with 2.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Horseshoe Lake Park
Park
39 acres0.7 mi of trail
Boardwalk over marshy area
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
Shaker Lakes Park81 acres · 2.8 mi of trail
DirectionsHorseshoe Lake Park39 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsSoutherly Park25 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsThornton Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsWinslow Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGridley Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Shaker Heights Median Park51 acres
DirectionsLomond Athletic Fields5 acres
Shaker Village Park3 acres
Chesterton Athletic Fields2 acres
DirectionsChelton Park2 acres
Sussex Park2 acres
Byron Road Triangle Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
388 conserved acres
10% of Shaker Heights’ land. Who manages Shaker Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city236 ac
Private owners151 ac
Local Park · 164 acPrivate Park · 151 acLocal Recreation Area · 72 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaker Lakes Park Local Park | Town or city | 148 | Open |
| Shaker Heights Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 135 | Open |
| Vacant Municipal Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 72 | Open |
| Canterbury Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 17 | Open |
| Shaker Heights Thornton Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in Shaker Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Shaker Heights
Winslow Park PlaygroundIn Winslow Park
DirectionsPlus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.4 mi
All People's Trail0.2 mi
Boardwalk over marshy area0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.3 mi
off-road bike paths
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
39Tennis
15Baseball
10Soccer
4Multi-sport
4Pickleball
2Football
1Basketball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Shaker Heights: May to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Shaker Heights →
Next door
Shaker Heights and its neighbors
Shaker Heights has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaker Heights | 10% | 1.2 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| Cleveland | 7% | 0.7 | 9 | 98% | A− |
| Cleveland Heights | 7% | 0.7 | 6 | 87% | B+ |
| Beachwood | 7% | 0.2 | 6 | 68% | B− |
| University Heights | 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 94% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shaker Heights
Where can I hike in Shaker Heights?
The longest trail networks: Shaker Lakes Park, 2.8 miles; Horseshoe Lake Park, 0.7 miles; Southerly Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Shaker Heights is conserved land?
10% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Shaker Heights’ trails?
Shaker Lakes Park and Horseshoe Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Shaker Heights?
4.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.3 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Shaker Heights?
14,477 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shaker Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 295 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Shaker Heights have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #77 of 993 in Ohio. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Shaker Heights neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →