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PARKS & RECREATION
North Ridgeville Parks and Recreation serves a diverse and growing community that relies on our local public park system to maintain both physical and mental health throughout the year. Learn more about the features and amenities you’ll find at each of our community parks.
South Central Park
7565 Avon Belden Road
South Central Park, the crown jewel of the City, encompasses 30 acres of naturalistic park land that has all the amenities any resident can ask for: a state-of-the-art splash pad, 1.2 mile multi-purpose trail, rentable pavilions & gazebo, playground, basketball, ga-ga ball pit, tennis and pickleball courts, outdoor fitness equipment and a 9-hole disc golf course. The current playground that has served our community since 1997 will be replaced this year. The Department is working on sending out a Request for Proposals with the hopes of securing a firm to build a new state-of-the-art playground for our residents.
Shady Drive Complex
37077 Shady Drive
As you make your way through our City, be sure to stop out to the Shady Drive Complex, located off of Sugar Ridge Road. Shady Drive is a 30-acre park that has 13 baseball-softball diamonds, five pieces of outdoor fitness equipment, two concession stands, an indoor batting cage, playground, pavilion, multipurpose field and the North Ridgeville Heart & Sole Fitness Trail, which is a 6-foot wide, three-quarter mile trail.
Root Road Park
8949 Root Road
Root Road Park is 12 acres and home to the North Ridgeville Amateur Soccer League. It has a state of the art playground, concession stand, pavilion and restrooms. The existing gravel parking lot will be paved this year. Providing the park with over 200 delineated spots that will make the park more attractive and safer for users.
Frontier Park
5463 Mills Creek Lane
Frontier Park is 13 acres of open green space with restrooms, concessions and a pavilion.
Find more information about our park facilities and recreation programming at www.nridgeville.org. Thank you for making North Ridgeville Parks and Recreation your summer recreation destination!
