French Creek Reservation
French Creek Reservation is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 189 m. Cuyahoga County high point stands 390 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Tree Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 189 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lorain County Metro Parks
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 2.3 mi off the North Ridge Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- James Day Park: 0.5 mi
- French Creek Boat Launch: 0.7 mi
- Black River Reservation - Day's Dam: 1.2 mi
- Homewood Park: 1.6 mi
- Volunteer Field: 1.7 mi
- Boys & Girls Club Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Maria's Field of Hope: 5.1 mi
- Historic Lakeview Park Rose Garden: 5.1 mi
- Bay Village Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Rocky River Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Lake Arts Studio: 4.1 mi
- Giant Three-Way Plug: 12.9 mi
- Dansa: 18.2 mi
- Hart Crane Memorial: 20.6 mi
- The St. Mary Church Mural: 20.6 mi
- Burrell Homestead: 0.5 mi
- 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Civil War Museum: 3.3 mi
- Peter Miller House: 3.6 mi
- Lakeshore Electric Museum: 4.0 mi
- Lakeshore Electric Railway #38: 4.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.2 mi
- Walter Clague Monument: 11.1 mi
- Armed Forces Monument: 12.5 mi
- Oberlin and the Underground Railroad: 12.9 mi
- Memorial Arch: 13.0 mi
- Easter basket: 5.0 mi
- I-X Center: 13.3 mi
- Solstice Steps: 15.7 mi
- MKP Airways: 17.6 mi
- The Little Dipper: 17.6 mi
- Pine Tree Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Codrington Shelterhouse Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Wolf Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Little Cedar Point Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Cedar Point Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Black River Reservation: 1.8 mi
- Avon Wetlands: 4.9 mi
- Upper French Creek Wetlands: 5.2 mi
- Margaret Peak Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Southbridge Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Huntington Beach: 8.7 mi
- Clifton Beach: 13.8 mi
- Wallace Beach: 14.0 mi
- Perkins Beach: 17.9 mi
- K-9 Coastline: 18.4 mi
- Columbia Beach Falls: 10.3 mi
- Olmsted Falls: 11.5 mi
- Berea Falls: 13.2 mi
- Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 14.1 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 19.9 mi
- Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light: 19.9 mi
- Cleveland East Pierhead Light: 20.1 mi
- Huron Harbor Light: 23.5 mi
- Cedar Point: 11.4 mi
- Cuyahoga County high point: 24.0 mi
- Princess Ledges: 18.6 mi
- Princess Ledges: 18.7 mi
- Murraysville: 8.4 mi
- Lorain Rest Area: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of French Creek Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga County high point | ESE 117° | 390 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cedar Point | ESE 108° | 232 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:24 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:18 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elyria 3 E, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/633186344
Day trips start here
- Sheffield Lake · 2 mi
- Avon · 4 mi
- Lorain · 4 mi
- Avon Lake · 6 mi
- Elyria · 6 mi
- North Ridgeville · 7 mi
Take the scenic way to French Creek Reservation.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.