Take a Wildflower Walk in Cleveland Metroparks

Cleveland Metroparks invites all Greater Clevelanders to take a walk and enjoy spectacular spring wildflowers before they are gone. Cleveland Metroparks reservations have some of the best trails to view nature's spring splendor.

See what's blooming each week in the following reservations:

Big Creek Reservation - Apple Ridge and Beech Hill are great places to witness a diversity of many ephemerals.

Brecksville Reservation- Wildflower Loop Trail (.75 miles) features spring wildflowers that are labeled on the trail from March through June. Species include skunk cabbage, marsh marigolds, spring beauties, trout lily, Jack-in-the-pulpit, cut-leaved toothwort, and great white trillium.

Hinckley Reservation - The bridle/Buckeye Trail section between Johnson's Picnic Area and Ledge Lake Loop Trail  showcase hillsides of white trillium, wild geranium, Jack-in-the-pulpit, hepatica, blue cohosh, rue anemone, and cut-leaved toothwort.

Mill Stream Run Reservation - South Quarry Loop Trail (1.1 miles) features spring species along the East Branch of the Rocky River, including golden Alexanders, Virginia bluebells and trout lily. The bridle trail just north of The Chalet is an excellent exhibit of Virginia bluebells. Royalview Picnic Area is famous for bluebells, too. The Butterfly Trail near W.J. Green Lodge is good for viewing trillium, cresses, leeks and trout lily.

Rocky River Reservation - The Hauser Wildflower Garden, a maintained spring wildflower garden, is beautiful as is Willow Bend where violets, trout lily, bloodroot and false rue anemone can be found.

To download maps for any of Cleveland Metroparks' 16 reservations go to clevelandmetroparks.com and click on "trails." Or call 216-635-3200 and request a Pathfinder Map & Guide.