Things To Do - Start your adventures!
Bicycling Multiple Trailheads offer access to 25 miles of Towpath Trail managed by Stark Parks in this section, where you’ll be winding through pastoral settings, canal-era villages and alongside watered portions of the historic Ohio & Erie Canal.
Questing Try our new outdoor adventure series. Three Quests are available in Stark County — a great way to spend an afternoon, or a few of them!
Photography A day starting with the scenic panoramic views from the Explorer Center at Sippo Lake or perhaps a stop along Massillon’s historic Fourth Street - might be just the thing!
Bird Watching & Wildlife Area Naturalists have highlighted a number of our area’s favorite spots for you to discover.
Family Outings Outings are naturally fun in the Canalway. Your family can combine, hiking, biking, and canoeing with a visit to the Lake Avenue Towpath Trailhead in Massillon or at the Canal Fulton Canoe Livery.
Heritage Our canal-era history comes to life here – whether taking a canal boat ride on the St. Helena III or becoming an official “Canalway Explorer” at the Congressman Ralph Regula Canalway Center at Sippo Lake Park.
On Foot Discover more of our roots on a Stark Parks historian guided tour at Magnolia Flouring Mills or find a lunchtime getaway on a one-mile Towpath hike from St. Helena Heritage Park to Lock 4 Park. There’s so much waiting for you ...
Rails The southernmost terminus for the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad’s 51-mile Canalway journey can be found in Canton, where trains depart twice daily. The station is just about a 15-minute walk away from the National First Ladies’ Library.
Byway Driving In Stark County, the Ohio & Erie Canalway America’s Byway boasts a north-south segment and an east-west segment, and also intersects with America’s first byway, the Lincoln Highway!
Winter Activities Check back – we have plenty of ways to make winter fun.