Bedford Reservation - Bedford, Ohio

Jonathan S.

Just a short .5 mile walk from parking lot to the waterfalls. Beautiful views and a must see if in the area.

Debbie B.

My daughter and I enjoyed a wonderful afternoon at Bridal Veil Falls. It was so peaceful to just listen the birds chirping and singing along with the gurgling falls.

Jen M.

I used the AllTrails app to wander the Bridal Trail with a couple of side tracks down other trails. It was a great day for it since it hasn't rained much lately. Otherwise, it'd have been pretty muddy. Great parking lot with restrooms at the start of the trail and plenty of options for walking, jogging, road bikes and mountain bikes.

AE M.

Been coming to the Hemlock Picnic Area
part of the park all my life and it’s always been a pretty special place for me filled with many beautiful memories. This summer though the park has taken draconian measures to prevent the “overuse” of the park, installing ambiguous road closures on Button Rd and entrapping people trying to drop their picnicking equipment off near the closed bridge leading to the parking lot with $200 tickets. There’s clearly marked signs stating “no parking on grass,” and that would be the sensible place to start to combat the “overuse” issue. Nothing stated on the website about any of this now common weekend (now bleeding into the week) interruption of everyone’s ability to enjoy that part of the park. They really need to reassess the way they are dealing with people abusing the park, where it doesn’t penalize everyone.

A.J.

A reservation with extensive hiking and biking trails. Scenic overlooks, picnic areas, barbecue pavilions, fountain, with a river that has many nature viewing spots to appreciate. A road that winds through the reservation with many spacious areas so that if one area is crowded, you're not confined to just one location travel about. Many photo opportunities to be taken throughout. For the bike trail it is asphalt, for the hiking trail. It is dirt/ gravel.

Tristan H.

Honestly, an overall disappointment and not as good as the other reservations, parks, and hiking trails in the area.

The hiking trails are mostly paved and follow the roads, which is a huge disappointment. Why even have the "trails" if they're just a sidewalk?

Most of the areas you can just park beside and spend a 3 minute walk to get to their view, which isn't enjoyable in the slightest. Why tear down forest and pave over it, why not enjoy nature a bit and have people walk there?

If you're looking to go on a hike, go to another part of Cuyahoga national Park, as there are really great hikes there and they're better maintained.

If you need accessible walks but don't want to walk in town, this is much more for you.

Greg A.

So many trails and a few waterfalls. One that doesn’t have a google tag is Deer Lick Falls. There is also Bridal Veil Fslls and the Great Falls on Tinker Creek.

Zhongda S.

Great park, offers lots of slots for parking near the observation deck. BIKE trail is amazing but with some up and downs, the trail can connect with other parks.
The view must be great in fall.