West Reservoir State Park
About
West Reservoir State Park is a 103-acre state park in Ohio, about 1.4 miles from the town of Portage Lakes. The land is managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall work well. Typical averages from the Akron Fulton airport weather station, about 5 miles away, put May highs near 73°F and September highs near 77°F, with July the warmest month at around 85°F. Turkeyfoot Lake, a fishing spot, sits about 1.4 miles away. Farther out, the Cuyahoga River offers canoeing and Cuyahoga Falls Gorge has climbing, both roughly 9 miles off, while the Buckeye Trail (Akron) is just under 10 miles away.
Park size
103 acres
Location
West Reservoir State Park
Ohio
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 62–85°F and lows of 40–64°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Akron Fulton Intl Ap, OH weather station, 5.1 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan37° high21° low
- Feb40° high22° low
- Mar49° high30° low
- Apr62° high40° low
- May73° high50° low
- Jun81° high60° low
- Jul85° high64° low
- Aug84° high62° low
- Sep77° high55° low
- Oct64° high44° low
- Nov52° high35° low
- Dec41° high27° low
Where it is
- West Reservoir State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Portage Lakes, Ohio · 1.4 mi
- Managed by
- State Department of Natural Resources
Nearby
- Turkeyfoot LakeLake fishing1.4 mi
- Detour for Oet TowpathHiking7.9 mi
- Bayberry Nature PathHiking9.3 mi
- Cuyahoga RiverCanoeing9.4 mi
- Cuyahoga Falls GorgeRock climbing9.4 mi
- Buckeye Trail (Akron)Hiking9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
