🏞️⏰ Cuyahoga Valley NP in 24 Hours! Park #36 | 51 Parks with the Newstates

[@NewstateNomads]

🎥This video was filmed under a permit from Cuyahoga Valley National Park in June 2024. Watch other National Park episodes here: kzbin.info/aero/PL65WeD4x2qTgf6x_ImXLRDnm2WWweeOKb

[@airstreamer]

Thank you for this information! - Jim & Michelle

[@kurtoswalt9312]

Great video! Its always interesting to get outsiders view of CVNP. Outstanding video. We live just south of CVNP. It's a great place to go on weekends to hike, kayak, & bike. A few suggestions if you are ever going through there again. 1.) Blue Hen falls is a beautiful waterfall and hike. I personally think its one of the prettiest falls in the park. 2.) Gorge Metro Park in Cuyahoga Falls is about 20 minutes south of CVNP and is also a beautiful hike. 3.) Penninsula is a great little town right in the heart of CVNP and has a wonderful park gift shop and the scenic train station is also there. 4.) Bonus: Hocking Hills State Park and Old Mans Cave on southern Ohio is an absolutely beautiful park and well worth the visit. I've been all around the U.S. and have visited and backpacked some wonderful places, but Hocking Hills is really a special place. Anyways, thanks so much for the wonderful video!

[@TravelSmallLiveBig]

This park looks amazing! Love the history of it too. The story of how the marsh was returned to being a marsh is incredible! Adding this park to my list :)

[@NewstateNomads]

Right?! It's such a special place. 🥰

[@virginialemm864]

What a beautiful AND fun national park! Ya know, we’ve been many places around the world, but haven’t yet visited all that the U.S. has to offer! We’ve GOT to get our rear ends in gear, and GO!….before we get really too old! Many, many thanks for always taking me along on your travels! You two are the best!, Love Ya, Virginia

[@mackvlasak]

My fiance and I visited this park the day after a huge storm in August and it felt like EVERY road was closed- so we had to drive the interstates to get anywhere. It’s very true about what they said regarding driving through communities. We, also, had the same reaction to the Ledges Overlook!!

[@NewstateNomads]

Such a unique park to visit, right? Can't imagine layering on top a storm like that, with Cuyahoga Valley being such a fragmented park at times. During our visit, there was a significant detour for road construction, but I wonder if it was actually a result of storm damage? Thanks for watching, and hope you'll continue on the journey with us! 👍🏻 - Howard

[@TTPWT.2012]

Wow! beautiful park and great video!😀

[@TurnipGreen]

I live in Akron and I get to go thru the Cuyahoga Valley a couple of times a week. You can ride the Towpath trail from my neighborhood all the way up to the NP and beyond. The Park is very bike friendly with Mountain biking and the Towpath for exercise, leaf peeping and families. On a hot day its at least 5 degrees cooler in the valley. Beautiful for motorcycle rides too ❤

[@StephanieTevebaugh]

We were just there a couple weeks ago. Such a neat place. Brandywine Falls and the Ledges Trail were definitely my favorite parts, but we also took the train ride and my boys would say that was the best part.

[@NewstateNomads]

Brandywine Falls is definitely a must-see! Glad you had a good time, and great mention about the train. We couldn't make it work for our schedule, but the pics we've seen from the train look fantastic! 👍🏻 - Howard

[@MichelleMartinez-hu5xu]

I grew up in Bedford and so much of what you showed had been my “playground” when I was a kid; climbing and swinging through the trees, running through Tinkers Creek, collecting and releasing all kinds of insects, tadpoles, toads, and salamanders. The metro park was my literal backyard. Thank you for bringing back those memories.

[@NewstateNomads]

What a beautiful (and fun) place to grow up! That sounds awesome! So glad we could take you on a trip down memory lane 😍

[@karlamartins2761]

Loved your episode. We just visited the park in September. We loved The Ledges trail. We also loved the waterfalls. We took our bikes and rode the Towpath bike trail for many miles along the canals. It was beautiful.

[@NewstateNomads]

Karla, it’s such a cool park! I love the Towpath Trail, too. We walked several portions of it (including to the marsh). Which portion did you bike? Also, have you seen/heard that you can bring your bike on the train to do a roundtrip (train one way, bike back)? 👍🏻 - Howard

[@karlamartins2761]

@@NewstateNomads Yes. We rode the scenic train as well and saw bikers on there. We rode from the visitor center to the discovery center and back and then went the other direction. We rode about 30 miles. We loved it.

[@mbterwilliger]

Thank you for this episode! This is “my neighborhood”! The Ledges trail is one of my favorites. You two really made our parks shine!

[@NewstateNomads]

Oh thank you so much! Always high praise when it comes from locals 😍 We're so happy you enjoyed it, and we love the Ledges trail too. It is SO beautiful! Scout especially enjoyed it ☺

[@Victory1981]

I’ve been to Cleveland, and I’ve seen the sign to the NP on past trips, but I never been there. Definitely bucket list next time I’m up that way

[@NewstateNomads]

You have to go! It's so worth it! Thanks for watching and we're glad you're along for the journey. 👍🏻 - Howard

[@karenvalley3061]

We stayed at Silver Springs in site 11 and visited Cuyahoga Valley National Park a few weeks after you! Loved it - such a friendly campground host.

[@NewstateNomads]

Silver Springs is a great choice! We love that campground! 🥰

[@carrie-o7g]

I'm so glad you loved the CVNP. The ledges used to look out at the now torn down Colosseum where the Cavs used to play. The sports complex sold the land to the parks for like $1!!

[@NewstateNomads]

We had a great time! Oooohhh. How interesting! 😮 I had no idea.

[@b1mfua33]

Such a beautiful video. The waterfalls were stunning!! It was so nice to see Scout out and about,I’m sure she loved her big hike.The bat show was amazing. It was surprising how many bats were there,that man’s phone catching the sounds was amazing. I’ve never been afraid of bats. We need need to protect them. They are vital to our ecosystem. Thank you for this wonderful and interesting video. Big hugs to all the puppies ❤️🇨🇦

[@NewstateNomads]

We were really surprised by how many bats there were, too! They really are so important to the environment. Glad you liked this video! Scout had such a fun time exploring with us. Big hugs back at ya! ❤

[@airstreamer]

"Canal Chic" 😍 Loved the interactive Lock activity. You did great Katelyn! Waterfalls are all so beautiful. Thank you for talking about ease of reaching the bridal veil falls. We have been to both of the falls you visited and the covered bridge. We loved the Ledges! It felt enchanted. Great to hear what bats sound like on the phone. Jim & Michelle

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks so much Jim & Michelle! Haha, the 'canal chic' comment made me laugh! We love the Ledges, too...they're so beautiful. 🥰 Thanks so much for watching this one. -Katelyn

[@airstreamer]

@@NewstateNomads 😊

[@Its_the_Whole_Everything]

CVNP and Cleveland Metroparks are spectacular. Thanks for highlighting CVNP.

[@NewstateNomads]

We had a wonderful time exploring, such a beautiful place! Thanks so much for watching! -Katelyn

[@elizabethleonard8278]

Found another bridal veil falls!! This waterfall is in Blue Mountains National Park in Leura, New South Wales, Australia. I was just there today.

[@kimiastewart6293]

Pretty National Park ❤

[@NewstateNomads]

It really is 🥰 love all the waterfalls!

[@pattismith1331]

Bridal veil falls in Spearfish Canyon SD

[@m.fontane2034]

Two ‘bridal veil falls’ off the top of my head. Keystone canyon near Valdez, AK and Spearfish canyon in Spearfish, SD. I love how informative your videos are and gives us ideas of what to do in the area. Our goal is to take our EKKO to as many national parks as we possibly can! P.S. Thanks for chatting with us in Forest City. I was thrilled to meet you two and the pups 💕🐶💕

[@NewstateNomads]

That’s awesome and the EKKO is the perfect way to see so many! And we were happy to meet you in Forest City! 💕 So glad you came over to say hi! Hope you had a safe trip to the rally :) -Katelyn

[@elizabethleonard8278]

There is also a Bridal Veil Falls at (1) Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s UP, and (2) Niagara Falls.

[@NewstateNomads]

Love it! Haha there are so many aren't there!?

[@horizon42q]

Good one.

[@NewstateNomads]

Thank you!! ☺️🙌

[@annettemills2399]

We are going on somewhat the same path in a week. Indiana Dunes, then Cuyahoga Valley. Spring Valley campground is closed for the season, so it’s a bit tricky finding a place. Then we are going to Shenandoah and New River Gorge.

[@NewstateNomads]

How fun! Hope you had a great time. Where did you end up staying for Cuyahoga? Have so much fun in Shenandoah and New River Gorge! We have episodes on both of those parks too if you haven't seen them yet!

[@annettemills2399]

@@NewstateNomads We have reservations at West Branch State Park. First week in November. Yes, I’ve watched all your NP videos. Very helpful.

[@bigjimslade6250]

Who Dey 🐅 Holy recovery of the land to make a park Batman. I enjoyed the video & you all did a great job showing the variety of things that make this park attractive. Which audio guide did you use that you referenced in the video??. I checked the NPS app & didn’t see a reference to one & didn’t see one in Guide Along??

[@NewstateNomads]

Right!? Such an incredible comeback story. We used Shaka Guide for this one! Sorry I forgot to put the link in the description. ☺️

[@danrandall794]

Nice job as always. I still don't like bats LOL.

[@NewstateNomads]

Thank you! Haha! 😂🦇 Fair enough. It was really cool to watch them!

[@benjaminwagner8141]

I don't go here as much as I should which is sad as its far from me😊

[@jacksanders7029]

Ef2 Tornado right over us 😢

[@stinkysrvadventures8620]

Utah bridal veil falls

[@evelynwiegel1838]

Rocky Mountain National Park had Bridal Veil Falls

[@kevinjones6638]

KUTGW

[@NewstateNomads]

TYVM!

[@FollowALong77]

Is it the Guide Along app that you’re using?

[@NewstateNomads]

We used Shaka Guide for this park. When we filmed back in June, Guide Along didn't have one for Cuyahoga Valley. But they are always adding new ones!

[@FollowALong77]

Good to know, thank you. We are currently in Youngstown and might cut the trip short to head over to Cuyahoga N.P after watching the video. Thanks for your videos, you two are great and we look forward to someday meeting you. Safe travels!!

[@NewstateNomads]

We would love that! If you ever see us out, come up and say hi!

[@cgriggsiv]

Thank you for a video but you're going to have to revise some statements Especially the camping part in the Cuyahoga valley which you used to be able to do I have had people who was on the board of election for that that knew about it but did not know the changes after just a few years ago when homemade wanderlust or Dixie on the trail went through the Cuyahoga valley in remembrance of Grandma gatewood now after that video no one is allowed to camp inside the park when it was always available unless of course you are on the buckeye trail which is extremely limited even to that now

[@cdncarol]

Dixie’s Grandma Gatewood hike was in Hocking Hills - 3 hours south. The NPS website lists several close camping options and there are a few sites on Hipcamp.