YELLOW CREEK PARK

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Yellow Creek Park
17 Lowellville Rd.
Struthers, OH 44471

330.755.7275

Hours

Open year-round, Sunrise to Sunset

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Yellow Creek Park spans a picturesque 76-acre gorge in the heart of Struthers, Ohio, and is managed by Mill Creek MetroParks. Visitors can enjoy a range of amenities, including hiking trails, picnic areas, tennis, horseshoe, and basketball courts, and a playground. Explore the park’s diverse landscape by hiking its four challenging trails. When Yellow Creek levels are low, the historic Hopewell Furnace site is accessible by trail. Shore fishing is allowed from March 1 – November 30.

Whether you’re looking to relax or embark on an active adventure, this park offers the perfect setting for unforgettable family moments.

FACILITIES

  • YELLOW CREEK LODGE

    Yellow Creek Lodge is available for rental year-round and has a kitchen, fireplace, and accommodates 72 people.

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The Yellow Creek Lodge located in Yellow Creek Park, Struthers, Ohio and operated by Mill Creek MetroParks
  • CAPTAIN JOHN STRUTHERS PAVILION

    The Captain John Struthers Pavilion is available seasonally and accommodates 96 people.

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  • TENNIS/PICKLEBALL COURTS

    Pickleball courts have been added to the existing tennis courts at Yellow Creek Park as part of a resurfacing project. The courts are open to the public without reservations and are available for use year-round from dawn to dusk.

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  • BASKETBALL COURTS

    The basketball courts are open to the public without reservations and are available for use year-round from dawn to dusk.

  • PICNIC FACILITIES
  • PLAYGROUND

    The playground is open to the public and available for use year-round from dawn to dusk.

The basketball courts and playground at Yellow Creek Park in Struthers, Ohio
  • HORSESHOE
  • HIKING TRAILS

    Hike one of Yellow Creek Park’s 4 challenging trails: Wildcat Trail (0.3 mile/Difficult with hills and many steps), Yellow Creek Trail (0.3 mile/Moderate with small hills), Sandstone Cliffs Trail (0.3 mile/Difficult with hills and steps), and Hopewell Furnace Trail (0.8 mile/Difficult, with 2 creek crossings).

Yellow Creek Trail at Yellow Creek Park in Struthers, Ohio
  • FISHING

    Shore fishing is permitted from March 1 – November 30.

HOPEWELL FURNACE

Hopewell Furnace in Yellow Creek Park, Struthers, OhioLocated in Yellow Creek Park, the historic site of the Hopewell Furnace is accessible by trail when Yellow Creek levels are low. Built in 1802, by Daniel and James Eaton (Heaton), the Hopewell Furnace was the first blast furnace in Ohio and the first west of the Allegheny Mountains. The Hopewell Furnace remained in operation until 1808. A depletion of available hardwood, the result of timbering for charcoal, was one of the reasons that production from the furnace stopped.

In 1975, more than 160 years after the closing of the Hopewell Furnace, John R. White, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Youngstown State University, led three seasons of excavations at the site. His crews consisted of Struthers High School seniors, volunteers, and YSU archaeology students and graduates. Archaeological and metallurgical findings suggest that the Hopewell Furnace is the earliest blast furnace in North America to have used a combination of bituminous coal and charcoal for fuel in iron making.