Ohio   Cyahoga Valley National Recreation Area     LOCATION: Brecksville, Ohio DIRECTIONS: From the Ohio Turnpike take exit 12 and drive south on State Road 8 to Road 303. Turn right and follow Road 303 about I mile to the Happy Days Visitors Center where you can obtain a map of the recreation area. You can also access the area from 1-77 which runs north and south on the west side of the recreation area. From 1-77 you can take either Wheatley Road on the south or Chippewa Road on the north and drive east to Riverview Road. HOURS: Open year-round. BEST TIMES: Mid-April through mid-June and September and October are the prime birding times but this scenic park has more than enough interesting nesters to make a birding trip worthwhile from spring through fall. BIRDING HIGHLIGHTS: Especially fine birding for neotropical songbirds in spring and fall. With a wide variety of habitats and ecosystems, the large recreation attracts a wide variety of interesting birds from spring through fall. FOR MORE INFORMATION: National Park Service, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville, OH 44141. Phone: (216) 650-4636.             Select Another Area St. Clair River Metro Beach Metro Park Lake Erie Metro Park Holiday Beach Conservation Area Point Peele National Park Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Oak Openings Metro Park Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Magee Marsh & Crane Creek Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve Cyahoga Valley National Recreation Area Mentor Marsh Nature Preserves