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Lake Erie Public Access Sites – Cuyahoga County

Gordon Park, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Lake Erie Public Access Site

Location: Lake Shore Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 8701 Lake Shore Boulevard, NE Cleveland, OH Latitude: N 41° 32.52’ Longitude: W 081° 37.74’ Waterbody: Lake Erie Access Site Type: Recreational Environments: Manmade Shore Monitoring: - Research: - Grants: -	The 51.5-acre Gordon Park houses the headquarters of the six-site Cleveland Lakefront State Park system. Gordon Park has multiple access points, with the main entrance and park office off Lake Shore Boulevard. The west end of Lake Shore Boulevard connects to Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive; the drive also connects to the east end of North Marginal Road. Gordon Park’s six-lane boat launch and car-trailer parking lot are accessed from the North Marginal Road entrance. Vehicle traffic is not permitted to travel from the east section of North Marginal Road to the portion of the road where East 55th Street Marina is located. However, the paved Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway directly connects the two parks via a footbridge. Gordon Park is a mix of open and partially shaded green space and picnic areas. Fishing access is provided along the park’s 1.3 miles of armored coast, including the lengths of various piers and revetments that comprise the park’s entirely manmade shore and surround the park’s marina. A parking lot west of the marina can be accessed from East 72nd Street. The Cleveland Electric & Illuminating Company (operated by First Energy Corp.) has warm water discharge adjacent to the east of Gordon Park. The power plant’s warm water discharge into Lake Erie attracts fish and birds, especially during winter months when the rest of the lake may be covered by ice.	Location Map: Select for interactive map viewer of Ohio's Lake Erie Public Access sites Amenities and Services:

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