Editing Lakewood, Ohio (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Lakewood Park (26182794339).jpg|thumb|Lakewood Park gazebo]]
Lakewood Park is one of the largest lakefront parks in Ohio and features a live concert stage, outdoor swimming pool, picnic pavilions, 4-season public pavilion, kids' playground, baseball, volleyball, and a skate park, which opened in 2004. Lakewood has more than {{convert|150|acre|km2}} of greenspace citywide. The park's million dollar lakefront promenade opened in 2006 and offers an excellent panorama of Downtown Cleveland and the presence of viewing telescopes enhances the viewing experience of Downtown Cleveland.  An all-purpose trail that circles the park was built in 2006.

On October 30, 2015, Lakewood opened its "Solstice Steps" in the northwest corner of the park. The steps are aligned in the direction of sunset on the [[summer solstice]].  They are constructed of white concrete blocks in five tiers; each tier has four steps separated by green grass strips.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2015/10/lakewood_solstice_steps_give_c.html|title = Lakewood Solstice Steps give city a quietly spectacular lakefront amenity|last = Litt|first = Steven|date = October 26, 2015|work = The Plain Dealer (Cleveland OH)|access-date = December 7, 2015|archive-date = July 30, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160730110654/http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2015/10/lakewood_solstice_steps_give_c.html|url-status = live}}</ref>

A renovated Charles A. Foster Pool is open for the 2023 outdoor swimming season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Benson |first=John |date=17 February 2022 |title=Lakewood tweaks $4.5 million Foster Pool renovation, plans for late summer construction |work=Cleveland.com |url=https://www.cleveland.com/community/2022/02/lakewood-tweaks-45-million-foster-pool-renovation-plans-for-late-summer-construction.html |access-date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318204133/https://www.cleveland.com/community/2022/02/lakewood-tweaks-45-million-foster-pool-renovation-plans-for-late-summer-construction.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Rocky River Reservation of the [[Cleveland Metroparks]] System forms part of the city's western border. The Lakewood Dog Park, built in 2004, is located next to the Metroparks, in the Rocky River valley.