Store · Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Local groceries, coffee, and seasonal lunch in Peninsula.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Cuyahoga Valley Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Peninsula Village and Depot“Peninsula village is ahead, with the depot, canal history, and food stops close enough to combine on foot. Use Lock Twenty-Nine parking, and allow extra walking time if the lot fills.”
Plays as you drive up to Purplebrown Farm Store in the Parkwolf Cuyahoga Valley Tour Guide.
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“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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This is a small, farmer-owned grocery in Peninsula, with produce, meat, dairy, pantry goods, bread and baked treats, craft drinks, and snacks from Northeast Ohio producers. It’s a good place to pick up something local for a picnic or the drive. Some shoppers find prices high compared with a regular grocery store, so come for the local selection rather than bargains.
The shop grew out of Purplebrown Farmstead’s market stand into a full store at this Peninsula location in 2021. This is the store at 1619 Mill Street West, separate from the working farmstead at 458 West Hine Hill Road. Use the Peninsula address for the shop and check current hours before making a special trip.
Wildlife
319 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
12 sightingsRiver OtterMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
103 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
248 sightingsBeaverMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
492 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
99 sightingsTrumpeter SwanMost seen around 5 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Cuyahoga Valley. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
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ModerateQuarry Trail1.4 mi · 1 hr · 0.9 mi awayOld millstones and quarry steps reward this short wooded walk.
ModerateWildlife Woods Trail0.8 mi · 45 min · 1.1 mi awayA short, rooty climb with a longer trail loop nearby.
ModerateTree Farm Trail2.8 mi · 1.5 hr · 1.2 mi awayOld field rows and recovering woods make a quietly changing loop.
ModerateBoston to Peninsula Buckeye and Towpath Loop7.4 mi · 4 hr · 1.5 mi awayClimb wooded ravines, then coast back beside the historic canal.
ModerateBuckeye Trail Loop7.1 mi · 4 hr · 1.5 mi awayTake the hilly Buckeye leg out and flat Towpath back.
ModerateBlue Hen Falls Trail3 mi · 1.5 hr · 1.5 mi awayA steep Buckeye Trail climb ends at a 15-foot waterfall.
ModerateButtermilk Falls via Blue Hen Falls3.5 mi · 2.5 hr · 1.5 mi awayTwo waterfalls, steep ridges, and a rough creekside finish.
ModerateEast Rim Trail2.3 mi · 1.3 hr · 1.8 mi awayA hilly 2.3-mile loop shared with mountain bikers.
Sight · At the trailheadPeninsula DepotCatch a train from the valley's only surviving historic depot.
Store · At the trailheadTrail Mix PeninsulaGifts, ice cream, and a train track right beside the shop.
Restroom · 0.1 mi awayPeninsula Public RestroomsA practical trailhead stop with flush toilets and a railroad story.Sight · 0.1 mi awayLock 29Step inside a sandstone lock that bottlenecked canal traffic.
Sight · 0.4 mi awayLock 30Boat jams, pole jousts and a stone lock beside the Towpath.
Campground · 0.5 mi awayHeritage FarmsChristmas trees, fall pumpkins, and walk-in camping.
Sight · 0.6 mi awayDeep Lock QuarryA wooded hike to historic quarry walls and the canal's deepest lock.
Sight · 0.7 mi awayLock 31One stop in a 44-lock, 395-foot canal ascent.Parkwolf’s Cuyahoga Valley ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
