# Lakeview Park and Rose Garden > Place to go for families in the Cleveland area (OH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Daily 8 a.m.-sunset; beach and café are summer-season. - Where: Lakeview Park, 1800 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052 - Ages: All ages - Price: No admission fee printed - Schedule: Daily 8 a.m.-sunset; beach and café are summer-season. - Organizer: Lorain County Metro Parks - Official page: https://www.loraincountymetroparks.com/lakeview-park - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/lakeview-park-and-rose-garden--listing-588545d1e42b00800e93a678 ## About Lakeview Park was Lorain County Metro Parks' first lakeside park: 20 acres on West Erie Avenue in Lorain with a swimming beach, lawn bowling, sunsets over Lake Erie and views of the Lorain Lighthouse. Its historic Rose Garden, dedicated in 1932, is laid out as a Rotary wheel with eight spokes and about 2,500 roses in 48 beds, an easy place for a stroller loop. The Sunset Café in the beach bathhouse serves lunch only in summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day). ## Similar picks in Cleveland - [Bootanical Bash at Cleveland Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/bootanical-bash-at-cleveland-botanical-garden--listing-98919751b6b0c2ad8352f086) — Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Cleveland Botanical Garden · With admission · checked Oct 24. A daytime Halloween party for families at Cleveland Botanical Garden. General admission covers a monster-mash dance party with a live DJ, garden games and a Halloween storytime… - [Tricks & Treats Halloween Celebration at Crocker Park](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/tricks-and-treats-halloween-celebration-at-crocker-park--listing-d964c6c420bffc08401714a0) — Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Crocker Park, Westlake · Free · checked Oct 24. Crocker Park's free Halloween afternoon in Westlake. Children trick-or-treat at participating shops, restaurants and vendors marked with pumpkin signs (candy while supplies… - [Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park Beach](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/fairport-harbor-lakefront-park-beach--listing-1fa96e66079a1aec362860c3) — Daily 6 a.m.-11 p.m.; beach is in off-season (no lifeguards). · Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park · All ages · checked Oct 24. Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park is a family-friendly Lake Erie beach that Lake Metroparks keeps open year-round, once named the best beach in Ohio by Coastal Living. The T-shaped… - [Orchard Hills Park Playground and Lighted Sledding Hill](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/orchard-hills-park-playground-and-lighted-sledding-hill--listing-32e4d18dbc7d8e72f37e2a54) — Park open 6 a.m.-11 p.m.; sledding when there is snow, with switch-operated lights for… · Orchard Hills Park, Chesterland · All ages · checked Oct 24. Orchard Hills Park is a 237-acre former golf course in Chester Township that Geauga Park District is returning to a natural landscape, with six trails totaling 3.3 miles… - [Cleveland Botanical Garden and Hershey Children's Garden](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/cleveland-botanical-garden-and-hershey-children-s-garden--listing-7a99e69770d4b107ff67ef74) — Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday noon-5 p.m.; closed Mondays. · Cleveland Botanical Garden · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Cleveland Botanical Garden in University Circle pairs outdoor display gardens with two tropical glasshouses (Costa Rica and Madagascar) that stay warm all winter. For families… - [Mentor Marsh Guided Nature Hike: Forest Foray](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/mentor-marsh-guided-nature-hike-forest-foray--listing-301765046d4e364f2afbf1de) — Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Carol H. Sweet Nature Center, Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve · Free · checked Oct 24. A family-friendly guided hike through the upland woods along the rim of Mentor Marsh, led by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, which manages the preserve. The group looks… ## More for families - [This weekend in Cleveland](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Cleveland](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/cleveland.md)