<P> Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a United States national park that preserves and reclaims the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio . The 32,572 - acre ( 51 sq mi ; 132 km ) park is administered by the National Park Service and is the only national park in the state of Ohio . Although Cuyahoga Valley was originally designated as a National Recreation Area in 1974 , it became a national park 26 years later in 2000 . It is one of just seven national parks located in the Midwestern United States region and one of two situated next to the Great Lakes . </P>
where is the cuyahoga valley national park located
along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio