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Richfield
Community Life
In the town of Richfield, life does revolve around the community. With big yards, many parks and quiet residential streets, residents can easily rejuvenate from the bustle of their career life. Neighbors are neighbors. Family life is the focus. Churches, organizations and neighborhoods enhance community pride through events and activities. Community Weekend is the highlight of the year with the purest of entertainment for three days. It's no wonder that many families choose this environment for their own.
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Organizations and Churches
Community organizations, churches and sports leagues are active in the community with each adding to the pride and flavor of a 'hometown.' Meeting regularly, these organizations plan events and provide services for Richfield residents.
The Kiwanis Club sponsors the Annual Richfield Community Day, the very popular high school Homecoming Spaghetti Dinner and a Pancake Brunch.
The Richfield Fire Department cooks up the annual Steak Fry during the Community Weekend. Over 150 families participate in the yearly Richfield Civic Organization's community-wide Garage Sale.
A 5, 25, 50 and 100-mile "Sweet Corn" Bike Ride sponsored by the Richfield Chamber of Commerce is the premier one-day bike ride in an eight-state area.
The Chamber's golf outing/clambake each fall combines recreation and good food to benefit a scholarship program for area students.
 Organizations
- Garden Club
- Historical Society
- Amvets
- Amvets Auxiliary
- Friends of the Library
- Girl Scouts
- Boy Scouts
- Masonic Lodge
- Chamber of Commerce
- Hilltoppers Civic Organization
- Bath-Richfield Kiwanis PTA - All Schools
Churches
- St. Victor Catholic Church
- Richfield United Church of Christ
- Bible Baptist Church
- Faith Family Bible Church
- Bethel Lutheran Church
- Sikh Temple
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Community Life
Leisure and Outdoor Living
 Replete with natural beauty, Richfield gives residents several park choices.
Within its 25 square mile borders exist two community parks, two county parks and the western rim of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
A Parks and Recreation board schedule activities for all ages.
A Senior Center is the hub of senior activities arranged by the senior commission.
Parks
Always available and free to the public, several parks, all with unique characteristics and personalities, protect and yet share green space in every quadrant of the community.
Community Parks
- Richfield Woods - Within the center of town is Richfield Woods with pavilions and a playground, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, a stocked lake and hiking trails.
- Rising Valley - To the west is Rising Valley Park, owned jointly by Richfield and the neighboring town of Hinckley. As the name suggests, hilltops provide panoramic views and a grand diversity of ecosystems. In addition to 227 rugged acres, the park holds a picnic pavilion, baseball and soccer fields, a sledding hill and cross-country trails.
- Town Hall - Right behind the community's Town Hall center an illumi nated tennis courts, a ball field, and a volleyball court are available for everyone's enjoyment.
Metro Parks Serving Summit County
- Furnace Run Park offers walking paths, wild flower area, lake, sledding hills and kite flying meadows. This 889-acre Summit County MetroPark is an ideal location for family picnics and entertaining, providing picnic tables, grills, and an enclosed pavilion.
- Daffodil Trail, another Metropark, takes its name from the stunning dis play of daffodils each spring. Its ravine trails are perfect for a scenic hike.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
The Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area preserves over 33,000 acres of land along 22 miles of the Cuyahoga River. Jutting into the east side of Richfield, the park is home to spectacular displays of fall foliage, lush spring wild flowers, open meadows, forests, and rushing streams. Historic buildings and archeological sites are found throughout the park. It also contains two downhill skiing areas, four golf courses, bike and hike trails, and sponsors organized activities all year.
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Community Life
Recreation
 Activities for residents of all ages are provided by the Richfield Recreation Department.
The whole community enjoys free Summer Band Concerts and the annual Easter Egg Hunt.
Other activities focus on special interests, and their minimal fees cover program expenses.
Independent groups organize youth sports leagues, listed below.
Youth Sports Leagues
 Revere Soccer Club - for children aged 6-16- Richfield Baseball/Softball League - for children aged 6-17
- Revere Basketball League - for children in grades 4 to 8
- Youth Football
* golf and basketball photos courtesy of Woodard Photography
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Community Life
 Senior Center
Richfield's Senior Center is open daily offering programs, games, exercise classes, crafts, entertainment and parties.
The human resource commission operates a minivan once a week, picking up seniors from their homes, and taking them to shop, do banking, or out to restaurants.
Volunteers lend assistance for this free service.
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Community Life
Library
In 2001 the Richfield Branch of Summit County Libraries moved into a new home, located in the center of town. Its architecture and decor create a theme that ties in with the wildlife that might visit the lake, just a short distance from the building.
The 12,000 square foot facility houses approximately 39,000 books, 116 periodicals, 22 computers with research databases and free internet access and many audio and video media.
Materials can be ordered by phone or internet from the county library system and picked up close to home at the Richfield branch.
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Community Life
Cultural & Entertainment Centers
Summer theater performs at the Western Reserve Playhouse. The playhouse, appropriately housed in an historic barn near Revere High School, produces three plays or musicals each summer. The Playhouse also offers a theater workshop for children. This workshop ends its session with a play in August.
Antique shops abound in Richfield and the neighboring communities, making the area an antique hunter's delight.
Because of Richfield's central location, other cultural and entertainment events are within a 45 minute drive. Most notably and especially nearby is the Blossom Music Center, the summer home for the world renowned Cleveland Orchestra serenely situated in a grove of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Museums
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History
- Crawford Auto Museum
- Cleveland Health Museum
- Cleveland Art Museum
- Akron Art Museum
- Railroads of America - Quaker Square
- Science Museum
- Inventure Place
- Hale Farm and Village
Performing Arts
- Cleveland Orchestra
- Akron Symphony Orchestra
- Cleveland Playhouse Square
- Akron Civic Theater
- Severance Hall
- E. J. Thomas Hall
- Cleveland Opera
- Ohio Ballet
Professional Sports
- Browns - NFL
- Cavaliers - NBA
- Indians - AL Baseball
- Barons Hockey - Akron
- Aeros - AA Baseball
- Northfield Park - Harness Racing
- Thistledown - Thoroughbred Racing
Family Destinations
- Rock Hall of Fame
- Football Hall of Fame
- Six Flags
- Cleveland and Akron Zoos
- Jacobs Field
- Gund Arena
- The Flats
- Canal Park
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- NASA Lewis Research Center
- Lake Erie
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