Located just a short drive south of the city of Lakewood, the West Park neighborhood lies within the city of Cleveland between I-90 and I-480 with I-71 running through the middle. A short drive from downtown, the neighborhood is accessible via highway to other neighborhoods to the east including Ohio City, Tremont, Larchmere, North Collinwood, and University Circle. West Park is also a short 10 minute drive from the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. 

The neighborhood contains four main subneighborhoods: Jefferson, Kamm's Corners, Puritas-Longmead, and Riverside. Once known as Rockport Township, the area became known as West Park in 1921 when it officially became its own municipality for about 9 years. The neighborhood's name was derived from a wooded park with a lake that early settler John West operated on his property at Lorain Avenue roughly between West 138th and 140th Streets. It was once referred to as "West's Park" but has since evolved into "West Park". Since being annexed to the city of Cleveland in 1923, the area remained known as the West Park neighborhood. 

With access to the Rocky River Reservation directly to the west of Kamm's Corner, the neighborhood of West Park has easy access to a number of outdoor activities including hiking, fishing, golfing, horseback riding and boating. The reservation is a part of the Cleveland Metroparks Emerald Necklace stretching along the Rocky River Valley from Lake Erie down south to Strongsville. In addition to the Cleveland Metroparks, the West Park neighborhood is home to more than half a dozen community parks. With lake access to the north, residents are about 10 minutes away from Lakewood Park and about 15 minutes from Edgewater Park Beach. 

Neighborhood Parks

Davinwood Park

Drakefield Park

Gunning Park

Impett Park

Maplewood Park

Munn Park

Rainbow Park

Tuland Park

The neighborhood's main shopping district known as Kamm's Corner features a wide variety of restaurants, shops, bars, and more. The district is popular for it's bar and restaurant scene as well as its frequent festivals and markets. The West Park neighborhood, including the Kamm's Corner shopping district, is a strong and vibrant Cleveland community.

Coffee Shops/Bakeries/Cafes

5 Points Coffee & Tea

Peace, Love and Little Donuts of Westpark

Westpark Bakery

Kamm's Corners Ice Cream Co

Restaurants/Bars

The Public House

PJ McIntyres

West Park Station

Back Stage Bar

Smedley's Bar and Grill

Hatfield's Goode Grub

Throwbacks

A bar

Irish 32

Rubin's Family Restaurant

Red Lantern Kitchen and Bar

Working Class Brewery

Gene's Place to Dine

The Third Place

VIP Lounge

The Cone Zone

Casey Jones Tavern

Woody's

Amp 150

Gyro World

The Souper Market

Si Senor Mexican Restaurant

Thai Elephant

Dragon Towers Chinese Restaurant

Oriental Palace Buffet

Dante's Pizza

Brothers Pizza Company

Gionino's Pizza

Geppetto's Pizza & Ribs

Athens Pizzeria

Romeo's Pizza

Seven Seas Seafood

Charlie's Beverage

K&K Portage Meats

West Park Nutrition

Warren Village Beverage

Services

Smith Architects

Alber & Rice Engineers

Reitz Engineering

C&S Companies

Retail

Carol & John's Comic Book Shop

Only in Clev Clothing

Starship Earth

The Indoor Gardener Store

Gino's Shoe Repair

Barber & Beauty

West Park Barber Shop

West Park Beauty Shop

West Park Barber Premier Lounge

Kamm's Barber Shop

Solstice Salon

Diamond Beauty Salon

Recreation

Gunning Recreation Center

West Park YMCA

One of the more popular events is the annual festival known as the Hooley on Kamm's Corner. The Hooley™ is West Park's annual day-long block party on Lorain Avenue from West 165th to Rocky River Drive, kicking off Cleveland's robust community festival season with live music and entertainment on two stages, festival food, booths, and plenty of family fun. Kamm's Corner also hosts a weekly farmers market every Sunday between June and October. 

Events 

Kamm's Corner Farmers Market | Sundays, June 9th to October 13th

The Hooley on Kamm's Corner | Saturday, June 15th from 12:00p to 8:00p

St. Mary Romanian Festival | Friday, August 16th to Sunday, August 18th

West Park Holiday Cheer | Thursday, December 5th