Crocker Park

Crocker Park Shopping Center is a outdoor shopping mall located in Westlake Ohio.

This is a perfect place to plan a day trip as it has a variety of different  restaurants and stores.

Atmosphere

Crocker Park, as I mentioned, is an outdoor mall. This means that if you are looking to go you may prefer visiting in nicer weather.

The shopping center is set up beautifully.   Every corner you turn seems to have more to look at as if it was its own town. Shops are set up on both sides of the roads with things such as restaurants or decorations are filled in the middle as seen below from a photo I took when I was there:

Parking

The parking for Crocker Park is a bit confusing.

First they have parking on the streets. You can parallel park on the streets with shops. Like most street parking, you have to pay at a meter  and you only have a maximum amount of time.

They also offer parking behind certain shops.                                                                      There are two different types of lots. The first one is limited parking  with meters. Usually they are located right on the back of stores and looks like a regular lot but with limited spots and have the same meters as the street parking. They also have lots farther away from the backs of the store that has many spots and is free.

Certain stores have free parking garages as well.

Shopping

Crocker park is most know for their shopping.  They have a variety of shops from typical mall stores to unique and high end stores.

They offer many stores that could be found in a mall that are for teens such as: American Eagle, H&M, and Urban Outfitters.

The mall also consists of some stores that are not as common and are more expensive such as: BCBG MAXAZRIA, Anthropologie, and Banyan Tree.

Interestingly enough, Crocker Park offers other type of stores besides clothing and beauty which probably do not appeal to the younger audience. The outdoor mall has several grocery stores including: Trader Joe’s and Giant Eagle. Other types of shops are phone companies, plastic surgeons, furniture stores. Crocker Park has many offices, a hotel, and apartments to stay at as well.

Restaurants

The restaurants, in my opinion, are not very exciting as to try new things, but still offer good food.

The restaurants consists of well known chain restaurants such as: subway, TGI Fridays, and Chipotle. These are cheaper options for when going there. They also have typical mall food like Auntie Anne’s. Crocker Park includes Starbucks and Robeks for drinks and a variety of ice cream shops.

The less-known restaurants are targeted more to an adult audience as they are pricier and consists of bars, however, many are known to have good food.

Events

Crocker Park is home to many events throughout the year. During warmer weather, however, they seem to have the most.

Despite the fact that many of the events are targeted towards adults, there are some family and young adult events as well.

Things such as musical acts and concerts in the park are most common They are fun nights out to shop and eat while listing to talented musicians. They also offer movies in the park and food trucks as well as holiday events.

One thing about Crocker Park is that it is not expensive. It all depends on what you choose to buy and where you eat.

Overall, Crocker park is a great day trip to take if you are a teen. You can spend the day shopping at your favorite stores, enjoying your favorite foods, and even going on a day where they are hosting an event.