Not to be confused with the Oatly Playground upon which NO DAIRY CAN BE CONSUMED. If you think I'm…read morewrong, prove it. I dairy you to surprise me. This is a cool playground in the Northeast part of Cincinnati and it's usually pretty busy and popular - and the only problem is that traffic nearby can be pretty treacherous.

Not for the recreation center itself, but a review for the connecting park and surrounding areas…read more The playground itself is newer. It is a structure with things for ages 2-12. During our visit the majority of the equipment was in good working order. Parts of the playground were flooded due to recent rains. There were still plenty of areas to play on. Some spinning thing kept my middle child entertained while the older one was part of the clean up. We came to do a trash clean up, and boy did we have our work cut out for us. We cleaned what we could, but had to leave due to poor weather. Masks, cigarette butts, and beer bottles/cans were the items we found the most of. There was plenty of other trash too. Most of it was along the paved paths, and the edges of the playground.

First time canoeing. Family of 4 ( 2 adults & 2 kids)…read more 1 star: Friendly staff. 1star: Loading onto the boat was super easy and no issue. The river was maintained with nice spots to pull off for a rest. --1 star: the bathrooms at the front building were the dirtiest bathrooms I have ever experienced. Only 1 working toilet in the women's ( arrived at 9am) . --2 stars: unloading area at the end was not maintained. ( the staff member said what they had washed away in the spring) no where to pull your canoe to get off . Steep muddy hill to climb up. Someone in our group got hurt trying to get out when unloading . Young children were struggling to get up the steep hill.

Are you looking for fun and safe activity to do with friends or family while staying socially…read moredistanced from others? This is an awesome activity that checks all of the boxes! We visited Morgan's yesterday for the second time this summer. It's a great meeting spot for friends that live in Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Our first visit was on a Thursday and the second was on a Sunday. There was a big difference in the amount of people when going during the week versus the weekend. I would highly suggest a weekday visit if you would prefer less people. After a brief safety talk, you grab a life vest, paddle, and boat and you are off! We did kayaking on both of our visits, but saw a lot of people out on canoes and rafts. It is about a 7 mile trip and both times it took us about 3 hours doing a relaxing trip down the river with minimal paddling and a lot of floating. We packed a picnic lunch and pulled our kayaks out on a shady spot and ate lunch. This is not a technically different kayaking route. There are a few sections that are rocky, have some tiny rapids, or tree roots that you need to navigate, but all in all, it is a beginner level trip perfect for the novice and fun for all. The equipment is good, staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The price is also good for a budget activity ~$30 per person! Let's talk about COVID-19 precautions: Morgan's takes this seriously! They are by reservation only and have designated checkin times. For our weekend checkin when it was busy, a man greeted us when walked up and directed us to an empty table to fill out our group's waiver. Once done, we took to a table with one staff member to checkin. All of this was outside. During the week, this was done in the building, but we were the only group. There are social distance markers on the ground, limit to 3 people per the changing room/restroom, social distance on the bus to bring you back, and all staff wore masks. Thank you for keeping us safe!

I go to the Dunham Recreation Center to watch The Sunset Players. They put together fantastic…read moreplays and the building itself is historic, which I always love. I highly recommend checking this place out. There's also a park with a playground, a pool with water slides and a separate recreation building. Not sure if you need to have a membership or anything for the pool and water slide, but it'd be worth checking out if you're looking for a place to swim in the summer!

I went here for their disc golf course. 18 hole course, not much shade to be had, but very nicely…read moremaintained. Pretty clear where the next tee box is too, which is always nice when playing a new course (exception was 16's tee box, you had to back track on 15 to find it). Usually play Mt. Airy but this was a nice find.

Much more than I thought it would be! There is some turf, some gravel, and a really nice scuffed…read moredirt path that my dog really liked. We will definitely be back! Parking confused me a bit! I ended up parking under the overpass next to the dog park. I read online that you could do that, but when I pulled up it specifically said no dog park parking. I asked someone across the street and she said it's usually okay. People were generally very aware of their dogs. If dogs started getting rowdy the owners came right over, or another human stepped in.

Pitiful...no water fountain or adequate signs indicating where to park. No bathroom for humans. And…read morenear two traffic pathways...air pollution!!!

Clean bright space. Clean pool great staff! Locker rooms a bid in need of a refresh but is what it…read moreus

This is the most fun place for kids friens adults grandparents cousins anyone there is a track…read morebasketball court sand volleyball 4 great pools a sauna yoga classes and dance classes working out room rockwall snacks drinks lockers tables hangout room you can invite friends only 36 dollars a month you can get a membership that lasts for a whole year!!!! This place is somewhere you need to go entertaining fun awesome cool

Love the playground! I mentor a kiddo that goes to the Rec Center for after school care, so I met…read moreher at the playground for a quick hello. I was very impressed with this space! There's plenty of parking leading up to the huge playground and lots of places to sit and watch your little ones. It was clean and looked safe with tons of different levels to explore. Beyond the jungle gym is a baseball diamond and a large amount of Greenspace to hangout. Not a lot of shade but we did find a nice spot down the hill to paint pumpkins. The grass was neatly mowed and kept up well! Bonus points for trash cans spread throughout the playground. Highly recommend! I may even bring my own kiddo if we are ever in the area!

I adore this playground. It reminds me of the wooden playgrounds of my youth, full of hidden nooks…read moreand lots of places to hide and climb. My son isn't quite two but it's definitely his favorite. There a play areas for big kids and wee kids and we almost always see groups of young ones playing hide n'seek. Today we checked out the water park area and it was pretty rad. This will continue to be our go-to!

SWIMMERS BEWARE. UC…read moreRec is a world class facility, and I have been a community member [read: ADULT with ADULT schedule] for several years mainly for the joy of swimming in the natatorium. So, what's your two-star beef, lady? I swim long distances. I prefer deeper lanes for cooler water temperature and less turbulence. In order to ensure that I will procure my preferred lanes, I check the Aquatics Department's calendar and schedule my swims when the calendar states that 10 lanes will be available for lap swimming. A month ago, I was asked to vacate my lane and squeeze into one of the 5 shallow lanes in order to make room for a community swim team that had reserved the deeper lanes for their practice. Check my math here, but I think the calendar should have reflected that only 5 lanes were available at the time of the reservation. (As a side note, why does the team's reservation (or revenue) trump my monthly membership fee?). I left the Aquatics director a message to this effect. No call back. Fool me once. The same thing happened again today. Fool me twice, shame on me. There will be no third time. I've already cancelled my membership, as I indicated that I would in my message for the Aquatics Director. I will join a facility that values my time, schedule, and membership, in part, by keeping an accurate calendar. However, if you are ok with this type of shoddy operations' management, UC Rec is a fabulous place.

What a beautiful facility!! I come here to practice with the UC water polo team and my masters…read morewater polo team. I mainly use its aquatics facility and this is a full size 50 meter Olympic pool that can also be turned around and used as 25 yards. I unfortunately do not use the other aspects of the recreation center because I'm not a UC student but I highly recommend the pool. If you are into swimming, there is also a masters team to join. They have a great jacuzzi afterwards and a huge diving well. Thanks for reading, go make a slash! ;)

Price for 65 year olds is high considering most are on social security/ fixed income didn't…read morerealize how high it has gotten

Evanston Recreation center is convenient and well-equipped for fitness, fun and safe! Staff is…read morealways there to serve your interests!

Spent some time here as a spectator for our church's softball team. Nice little area!…read more The fields themselves look good but not really any bleacher space for the fans. For sure plan on bringing a picnic blanket or foldable chairs! Between games we went on a little walk and found tons of parking, a kids play area and a very big boat ramp/parking. Everything is mostly clean and has a small view of the Ohio River. Nothing amazing going on here but I have no problem going back to watch a game with or without my family! Side note: the walking trail from Otto and Lunken connect through here as well.

I had never visited Schmidt ballfields before but I get the impression that it's been at least a…read morepublic boat ramp for a long time in cincinnati. The reason I ventured here was for the new paved trails. Schmidt is now the furthest west completed point on the east side of the ohio river trail connection. You can run east all the way to lunkin airport through the Congress trailhead and past the future site of the Carrel Street Station. The trail is very wide and smooth with ample room for multiple bikers and pedestrians. I would say that when the Ohio is very high, much of this section of trail is under water. I've not used the ballfields or the boat ramp but they both look functional and both were in use by many people on a tuesday afternoon.

Ah, the city pool. There's two in Covington, another one on Randolph. The neat thing about these…read morepools' programs is that they offer swimming lessons for a couple weeks during the summer. They open a week after Memorial Day (or two, depending on budget) So, the first week; get a pass. It's crazy crowded though. If you don't like, avoid the first two weeks of opening. After that you'll be sharing it with a dozen or so other folks. And, if you live in Covington: Tons of kids, lots of families and the lifeguards are very attentive. Also, this pool is great for kids, as it's not super deep at any point - lots of 3-4 ft areas. The building could use a paint job. May be on the agenda for "make Goebel great." Right now it's kinda creepy. We use this pool (and the splash park in Latonia) all year long. Stop on down and enjoy the city pool. // No breaks: get the kids Good and tired - they have 3 lifeguards on duty usually - and they don't do breaks.