Very clean with many spots available for overnight, if desired…read more I am a 'visit for a bit' person and this is a beautiful park with great access to Indian Lake.

Such a great park. The sites are level and spacious. The view of the lake and/or channels are great…read moreand they have a wonderful camp store and swimming pool.

This is a wonderful new park in the Johnny Appleseed Park group. It has an enclosed, reserveable…read morespace, and bathrooms. There are three loop hiking trails, and one of them is wonderful for children because it is a storybook hike. Along the trail are pages from a story book and you walk along the trail to get to the next page of the story. The story changes periodically with the seasons. The stories are great for a little tiny kids, so you can read it to them when you get to the next one, and they are usually easy enough to read that an early reader can read it him or herself. What a great introduction to hiking for small kids! The trail is quite short, so it is appropriate for all ages. There are 2 Additional Loop hiking trails that are good for grown-ups and kids, and are short enough for all but your youngest kids. This park also has a natural playground. There is a loop that is very short that has a sand and gravel pit to play in, a rope to use as a swing (best for older kids), a little wooden house with a loft that is kid size, and more, like a new seesaw. If you want to give your kids an outdoor, natural experience, but were worried they'd be bored with a hike, this place is ideal! There is also a creek to play in, trees to climb on, and other natural features. This place is not just for kids! The loop trails are very nice. They are flat and an easy walk for someone looking for a stroll or easy hike in nature. For a more robust exercise walk, do all four loops. Loops connect, so it is easy to make a bigger hike, without ever getting lost if you have a bad sense of direction. There are lots of trail map placards along the way at trail intersections. Trails are wide and easy to navigate. They are not paved, but they are flat enough that I think you could make do with a jogging stroller or possibly even a wheelchair with good shock absorption.

This is an absolutely beautiful park. That is a nice walking area for families and individuals. The…read morefacilities that you can rent are very nice! It is kept very natural, there is no hideous playground equipment however, there is a nightstand area, teepee, log home and more for kiddos to use their imagination and play in/on! There is a storybook to read throughout! I recommend everyone checking out the gem!

We enjoyed our hike through the preserve. The large loop was closed which was fine since the sun…read morewas blazing hot. The trees created a dense canopy which made walking even on a very hot day mostly enjoyable. The views of the lake weren't breathtaking but they were nice...peaceful. There is a place for fishing. Not sure when the butterflies migrate through this area, but this place will be standing ready to invite them in. The trails were mostly smooth and easy. The staff at the nature center was friendly and informative. The bathroom....hmmmm......clean but

This is a nice nature trail to visit. They updated the area a bit and made it look nicer. They…read moreadded another parking lot. You can walk on the boardwalk from the first parking lot or drive a little farther down to the new parking lot and start your hike from there. They have clean restrooms, a nice shaded picnic area, a small deck by the lake to sit and enjoy. It is my favorite place in Findlay to take a hike.

We love our walks in Shale Hollow! Love that there is such a lovely preserved nature space in the…read morebackyard!!!! We just love all the nearby parks and walking trails - they're all over Delaware County! also all the well kept green spaces in Columbus Metro Park System!

Recommended by Kid K's teacher, this is a beautiful nature preserve. K wanted a playground, of…read morecourse, and there is a natural play area that is, well, just logs and rocks. Not much of a much. Maybe it is being rebuilt? But there is a small building with bathrooms and what looks like it will be a nature center, and tons of trails up and down the hills. Surrounded by development, but fairly quiet, at least on an early spring weekday afternoon. Saved because of its creeks and hills and gullies, surely. Lots of shale outcrops, some decent elevation changes, well-developed paths mixed with more basic ones, decent parking. Far from our usual routes, but worth a detour.

Beautiful woods. Love the covered bridge. Lovely setting around natural beauty in the outskirts of…read moresidney

BEAUTIFUL!!! Not sure what led me to this new (to me) off the beaten trail park up in Sidney, but…read moreI'm SUPER glad I made the "pilgrimage" up there a few weekends ago, on a gorgeous fall day, to check it out!! There's definitely something for just about everyone here, including a MASSIVE public pool for the summer months, beautiful trails, multiple playgrounds, picnic areas, scenic waterways, ball fields, and even a lovely covered bridge. You'll need much more than one day to see everything, but I was able to see a good bit of this wonderful community park, including hiking most of the VERY user-friendly Benjamin Trail, ending at the covered bridge (I think the trail continues, but I stopped/returned at that point) and driving around the perimeter of the park to see several other trail heads. There was a pretty good number of people here the day I visited, but it never felt overcrowded. Life's ups and downs have led me to do some serious "exploring," in every sense of the word, up to and including some of the lesser-known parks in the area. Tawawa was a WONDERFUL discovery, and I hope to return SOON!! CHECK IT OUT!!!!!

On our most recent visit to Blues Creek, it looks like everything has reopened for use except for…read morethe water fountains. There is a restroom facility at the main parking lot, and those have reopened. There is a small playground (a few slides, activities, and a little bit of climbing) on the other side of the lot, along with two open-air shelters with picnic tables. This side also features the pretty pond, which offers catch-and-release fishing, and access to the Shagbark Loop trail, which is a gravel path through a meadow and a wooded section that is the longest available one at 1.1 miles, and is pet-friendly. It connects to the short grassy Bluestem Trail in a meadow, or can be looped back around to stay on Shagbark the entire time. This trail also shows the park's roots as farmland, as you can see old farm equipment in the woods along the way, and there is also a wetland area. If you take the Shagbark all the way back towards the front of the park, you will also encounter Blues Creek. There is another small parking lot available here, along with another trailhead for Shagbark. If you head out past the restrooms near the main parking lot, there is a sledding hill and a trailhead for the grassy Fox Run trail. There is currently a storywalk on this side, as well. You can connect to the grassy Meadowlark Trail. Both trails are pet friendly. They are mainly meadow, but there is a short section that winds through the woods. Blues Creek also has a "Be a Star" astronomy activities available right now as you explore the park - even the story walk featured a book about space. Very pretty and relaxing park!

What a lovely gem in the middle of Dublin, Ohio! My grandkids and I had a quiet, scenic walk in…read morethe shady woods and saw a couple small waterfalls. There is a shelter to take a picnic lunch and the kids enjoyed walking over the bridges. We did not take a path that went completely around the trail (unless we just didn't take the right path), so we turned around and backtracked toward the way we started. There were a couple sets of stairs that would make it difficult for older adults and strollers. An enjoyable trick, for sure

I loved this park. My only complaint was that it's not bigger. The surrounding area is nice and…read moreit's close to plenty of restaurants and other nice park spaces. Would be a great spot if you're looking for a pretty view but not too long of a hike. Trails are well maintained.

I came looking for a helicopter, and found a great little park…read more The Huey is there, on a tall pole, and there is an M-60 tank, an artillery piece, and an anchor. Many plaques and flags line the area, right on Main Street, with another park right across the road. The items and park are well-cared-for. When I visited in May 2020, everything had masks and googly eyes. (I saw some around town, too; someone had a lot of time on their hands...) This added some levity, but didn't take away from the seriousness of honoring veterans. A great place, worth a detour (and it is pretty far out of the way.) http://www.auglaizetownshiphistoricalsociety.com/harrod-veterans-memorial-park/

Beautiful and heartwarming monument to honor our veterans, and those who sacrificed all.read more

It was so beaut8ful and clean as always we had my granddàughters 1st Birthday Party there yesterday…read moreon 9/28/2025

Harrison Smith Park is a big town park. Several shelters, pool, ballfields I think. Multiple…read moreplaygrounds. Some of them pretty nice. A pirate ship, spiral slide, etc. Very well-kept park, loads of places to sit, picnic tables, grills. Lots of shade. Baby K loved it.

We had a lovely start to the day at this newer park featuring a variety of playscapes - modern…read moreswings, a zipline, slides, you name it. There is ample parking and bathrooms on-site. I only wish that there was a small fence around the play yard so that you wouldn't have to worry as much about kids running off into the parking area. It was quite busy during our visit (Poultry Days). Overall, this is a treasure for the Versailles area and just a stone's throw from the main strip of downtown.

This is a great park. Unfortunately the playground is in direct sun, so it can get very hot in…read moresummer. We went on a really hot day, and my son said he'd like it if it were shady. There were swings, a play structure, and room for parents to sit.