Decent just needs an upgrade and fix their watering issues the bathrooms are always locked so you…read morehave to "handle your business" you're S.O.L.

It was an early June Saturday afternoon in 2020. It was hot outside. My daughter drove down to…read moreCincinnati from Dayton with her 2 children for a visit. She was wanting to find a local park with a water play area where we could cool off on this hot day. On the internet this park was the only one reporting a functioning water play area. We arrived wearing our swim suits only to be very disappointed. The water play zone is the first thing that you see when you pull in and park and the water wasn't turned on! We decided to stay for a while to let the grandchildren enjoy playing outside on the large jungle jim. It has several places for climbing with curving stone like steps, a wall and a rope spider web. There is a long wide ramp making it very handicap friendly. My 18 month old granddaughter who wasn't walking yet spent a lot of time climbing up the stairs. There are several slides of various sizes and colorful interactive displays with parts that spin and turn in addition to the always fun monkey bars and swings. Off to the right of the jungle jim is a small shelter with 2 picnic tables. Today it was being used by a family having a child's birthday party. There's a shaded bench to sit on and watch the children as they run & play in the water that would be raining down from above and shooting up from below had it turned on that day. After about 20 minutes or so we decided to leave because it was so hot out and my grandson was being disagreeable. We drove to a nice air conditioned restaurant after my son-in-law arrived having driven down to Cincinnati upon getting off of work in the ER. Until next time stay healthy & be kind to each other. #clippardpark #waterworks @yelpcincy #cincinnati #familyfun

Nice playground. Open space with paved paths. Next to good restaurants and bars…read more We gathered at Summit Park with friends over several days (Jun 2026). The playground along the eastern edge of Summit Park was very popular with the kids, There are135 acres (!) of greenspace, a fish-stocked (!) catch-and-release pond, and more climbers and such for older kids. The walkers and dog-owners among us liked the long network of paved paths and the dog-park area. There's a central open space apparently for concerts and such. I admit, i spent most of my time watching from outside the kids' playground, and listening to a band over the covered walkway next to the taco place, with a relaxing beverage from the nearby bar :-). Sometimes it's nice not to be in charge. None of us braved the cool-looking 9-level 153-foot observation tower because the we site said that the elevators were closed at the time. They say you can see downtown! There is also a slippery splash and play "water course" to explore which was closed, too, during our visit. They say there's ice skating in the winter. The whole experience worked for us because of the nice restaurants, bars, and ice cream shops along the north and east edges of the park. We ate twice with different groups at the Mexican taco place, and three times at the park-themed restaurant. We had coffee and drinks from the cafe / bar / bottle-store. We got ice cream twice! We didnt make it to the bakery or the diner, or the chic nail salon which could have been nice for some me-time :-).

First time here in Cincinnati and loving it! I visit parks wherever I visit a city and summit Park…read morehas everything: nice well maintained grounds for picnics ala Central Park without the rocks but with glass tower, swings hanging from giant pergolas (love it!) , 3 flight observatory (elevator wasn't working on this day), a stream, Madtree restaurant, a visitor center...just a great place for the entire family including fur babies!

Relaxing and pretty little area - great place for a park. Nice shade from the forest, and a creek…read moreruns through it. There is also a historic cabin that has been moved here, with a very nice setting under the trees near the parking lot. There is another entrance to the park from the nearby neighborhood, which is great for those residents. A shelterhouse with picnic tables is also available.

Nice quiet little park…read more - Out of the way - Usually not too busy - Well shaded - Public restrooms (when open) - Shelter for gatherings - Trails not paved - Dog and family friendly Would I go back? Yes. This is very close to home for me. Whether it's to clear my head, walk the dog or just get some exercise, Dudley Woods is a great little park to get some nature in.

A good park in Deerfield Township. It's located about a mile from the big shopping center. There is…read morea plentiful amount of parking. It's just tricky moving around. There's also many athletic fields. It looks pretty kept up well and clean. It's main entrance is off of Irwin Simpson Road. There's several bike paths and trails. It's convenient to get to from the shopping center. There are many athletic fields. It has baseball fields, basketball courts, and tennis courts. There's a pond which adds some nice visual. It gets a mostly suburban crowd. This is soccer mom heaven. You have to dodge the minivans flying in and out.

It's reasonably big, they keep it clean (i.e., chase the geese away from all the walking paths) and…read moreall of the playground equipment, tennis/basketball courts and everything else are kept nice. I'm reasonably sure you can rent the house in the center for special events as well. There's not much else to ask for in a park.

What a beautiful park! So much to offer for kids and adults. There is a cute community shelter with…read morevarious programs as well

We came over the summer one time and this is definitely one of the most unique parks I've been too…read more The playground has a really big American Ninja style warrior playground along with another smaller one. There are a lot of seating options and a nice big shelter with bathrooms. I didn't explore much more then those areas. We will definitely make a visit here again.

This is a beautiful green space on the edge of German village in Hamilton. We had walked downtown…read morefor dinner and on our way back we toured the whole space. The large sculpture/water pad was being enjoyed by many small children on a hot summer evening. There's a huge amount of green space, lots of different sculptural art pieces, places to sit, and great views of the river, as well as a pavilion for concerts. This is an amazing addition to any community, and the residents here are blessed to have it.

Great green space and water feature encompassed within DORA situated right next to serval…read morerestaurants and bars. Highlight of this park is getting to enjoy drinks and carry out while letting kids just be kids. There are wide sidewalks around the entire green space, neat and tidy trash cans, street parking surrounding, or lot parking a few short blocks away. The trees they've planted aren't quite mature enough to offer too much shade yet, but in the future they will be awesome. There's a few picnic tables and things to sit at and eat, but you won't be guaranteed to snag one if it's busy. There's restrooms on the backside of the amphitheater.

This is such a beautiful area! We parked in the small paved parking lot on the east side of the…read morepark, which let us walk right into the area with the gorgeous pond area, featuring a ton of plant and wildlife, including these gorgeous large flowers. The trail around the pond area is paved and easy to walk, and as you approach the far end, signage indicates access to an unimproved trail. There is nice seating near the pond, as well as a great overlook deck. What a great little park!

Wetlands is a great local park with beautiful scenery, and nice paved trails or alternatively…read more"mowed" trails. You can go shorter or longer distances as you wish. Parts of the park are located along a fairly busy road so there is some road noise along some trails, just FYI.

I've lived nearby for over 20 years and we recently just found this park. I'm in my 50's but my…read morepug is handicapped (back legs don't work) and my mom is 88 and starting to decline ... so paved trails are of value. This way I can wheel my pug in her stroller and my mom does fine with the easy paved walking area. It's surrounded by trees in some areas so some birds singing ... and we enjoy walking and chatting. We also walk in Smith park in Middletown but it's a sketchier area and some people have made us feel unsafe there. this is just as close but not at all crowded and feel super safe. I was shocked to read the review about a loss dog attacking another dog. We haven't seen anything there that made us feel unsafe.

Great paved, easy to follow trails around the park. My only complaint is that they are building a…read morestructure on top of a portion of one of the trails. So I had to go in the grass around the building to pick the trail back up. But the park seems well maintained and I would go back with my dog.