This is one of the best parks in Columbus. There is a wide variety of amenities and activities for…read morefolks to engage in. Set on a sprawling 89 acres, there are baseball, basketball, and volleyball areas. There is a skate park on the northeast end. There is a playground and shelter with running water and restrooms. A paved walking path/trail winds around the park too! And on the north end, there is plentiful parking. Review #840

We LOVE Mill Race park. Just had my girls' birthday party there yesterday. We love the playground,…read morebut what really draws us in is the beach area where you can swim in the river! Just bring life jackets as there is a current. But if you stay close to the shore, it's no problem! This park is absolutely beautiful, clean and there's something for everyone to do

I feel bad that I was so focused on seeing the covered bridge that I completely spaced out and…read moremissed the observation tower while I was here. The park is lovely, a big green space with some sporting features including tennis courts, picnic shelters, playgrounds, horseshoe pits and basketball courts. You should also check out the amphitheater. The park is located in an oxbow bend in the Flatrock River, so it's surrounded by peaceful slow-flowing water (which did flood quite high a few years ago). [Review 20531 overall - 76 in Indiana - 1512 of 2023.]

This park has just about everything you look for in a park. Sure, there is the Donner Center which…read moreis a place for coordinated activities, but there is also an urban park with 32 acres that include an aquatic center, basketball, tennis, pickleball, lots of parking, a playground, and several shelters as well as a huge Shelterhouse/pavilion that could be reserved for a large event (up to 200 people!) Everything looked to be in good condition and though the park is over 100 years old, it is holding up well! The only thing that I can think of as a negative is beyond the park's control: There are one way streets that can be challenging to get to the park from downtown if you aren't familiar with the area. A fun place with mature trees and easy access to amenities throughout the park. Review #2062

Great playground for older and younger kids! Lots of picnic tables and a shelter. Clean restrooms…read moreavailable as well. Great place to play with your kids or relax on the grass.

We spent hours at Young's Creek Park in downtown Franklin with our granddaughters this weekend!…read moreThey had a blast on the colorful and creative climbing structures, slides and swings. My granddaughters really like the "merry-go-round". The equipment is arranged by age group for toddlers up to 12 years old (although I climbed on a few things myself). Everything is clean with a ton of soft surface padding so the kids don't get hurt. There are drinking fountains, nearby restroom facilities and lots of picnic tables. Benches and small pavilions are scattered throughout the play area. The parking lots are huge with plenty of accessible spaces. The splash pad was closed for the season, but looked like fun. There is a paved walking trail that crosses the creek. Pet cleanup stations are available. A pickle ball court with 8 courts is really nice with covered seating area for spectators. A nice stage for concerts is across a large green space. This is a great little community park!

Youngs Creek Park is definitely worth the drive! It's located in Franklin, a little town in Johnson…read moreCounty, and not only is the park and playground amazing, but there are lots of little shops and restaurants around the area, so you could literally make a whole day of the visit. It was a hot day, so the splash pad was going and kids were having a great time. The splash pad has water features that come up from the ground, buckets of water that fall down over your head, and lots of benches (with shade!) for people to sit at. The playground is huge! It has multiple structures for kids of all ages, with a separate area for babies and toddlers. This is a great playground for kids who like to climb and parkour, because there is so so so much to play on. My kid was trying to get from one part of the playground to the other without touching the ground, and he was doing monkey bars, climbing on walls, going through rope obstacle courses and lots more. There are multiple slides, swings (with two-person swings where a grown up can swing with their kid) and musical instruments. The whole playground has a rubberized ground for soft landings. One of the best things about the playground at Youngs Creek Park is that there are lots of places with shade! This was especially appreciated because when we visited, it was a super sunny and hot day. There are lots of clean restrooms located near the amphitheater on the other side of the park. A little ways further are the pickle ball courts.

Horrible there was this little boy about around seven or eight blasting rap music and my kids are…read morefour years old and we had to leave because there was a 7 to 8 year old blasting rap music at the park horrible!

This small neighborhood park has some very nice amenities, just not quite enough to get a 5 star…read morerating. There is a very kid friendly playground with a race car theme (lots of references to AJ Foyt and Tony Stewart). The playground has those comfy square pads underneath to minimize injury for the inevitable falls that happen when kids are running around. There is also a nice shelter and basketball court. There is a water fountain, but no restrooms or grills are on site. The park also has an open area of lawn, but it is currently undeveloped. There are a few parking spots available, but if the park gets busy, parking alternatives are needed. Review #836

I'm not sure the hype this place gets. It's nice that it's indoors and a little bit of an energy…read moreburner but there really isn't much to do at all. I would suggest going to the children's museum across the street instead.

I cannot rave about this place enough. My biggest complaint is that Indy doesn't have something…read morelike this for the community. I continue to be in awe of the kid friendly offerings downtown Columbus offers their community. Our favorites are The Commons (free indoor cushioned playscape), Lucabbe Coffee (featuring a built in kids area with a high top for adults) and the small children's museum across the street from the Commons. You can literally fill a whole morning/half day with these three spots alone. The Commons is open to the community and free. Their are playscapes ideal for toddlers up through elementary school. The plush flooring and overall layout makes this a low stress experience for parents. Bravo, Columbus! Many Saturday mornings on our horizon with you.

This is a very nice park. It has an adequate parking lot, but it could be a bit bigger though. The…read morepark is 55 acres and the wetlands is 300 acres. The park was created to filter municipal runoff water. Talk about a good use for a wonderful place. The park has two playgrounds. The one near the front of the park has more modern equipment that includes a merry go round, a saucer swing, a percussion play set, traditional swings, expression swings, a roller slide, a spinning chair, a Sway fun glider and a huge jungle gym with monkey bars and slides. The ground is lined with the rubber matting found at most newer playgrounds and it is accessible. There are some glider swings around the perimeter of the playground area, along with two picnic pavilions with picnic tables under them. The other playground area has an older jungle gym with slides. That area is prone to flooding and the walkway leading to it was flooded during my visit. You will find picnic tables under nearby trees to sit, relax, and or eat. The park does not have a shortage of green space to do field activities like play catch, fly a kite, have a picnic, lay out, or run around. You will also find a decent full basketball court back by the older playground area. There is a large pavilion in the center of the park with picnic tables under it and overlooks a decent sized lake. The pavilion and the shelters can be reserved and rented. The park is home to a 25-hole disk golf course. It is a nice course, but can get a little soggy/muddy in some areas, so, I recommend you don't wear your favorite shoes. The park is also part of the Historic Greenway Trails system which is 17 miles. It is an awesome trail that is well maintained. My only gripe is that it is prone to flooding and water can really pool up in some areas. Once again, I would not were my favorite shoes here. I did not spend much time in the wetlands area, but it is home to numerous birds and wildlife, including sandhill cranes, herons, egrets, otters and alligators. This is a very nice park. It blends the best of a nature park with the best of a modern park. I was not a fan of the flooding though. My shoes were a muddy mess. But my little enjoyed herself, so it was worth the visit.

Took the kids here yesterday to play and they had so much fun! Love that the ground is a different…read morematerial and not mulch or grass and mud haha

This is a nice park. I do not think it gets many visitors due to its location. It is right off of a…read morebusy street. The park spans 127 acres and was previously owned by Cosco Products company, which hoped to create an employee recreational area, but it was never fully developed. The county received the property from the Cosco in 2007. The park's name, ECO, is an acronym derived from Employees of Cosco (ECO). The work "Lake" was added to the name to highlight the lake. The park runs along ECO Lake and has an ample amount of parking available. You will find a nice public boat launch that feeds right into the lake. There are also picnic tables and benches positioned in locations around the lake's perimeter. They provide very scenic views. The park has a sand volleyball court and a basketball court right next to each other. They are in fair to good shape. This park features a lot of green space, a moderate amount of shade, a picnic shelter with picnic tables under it, and a playground area. The playground area is not the most modern, but it is decent. It has a medium sized metal play structure with a bunch of slides, a net climber, and monkey bars. The playground also has a bank of traditional swings, monkey bars, and pull up bars. This is a very nice, low key park with lots of open pace. There is a gravel road that leads to the back of the park. That road will take you to camp sites and only registered campers are authorized to go past the gate. I like this park, but think it is just in a bad location. It could use a little bit of an upgrade such as a new shelter because the current one is in bad repair and maybe a restroom facility. They current have a port a potty there, that is located by the shelter and playground area. Definitely a nice place to visit and get access to the lake. Worth a visit if you are in the area.

Camped 1st time July 19th weekend. Absolutely loved it. Beautiful area. Quiet. Pond was great for…read morekayaking. Bathrooms are unbelievable clean. May be our 1st go to camp spot. Also so close to Columbus and I had good internet service. Great place.

It's A-OK! Small neighborhood park. There's a playground and a shelter house. The shelter offers…read more1-2 picnic tables and a trash can. It's a nice place to have lunch outside with some basic shelter. There's a creek adjacent, so you can walk over and check that out. There's parking for about 8 cars in the small lot. There's a large open field which used to be groomed for youth soccer and football, but is currently "wild".

This neighborhood park seemed to be generally maintained well. The majority of the park is open…read moregreen space with a shelter and playground located near the parking lot. Towards the perimeter of the park there is a wooded area that runs along the southern and eastern edges. A narrow trail runs through the woods though the ground cover of ivy could easily overgrow the trail since it was only about a foot wide. Beyond the woods, the creek runs by on both sides as well. Someone has hauled in sand on the southern shore to make a small beach. Unfortunately, the bends in the creek leave a number of tree branches washed up on the sand, so if it was maintained, would greatly improve the appeal of the location. Review #838