Wowwww!!! What a beautiful little tucked away treasure! I took my 15 month old and my 2.5 year old…read moreand what a blast!!! The little was in the stroller, except for the obvious bench swing ride we had to take!! It was easy to get around, even on the beaten paths, just took some elbow grease and my oh my, what a treat! We found so many different trees, flowers, birds, saw frogs jumping in the pond, bridges to pass over and fish to watch swimming underneath! It was astonishing that I hadn't found this little gem yet and so grateful we did! We saw benches from the freeway and the pond and just went for it, cheers to Mother Nature being jaw droppingly gorgeous and to such a well cared for park! Highly recommend for your little ones, dogs, self-care, etc!

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!

Love taking the babies to the park here because we know it's going to be clean and safe. There are…read moreswings a toddler playground and a larger play set for older children and quite a bit of green area for the kids to run around. Definitely a safe choice for any parent looking for a park. That is a little less busy.

I have been coming to this park for several years to go fishing and do other activities, like…read moretaking my nieces and nephews to the playground. Overall the park is very clean and I have never had any major issues. My last visit however the bathrooms were locked up, so we had to leave to go somewhere else.

This is one of the best parks in the area usually not that crowded on a weekday we can get a bit…read morepacked on a weekend or a very nice day Has a awesome climbing structure swings a playground for older children, and a playground for a younger toddlers Has water and bathrooms within a one minute walk of the park as well as a duck pond that you can take the kids to walk around as well Has accessible park equipment for all abilities as well and is wildly clean and well maintained with ample shade to lounge in

Incredibly nice park tucked in a little off the beaten path. The kids playground look amazing! Sent…read morepics to our niece to let her know this was here. Well paved paths that seemed to be set up so folks with wheel chair bound or walking assists but just be forewarned there is a rather steepish hill toward the back. Nice air conditioned bathroom just outside kid playground. Lots of parking. Very clean and well maintained. Be an absolute perfect place for a walk during the Fall when the leaves are changing colors.

This is easily one of my favorite parks in Cincinnati. The wooded entrance is beautiful to drive…read morethrough and there is so much to explore. My husband and I brought our 1 year old here for a birthday picnic and found a quiet grassy spot to enjoy our special time. We also let him play on the new(ish) playground. It's SO cool. Very nature themed and unique. On our last visit, my (now 16 month old) son had a blast just running through the grassy areas near the playground picking up sticks. We got some sweet family photos. I can't wait to bring him back to play in the water features sometime.

The park is now open, after much renovation. The paths are different, and need new signage. It…read moreadded more concrete to the trails. It was harder to find where we were and where we were going. I wish the trails had more shade.

A nice enough spot in a sea of retail/residential SPREAD. I came here to "de-tox" after a bit too…read moremuch time/money spent at nearby Liberty Center. Very OFF season, so there wasn't too much going on here, but I found my way to the lodge/playground area and took a nice, long-ish walk around the lake (approx. 1.7 miles!!) Looks like there's boats to rent and a nice patio to enjoy the view in warmer months, but I'm sure crowds are a BIT larger, as I pretty much had the place to myself in the hazy, drizzzly days of late winter. Seems to be a new-ish location, with main focus on sports fields. I'm just a tiny bit SPOILED by all of Ohioooooo's more lush, natural, "remote" state and metro parks, but this is not a bad choice, if you're in the area. And what better time to "symbolically" support the VOA, as it appears in political PERIL as of late...

Voa soccer fields are overbooked for tournaments leading to lack of parking (which they then charge…read morefor). Iay not be back.

We were visiting the area from out of town and stopped here so our kids could play on the…read moreplayground. Cottell Park has a nice playground! There are lots of things to climb, like a rock wall, a rope tower and more. There are also swings, bridges, monkey bars, spinny chairs, and more. The playground occupied my kids for a good half hour. This park also has a memorial dedicated to military veterans, and there are plaques to read and statues and flags to look at. All around the park is a nice paved walking trail, which winds its way around a pond. I saw many people walking while we were there, so it seems like it gets lots of use. There are also a couple of picnic shelters.

This is a very pretty park perfect for kids since it has so many soccer fields baseball fields…read moretennis court and the playground It does only however have one loop for a trail that I could find I wish there were more trails maybe through the woods but other than that it's a nice park.

i have grown up next to this lake. perfect for a good run or peaceful walk beautiful at sunsetread more

Elk Creek has a little something for anyone!…read more If you like wine, you can take a tour and learn about the entire wine making process. There is also clay shooting, fishing, etc. The restaurant had great pizza and live music! There are also options for staying overnight. You can stay in the lodge, an Estate Room which is similar to hotel rooms, or rent the house. The lodge has a great entertainment area with a pool table and fire pit. I can't say enough about the sweet young lady that handles so much! She manages Check-In, breakfast in the lodge, and much more!

Had such great memories at this place, me and my wife loved there desert wines and sandwiches the…read morelive music was always a plus and the service was always amazing. Now that that the place is up for sale it saddens us since this was about the only place to go in town to enjoy a peaceful night out, hopefully someone buys the place so we can have more great memories.

A long drive north of downtown on I-75, the Voice of Freedom Park looks to be a relatively new…read morepark, or at least, a park that has seen a lot of changes recently. There is a huge, amazing playground, plenty of paved trails to walk, clean restroom facilities, and a beautiful lake to explore filled with birds and other aquatic life. However, Voice of Freedom Park, for the most part, doesn't feel very park-like. There is a ton of empty wasted space. Beyond what I mentioned above, the park is a bunch of overgrown farm fields with nothing. It's the perfect example of a park placed smack in the middle of suburban sprawl. It's artificial...so obviously man-made and sterile. It also doesn't help that the park is surrounded by shopping centers and office parks on all sides. This place desperately needs trees! Another downside is the fee for annual parking. It's $5 for an annual pass that gets you into all of the Butler County MetroParks. This is less than the pass for the Hamilton County Parks system, but we have tried several other MetroParks since buying our vehicle permit only to find most of them to be awful! They lack features and maintenance. Bummer! Overall, if you are in West Chester, this is an okay place to take lunch, take a stroll, or let the kids play. Otherwise, it isn't a destination.

This is a nice park to walk around if it's not too hot. It's a $5 yearly admission pass to walk the…read morepark system part. But, you can also just walk the rest of it without paying. Since it's a new park, the trees are not full grown. But a lot of birders come here to see ducks and other species native to prairies. There is a lake and snack machines and the paved trail meanders along the lake edge. They held some water-skiing competition finals here not too long ago. So, it's not a tiny lake. You can also fish and paddle boat. It's an interesting location; Voice of America park, because it's part of the whole VOA ("the official external radio and television broadcasting service of the United States federal government"-courtesy of Wikipedia) propaganda era left over from WWII . This locale was decommissioned during the Reagan era. However, VOA still operates. So, if you do a little (careful of your footing because of big divots in the earth) walking outside the park, proper, you can find the cement footings of the huge radio antennas that used to dominate the area (you can even see them on google maps if you look closely). Apparently, people who used to live here when it was active could receive the signal through their appliances even when their radios were not on (testimonial from my neighbor). You can still see the strange electrical grid for the antennas as you drive through the Tylersville entrance on your way to Rumpke's single-stream recycling drop off center.

We make an annual trip to this Bass Pro to gather what we need for our spring fishing season. This…read moretrip usually involves some new clothes as well. My husband loves the pocket t-shirts and they have some really nice Redhead brand ones here, they are really quality material and last. We didn't need a lot of items on this last trip but we also found a nice dress shirt for him for some of our nicer meals out. We always take a look at the flicker shad lures to see if we need any for our walleye fishing in the spring. We also fish for crappie so we need hooks, bobbers, and jigs. We like to look at the new boats although not in the market for one right now. We will continue to go to this Bass Pro at the very least annually.

Stopped by to check out this new location and was fairly impressed. It is large and has a gorgeous…read morewaterfall out front that I wish was in my backyard! The inside feels like a log cabin! I was able to find some nice summery womens clothing not only for outdoor adventures, but also everyday wear! The prices were a little bit high, with no sales or coupons offered, but the stuff seems high quality. The staff was friendly and helpful. Overall the store seemed clean and well organized. Good selection in all of the departments.