Such a fun surprise of a neighborhood park!…read more This park has a large three-section play set, a basketball court, sand volleyball court, and a full picnic area with seating and grills, so it's really easy to spend a long afternoon here. There's even a disc golf course and a cute bridge that makes it feel extra scenic. The paved trail is pretty hilly, which honestly made for a great workout walk, and it's also good for bikes if you don't mind a few climbs. The absolute highlight for me was the access to the beautiful creek running through the park. There are also nice little habitat areas that would be great for bird watching. Public bathrooms are available, though they weren't the cleanest when I visited. There was some trash around, but there are plenty of trash cans, so hopefully that improves with use. It's surrounded by townhouses but open to the public and feels welcoming. Overall a great local park for families, walks, casual sports, or just relaxing by the creek.

South fork is a great spot to come with kids. We miss the big trees around the playground that used…read moreto offer shade in the heat of summer but the real gem when it's hot is taking your kids down to the creek to play. It's a wide creek that doesn't get too deep and the bank is not too steep.

Large tall play area. My kids loved it and we went early enough we were the only people around. We…read moredid not make it to the creek due to it being too far away to walk with a 2 year old and 5 year old considering it would be uphill walk on the way back.

I almost didn't want to write this review ... because this truly is a hidden gem and I don't want…read moreit to get too crowded! But, I think I've kept this awesome Burlington trail a secret for long enough. Let me start by saying that there is a park area with a playground and covered shelter and grill that looks nice and clean! On our most recent visit, there was a big cookout going on, and all of the parking spaces in the small lot were full. Don't be concerned if that's the case when you arrive ... there's plenty of street parking available in the surrounding neighborhood. And - even if the play area is full of people, we've never seen another person on the actual trail beneath the park. This trail is not for hiking amateurs. You can except a VERY steep climb back uphill at the end of your visit. There is a side path that's a little less steep - but it's very rocky with lots of switchbacks. I definitely recommend this trail for more experienced hikers. If you are a beginner and still want to check it out, just be sure you know what you're getting into. It's definitely worth the climb! My husband and I often bring our dogs for a quick spin around this trail, on both weekday and weekend mornings. When you get down to the actual river, there's plenty of wildlife to check out. Most recently, we enjoyed the blooming Honeysuckle plants, but steered clear of a few snakes in the water. Be sure to watch where you step. Check out Gunpowder Creek the next time you're looking for a unique nature hike with a bit of a challenge. You won't be disappointed.

This was a fun little nature center that we visited while we were in Florence. My kids didn't…read morereally like it because it was just all walking trails in nature no playgrounds and things so they got kind of tired of walking which I understood this is like the fifth park we visit while we were there that day but overall very pretty scenery and nice to check out

I was disappointed with this park- the gazebo was gone in place of a building being constructed, I…read morethink it will be an event center. There's not a lot going on with this park except for a very short walking trail. I think it's more like an unregistered dog walking trail/park since I saw dogs and their owners staying for a very short time to do their business. The bridge was close too, I hope they will plant more trees and vegetation to attest to its name- Florence Nature Park.

What a lovely little paved path just off the main road in the Union-Florence area! Don't let the…read morebaseball fields fool you - just follow the trail in to experience a wonderful little oasis of nature. There's plenty of parking - regardless if you're there for a baseball game or for a nice walk. We brought our dog with us, and ended up doing the entire loop in just under an hour. We'd initially pulled up this trail in the AllTrails app, and it told us this was 1.1 miles ... we're not so sure that's accurate, since it felt like we were walking for much longer than that. Next time, we'll make sure to measure how far we've gone. Either way - what a gorgeous way to start your day! The plants and trees are all labeled, and sorted into various collections. The Magnolia Collection was by far our favorite, although that's about as far back into the loop as you can get. The trail itself is well-maintained, and wasn't too busy at all on a Saturday morning around 9 a.m. There was a good age range among the folks walking ... it was nice to everyone from families to elderly couples out for a morning stroll. We'll definitely return to this paved trail - it's especially convenient after a big rain, when you don't want to hike through the mud!

We took a "field trip" here while learning about trees in our homeschool unit and we really…read moreappreciated three things: the walking trails are very nicely maintained and paved well, all of the natural shade with benches to rest, and all of the labels & information panels on the various types of trees! The area is beautiful and a great place for a walk. My 4 star rating is coming from a desire for a better map, the ones they have are ok but I had a little bit of trouble at times, and then for being let down on 2 things I promised my kids. The "children's garden" has definitely seen better days and is very lackluster in general. There's nothing to do inside of it and we were honestly just confused. The other thing was the butterfly garden, all of the bushes were gone on our visit. In general, these things aren't a big deal but considering I had 4 small kids with me, these were 2 things advertised that we were looking forward to.

I met a friend here for a picnic lunch and it was a perfect spot! The park road curves around to a…read morefew different areas, and near the tennis courts (2) and sensory playground there are also accessible bathrooms. Several swings and picnic tables sprinkled around give room for multiple groups to feel like they have some privacy and room. Love the emphasis on US Presidents for kids' (& probably adults') learning.

From basketball courts, to baseball fields, open bathrooms and a cute park for the kids. Nice free…read morestop for a picnic lunch with the family. Handicap friendly.

This park is located in little Burlington, KY. Peaceful, easy access to from the main road, and a…read morelot of relaxing things you can do. I'm rating this place 5/5 even if I want to add somethings that needs to be improved. We came here to kayak, very peaceful and relaxing place to be, and you cannot beat the price- it's free. There's a boat launch area so it's very easy to access the lake when you want to kayak or bring your own little boat. The lake is a good size surrounded with vegetation's and plenty of ducks- be careful stepping on ducks' feces. I noticed there plenty of picnic shaded area with tables and grills- which I assumed you have to call the county to rsvp if you want to have a party. But I think it's first come first serve too. There's several people fishing today- we came here at 9 am, and you can still enjoy your solidarity when you kayak farther down the lake. I highly recommend this place to come in and enjoy nature. If you're looking to fish and expect to catch fish- this is not the place.

Park is very nice, a lot of people are fishing there. Guess the lake must have lots of fish. View…read moreis great! Not really fit for hiking.

Pioneer Park is definitely a no-frills park, but the river running along the trail really makes…read morethis a great place to come and enjoy the outdoors on a nice day. Because there are so many other large parks around, I love that it tends to be pretty quiet here. There are basketball courts, a baseball field, and some playground equipment. The path isn't the smoothest, but overall I really liked the tranquility of it. Pioneer park is off of Madison avenue, a quick drive from the central covington area. While it's a pretty simple park, I would definitely come back here for a walk or picnic. If you're a dog-owner, I saw lots of people walking dogs here... it seemed like a great place for that as well! Pioneer Park is definitely pretty well kept, I'd come back!

This park is a nice one. It's a pretty long stretch of road off of 3L highway. There is one way…read moretraffic in and out. When I'm into Pokemon go, I drive around in circles spinning poke-stops and doing gym battles. That is when I would go most often. There are nice trails to walk. For the kiddos, there are multiple playgrounds, a basketball card, baseball fields, and shelters you can rent for parties. The best part of this park though is the creek. We have fun in the creek when it's warm. My kids love catching crawdads when it's warm out. I loved it as a kid too. I still have fun, especially watching them and how happy they are. Pictures will always be great memories. The only bad thing about this park, is that they took out the dog park! The dog park was so nice. There was a section for small dogs, and a section for large dogs. My dog had fun and so did I. I loved getting to play with everyone else's dogs. It was also great that it was so close to the Kenton county animal shelter. I hope they bring it back someday.

There are 8 different dogs areas for the pups to play in. Shade is at a minimum so if it is hot…read morebring them in the cool part of the day. It was quiet and only a couple of dogs playing. That was nice! God bless you!

England-idlewild DOG Park. Lots of space, well maintained, doggy water fountains. 8 or more fenced…read moreareas. Hard to find because it is separate from the main park.

My family and I walked over to this park while visiting Florence and we had a great time. We…read morethought this was a excellent park very new updated looking and just had an overall fun experience. They have a nice big playground they have a walking path trail they have a bunch of different hills and things you can roll down and play and kids have just a great time overall. They have a nice restroom facilities and such and overall really fun park that volleyball to play also with the sand and was just a lot of fun so it's definitely a great part to check out when you're in the area

If you want to people watch and have time to kill, just come and park here on any given day and I…read moreguarantee you will see some things. This park is far too small to be nestled inside of an increasingly large community near a high school. If there's good weather, cars will be lined out on the street to find a place to park (there's maybe 15 spots here). I do enjoy coming and walking my dog on the little loop trail they have, but be prepared to do your business and go. People come here and get up to all sorts of shady business to the point where Florence PD had to install cameras to monitor the place.

On a recent list of sports that require the most skill, disc golf didn't even make the top 60…read more Boxing was number 1. Truth be told, I could kick anyone's ass in a boxing street match all day (yeah that's right, bring it). But to throw a frisbee-like disc 350 feet into a chained basket is a near impossible feat. I'm not saying ESPN was wrong in their rankings, I'm just saying disc golf is a challenging sport. Among the hardest courses in the Cincinnati area is Lincoln Ridge Park (formerly known as Banklick). The great thing about this course is not only is it difficult but it's creative design makes it my favorite course in the entire country. Playing here is like going on a competitive action-packed two-mile nature hike over the river and through the woods (to your mother's house we go! Don't like it? Then do something about it punk). Lincoln Ridge hosts 24 beautiful holes with potentials for hole-in-ones (if you're me) and also the dreaded triple bogey (if your name is Wes DSE Deck). A popular disc golf website has this course ranked as the #10 course in the country with the nearby Idlewild as #1. Cincinnati is the 2nd best disc golf course city in the country and at its center are these two amazing courses. I would recommend Lincoln Ridge Park to pros and amateurs alike (amateurs like the Dog Sh*t Express).

This is one of the five parts that we visited while we were in Florence Kentucky for the day. This…read morewas pretty good has a nature scenic type Park didn't have playgrounds and things of my children didn't really enjoy that too much so we didn't stay that long but it was pretty well I didn't get to see and they had some nice trees and nature and animals and things to look at so that was fun