A nice little neighborhood park. We were here for the playground, as always, and it's a nice…read moremedium-sized one with several slides and climbing areas, plus swings. There are plenty of trees around the edges, a nice grassy area for soccer games, basketball courts, a shelter, and a few tables and benches- the tables are a pretty cool concrete design.

This is a cute neighborhood park with street parking. There's a nice green space with room for…read moresoccer fields and to run and play. There's a paved path, a basketball court, and an assortment of picnic tables and benches. There is also a shelterhouse with additional picnic tables located near the playground, which is good sized with slides, places to climb, a bouncy bridge, swings, and more. There is a wooded space along the edges of the park, which also adds some shade to the park.

I really like this park - a good combination of open spaces and wooded areas, the dog park looks…read moreamazing, the bathrooms are clean and there is plenty of parking. The trails sometimes have muddy spots, so come prepared for that, but it's a park, that's pretty normal.

The map of the trails is all color coded and looks pretty straightforward, but all I could figure…read moreout after walking 12K steps (unintentionally) was they call all of the trails the multi-purpose trail with the one exception (Red something trail that was in the woods,). There were no signs or colors for trails along the way. If you decide to venture out anyway on foot, at least bring a gallon of water in the event you have gone the wrong way and need to walk all the way back like I did.

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 park, with PLENTY to see and do, even on a cold-ish, cloudy day. I made a quick, last…read moreminute detour here on a recent visit over to Columbus, and was really glad I did. Lot of trails (though not QUITE as well-marked as this directionally "challenged" hiker might like!!) and there's also a nice nature center, full of great displays, and apparently, some interesting community events (and great restrooms!!). I parked near the nature center, got my bearings, and decided to hike the shorter orange and yellow trails, which looped me around back to where I started in the parking lot area. Beautiful, lots to see, "somewhat" well-marked, but I made it out, so very do-able!! I wanted to also take the "Lake Trail," but didn't realize at first that it was the paved trail that started at the Nature Center. Once I realized I was heading in the right direction, it was a quick, easy trek to the two observation "shacks" on the shores of the park's beautiful Thoreau Lake. DON'T skip this short, scenic hike... Well worth the trip!! Blendon Woods (and all the other Metro Parks in the region) is a GREAT place for a day (or more...) in nature. Picnic pavilions, playgrounds, educational programs at the nature center, lots of trails... Definitely a four season GEM!! Check it out!!

Amazing, playgrounds, amazing nature, Center and as a teacher, I had an amazing time with a…read morenaturalist taking my fifth graders on a field trip here. There is so much to see so much to learn and beautiful wildlife and forest. You will definitely see turkeys if you stick around either walking the road or on the trails. We have had beautiful winter walks and times in the summer herewith family.

Gallant Woods Park is a very nice park that features a wide variety of habitats, including forest,…read moremeadow, prairie, and wetlands. There is a very nice Interpretative Gateway that is a little sheltered area with benches that features a lot of excellent signage, maps, and pictures about what you might see here, including the plants and animals. A reservable shelterhouse with restrooms and water fountains is located next to a green space with a horseshoe set up and a cute little playground and benches. The playground features some climbing and balancing structures, a slide, and a 'treehouse' type structure on top. A sledding hill is also available here when the weather is a bit more appropriate than it was on our recent hot, sunny visit! Signage on the Pheasant Run Trail had a neat mindfulness theme with various activities along the way to help with the process. There are three additional trails available - the Acorn/Gateway, the Tree-Frog, and a Primitive Trail, plus a connector trail to the Gallant Farm, which is a historic Depression-era farm located across the street. There are a couple of parking lots available in Gallant Woods, including one near the shelterhouse/playground area.

What preservation parks of Delaware county is doing is truly great work. The are added new parks…read morearound the county, similar idea as the metro parks in the bigger cities. However I find the Delaware parks to have more charm. They also seem very connected to their community. Several of these parks I prefer to state parks. Gallant farm is especially interesting. You get to go inside an old farm house furnished with items from that era. The gentleman working there was information. He loved the work he was doing there and you could tell. I found the other parks to be clean with modern buildings. Trails clearly marked and easy to follow.

This was the perfect park on a hot day. A nice medium-sized playground with lots of slides and…read moreclimbing walls, so Baby K was happy. It's shaded, both under trees and with a canopy on top, so the slides won't scorch your legs. There's one basketball court, there are some benches, there's a seating area in the woods, there's a ravine with a path. It's not a huge park, but stretched out along the street, and is very shady and pleasant. A good place to eat lunch, play with the kids, just relax.

Cute little park in a neighborhood. Cozy and shaded. Won't entertain the kids for hours but the…read morelittle path through the woods adds to it. No restrooms. Does have a basketball court as well.

High Banks Metro is one of our favorite local walking/hiking places! We go here often as it's very…read moreclose to home. The Columbus Metro Park system in general is quite good - all the parks we've been to are well maintained. Meeting spaces and picnic areas are convenient to parking.... From trails to playgrounds to restrooms they are all in good condition. The High Banks Park is very popular (many Columbus people drive across the city to come here) so especially on weekends finding parking can be a challenge. Plan way ahead if you want to get a picnic spot (shelter houses are by reservation most of the time). Kudos to Columbus for investing in the area's green spaces!

Gorgeous park! Came here on a Saturday with some friends and walked almost 4 miles in trails. We…read moreloved how there were trails, paved pathways, small parks, and play areas for children all in one place. It was beautiful and very unexpectedly large. You could easily spend an entire day here walking multiple trails. We would recommend bringing water because we did not see water fountains or stations, and some stretches of trail were quite long. We would also recommend exploring and seeing what you find. We found a fun area with wooden exercise and play equipment. We spent about 30 minutes playing with all of the pieces. It was so much fun and we are already planning our next trip back!

This is a nice nature area near some busy roads. Because of its location, it's not quite as quiet…read moreas some of the parks that don't have to contend with so much nearby traffic, but it is quite pretty. The trail is paved and gravel in various sections and heads through the woods for quite a bit, providing nice shade. There are a lot of forks and splits in the trail, so you can adjust the length of walk/hike/jog based on how much you choose to wind around. In addition to the trail, you can find several other interesting features in the park. In the middle of the nicely sized parking lot is a great succulent garden, and when you head over towards the trail, you can find several informational signs that provide insight on Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the history of Dublin. Near these are a large gazebo with picnic tables that overlook a pretty pond that is full of neat plants and pond life. If you follow the trail towards the side of the park that sits near 33, there is a very neat sculpture up on a hill. Another neat feature appears in the woods - a small overlook with signage about the karst make-up of the area and lets you look at a sinkhole that is forming into a cave. With the amount of leaves right now, the sinkhole is a bit obscured right now, but I bet during the winter, it is more visible. Very neat park with pieces of history, geology, art, and nature all in one place!