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    Strouds Run State Park

    4.0 (13 reviews)

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    Kalah Rae F.

    This is a really fun oasis in Athens! Most folks who are visiting are going for the Hocking Hills vibes, and this is a place to be totally immersed in them. It can get crowded, especially on busy college weekends, but there's a lot of space in the water to spread out. There are buoys marking the swim-only area, and there is a beach for swimmers where you can set up your chairs, canopy, and/or beach towels. There is a separate beach/dock area for boats and paddle boards, etc. The view around the area is stunning, and a great place for drone photography. My only major complaint is that the parking lot area is weird! It's a one way roundabout that can be confusing and hard to park in, especially if you've never been there before. You can't scope out a spot and then come back to it. The intention is understandable, but it's the worst part of Strouds, other than the crowds.

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    Hannah H.

    We decided to check out Strouds while on a recent trip down to Athens/OU. We wanted to hit the trails for a bit and enjoy the beautiful fall weather. The park is pretty large and it took us a bit to figure out where to go to access any trails. We ended up going over to the beach area to park. While it was too cold for swimming, the beach looks well kept and they have rentals for boats, canoes, ect. The trails are not all that well marked and there wasn't much signage around to tell you in what direction to go to find x trail. We finally found the entrance to the Lakeview Tail and decided to give it a go. This is a nice walk (mostly) along the water. The trail is well defined but really only big enough for one person (not room for 2 to walk next to one another). Since the trails are one way, you either have to decide to walk back the same way, or figure out which trails connect and how to snake back to where you started. We choose the later. Up the Boogie Trail we went. It's fairly steep going up and we definitely had to stop to catch our breath a couple of times. I would highly suggest taking (or finding) a walking stick here. The Boogie Trail was moderately difficult and the trail was clearly not well traveled. Multiple times we had to stop and figure out which way the trail went. We finally noticed there are red squares painted on some of the trees where the trail wasn't clear and that was really helpful! (Some spots it was a plastic red strip tied around the tree.) What was meant to be an hour or so hike turned into two. I'm just glad we made it out alive! While it was a beautiful day and we enjoyed our hike, just beware some trails are easier than others. Better signage with info regarding distance and difficulty would be much appreciated. And a map at more of the trail intersections would have been helpful (we only saw one). Thank God I screen shotted the map before we left!

    Jamie F.

    This review is for the trails only, as that's the only park of the park I have been able to visit. The trails are beautiful, and much more natural than most. There are some serious hills along the path we took which was the rockhouse trail. Just be aware if you go the day after a rain (like we did) some of the inclines can be slick and harder to make your way up. One of the things that I appreciated about this trail system though was all of the connectors and alternate paths that allowed us to shorten our hike when we wanted to and take another way down that was less steep. The trails and intersections seemed very well marked, though we were lucky to be hiking with someone who runs the trails on a regular basis and knows them very well, so we weren't really relying on the signage. The views and serenity of this trail are fantastic. Once you get far enough in, you can't hear any traffic or civilization noises making for a very peaceful hike.

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    Not a bad place if you got kids to take swimming , the fishing is fare but seen better

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    Walnut Woods Metro Park

    Walnut Woods Metro Park

    4.2(19 reviews)
    54.2 mi

    I have wanted to check this park out for a long time after seeing lots of pictures of the Tall…read morePines. So we went to BrewDog for lunch and then headed over to the park and took a walk in the Tall Pines area, and it did not disappoint! I only wish the Tall Pines were even more plentiful. (They are a good little chunk of the trail in the middle but not the entire trail is full of them but don't let that stop you!) They are beautiful and such a marvel. I could have just laid down and stared at them. The trail was flat and easy and was the perfect length for a nice afternoon walk. I'll definitely be back to stare at those tall trees some more :)

    What a fabulous park! I'm kicking myself for not visiting sooner. It's about twenty minutes from my…read moreplace and I've been seeing beautiful pictures of the tall pines here forever. I like to hike on snowy days when the sun's out and over the weekend I took advantage of the prime weather conditions and made my way out there. There's a sign out front letting you know to turn and there's a relatively small parking lot to leave your car. The start of the trails were easy to find thanks to the signage and after getting my bearings I headed out. The trail turns and weaves for a couple miles making a few loops. It was pretty simple to navigate which was awesome. And while the parking lot was full, I didn't run into too many people. I love that! I enjoyed every minute of my time out there. If you're like me and in need of a little time to disconnect from the world, come here. Of course, the entire place was extremely photogenic, the tall pines area being the most instagram worthy. I could have laid down right in the middle of it and just enjoyed the sound of the birds, the wind, and the feeling of the warm sunshine on my face. The only thing is the only area I found to sit down was on the other side of the park. It would have been nice to see a few more benches scattered about. Come here. Soak up nature. The peace and quiet. Unwind and settle your brain. You're welcome.

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    Woodside Green Park

    Woodside Green Park

    4.5(8 reviews)
    64.5 mi

    This is a smallish municipal park with a player area, but what was really important to us is that…read moreit's an excellent place for a put-in for kayaking the Big Walnut Creek. Just north of here there is a low-head dam currently situated on the Creek. so we needed to avoid that structure, and selected this park as a starting point. there is a nice boat ramp, and although there have been quite a bit of rain the water level had receded overnight, so we had to walk the boats out to the center of the creek. After a little scooting around we were on our way. This is a great launching point, and it made for a great float of about 1-1/2 to 2 hours into downtown Gahanna. Our kayak takeout was Friendship Park, just south of the Creekside area, but you can read all about that and another one of my reviews.

    Searching for parks on a hot day, for Baby K to play at, we went to half a dozen. We needed one…read morethat was not busy (at least, not crowded with kids at the playground), that had some shade on the playground so she didn't burn her legs on the slides, and where Dada didn't have to walk far from the parking lot. We got all that here, and so much more. There is a fair-sized playground with several slides, climbing areas, swings, etc. And: an obstacle course with logs, tunnels, little houses to play in, and more. Wow. Plus it's a great park otherwise: shade, plus green space, a shelter with bathrooms, tables, a rain garden, places to fish by a big pond, paths, basketball courts and playing fields, and more. Beautifully laid out, full of fun, we will definitely be back.

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