It was beautiful and I just love the old village and the lovely views around the pond too...read more

This park now is updated and has a lot of things for both young and old. There is a splash pad…read moreseasonally, and a path to walk around the pond.

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.

Nice park with a number of great amenities. There are a couple of walking paths, and we were glad…read moreto find a paved one after the rain, which made for a bit of a drier walking experience. There are shelterhouses and picnic tables, sports fields, disc golf, a pool with slides and aquatic center, a playground, and more. Parking is available in several different lots. A nice place to relax and enjoy activities or a good stroll.

This is park central for Hilliard P&R, with its main community center, its premier public pool, and…read morea variety of sport facilities in the eight-acre spread. Accessed from Scioto-Darby bordering its north, the park is tucked between neighborhoods, fields, and golf courses. Mark K. mentioned in his review circa 2015 that there was no easy bike connection between Homestead park and here. In the five years since that weakness has been rectified with an off-road bike path running down Lappert Rd. This is the way I cycled here. Just turn south from the Heritage Trail, left at the round-a-bout at Darby, and cross the street into the bike access. The park was eerily silent for the sunny summer Saturday I visited on my ride. Normally you'd expect the place to be jumping on such a gorgeous day, but the pandemic has damper things. Connected to that fact, the public pool here is closed for the year. Normally, the Family Aquatic Center, as it is called, would be full of swimmers using its leisure pool, sports pool, lazy river, slides, and children sections. Now it has a weird, abandon amusement park feel, with the rides sticking up like ruins over the wall, and ghostly echoes of screams, laughs, and splashes that should be here coming to mine in the quiet. What I call a 'sports park' the grounds hold fields for baseball/softball, lacrosse, soccer, and disk golf. Basketball courts and tennis are of course are found, as well as horseshoe ring. There is a small amphitheater and a large sledding hill half-mooning the grounds like a Native American mound. There are some art park landscaping here, especially near the fishing pond, a rustic body split by a wood bridge. There are several shelter houses here to rent. The running/riding trail isn't all that great, but it does breeze through the heart of the park. There are several connectors that leads to and from the surrounding neighborhoods. There is also a rustic food garden found here. On the east is a Veterans Memorial garden with colorful flowers, waving flags, and reflective stones ingrained with locals who gave the ultimate price. In all a good city park with lots of amenities, easy access, and just enough artwork to give it character.

Large longish shaped park that runs alongside Olentangy River Road. It connects through some…read morelightly wooded areas with openings for cars and people periodically. Throughout are a variety of sports fields, including a number of baseball diamonds and plenty of grassy space. The Bill McDonald Athletic Complex is located on the north side, and there's a small playground, with swings, slides, some climbing pieces, and a little window for some make believe games. A large sign indicated that the fields are available for rent for tournaments and similar events. Plentiful parking is available throughout.

Been playing here for roughly 17 years and fields are not kept up by the city. If it rains even a…read morelittle the fields will puddle and staff do not care if they cancel games because of the fields wet. Many of nice days that we could have played but no one cared to work on the fields. They should have staff to fix the fields after a rain to ensure we can play games. Out of 5 games we were supposed to play this year we have only had 1!

Free pickleball courts! It wasn't too busy when I went. The park seemed well maintained and I will…read moredefinitely come back to play again. You have to bring your own rackets and ball

This is a small park across from Yarn It and Hanerdashery. I was there for a meetup city yarn…read moregroup. There was a lot going on! T ball, kids on scooters, and lots of families. There was even a birthday party going on . It's nice to see so many people outside.

The playhround is newer and a great addition to the area. The equipment offers something for…read moreeveryone. There are little slides and big slides. The only issue is there is not much parking. Also, on very hot days, the rubber floor radiates the heat, so it makes the area feel even hotter.

A nice park in the middle of town. We were here for the playground, and there are two playsets,…read morefor different ages. Lots of neat stuff. The bouncy animals seemed popular. Plenty of benches nearby for tired parents. The park is big, with lots of grass, lots of shade, a service building with bathrooms, tennis courts and ballfields, etc. At least two parking lots, near various areas. Paths between the areas, sometimes through woods. Very nice.

Lovely Playground. Lovely walking path! Restrooms and open fields for whatever activity! There has…read morealways been parking as well. My kids like to bring their scooters and take a long ride around.

Fancyburg park lives up to its name - "fancy."…read more I think it's a great idea to visit these kinds of amenities in the surrounding suburban communities to see what's available. I was surprised to see shuffleboard courts. And, while they were not in use today it looks like they've seen a lot of use in their day. That's a different kind of unique amenity that not a lot of parks have and it's good to know it's here in the event that I might want to participate one day. It appears there is an equipment shed for the games so there must be regular, staffed hours for this activity - would have to look into this more. I noticed what appears to be a large stone construction shelter house. There is a spacious and well-equipped children's playground, with plenty of modern equipment and nice soft landing ground beneath it. A far cry from the asphalt of my childhood. There is also a story walk that has been installed at Fancyburg Park which is a really super cool way to introduce kids to the joys of reading. I'm glad to see that a lot of public spaces are incorporating these kinds of things. It gives families something positive & educational to do together. There are two enormous, sunny, and level Great Lawns in this park. At the time of my visit there was a kids soccer game underway, and lots of parents watching along the sidelines. It felt as if there was a real sense of community going on at this park and leads me to believe that the citizens get a great experience here. Fancyburg is now on my list of great smaller sized community public parks in the greater Columbus metro area.

Baby K loved this one. Lots of shade on a hot day. Plenty of slides and climbing areas, a little…read more"house" to play in, bouncy animals, etc. Music machine (very basic) and other interactive stuff. Benches and tables for the grownups. Parking is street only, but was fine on a Sunday afternoon. A small brick shelter.

This is a very nice neighborhood park. It has a nice large green space with some trees for running…read moregames or playing fetch with dogs. There's a non reservable shelter house, picnic tables, and benches. This park also offers a very nice large playground. There's a smaller section for 2-5 year olds, a larger play area for 5-12 year olds, traditional and baby swings, and a large merry-go-round. There is a variety of slides, climbing options, musical options, and more. Street parking is available - just watch the signage since it's only allowed on one specific side of the street.