Parks
Please browse our Parks to get detailed information, including park overview, activities, facilities, trails and program schedule. After your visit online, come out to one of our 15 parks and uncover Central Ohio's natural beauty and wonders. Please choose a park from the list below to go directly to that park. 
Battelle Darby Creek
Stretched along more than 14 miles of the Big and Little Darby creeks, Battelle Darby Creek is the largest Metro Park with more than 6,500 acres of prairies, fields and forests.
Blacklick Woods
Opened in 1948, Blacklick Woods is the oldest and one of the busiest Metro Parks. The forest areas of this 632-acre park are laced with trails that wind through a swamp forest with white oak, pin oak and white ash along with red maple, red elm, shagbark, butternut hickory and dogwood.
Blacklick Woods Golf Course
Blacklick Woods features two challenging courses and is rated one of the top ten most difficult public golf courses in Greater Columbus by Business First magazine.
Blendon Woods
Spectacular stream cut ravines surrounded by beech-maple and oak-hickory forests highlight this 645-acre Metro Park.
Chestnut Ridge
Chestnut Ridge provides a quick getaway from the noise of the city. Located southeast of Columbus, the park provides hiking trails, picnic areas, fishing, a playground and — most importantly — peace and quiet.
Clear Creek
You may catch a glimpse of turkey, deer, ruffed grouse, coyote, black vultures or even see the traces of the elusive bobcat along the park's more than 15 miles of trails.
Glacier Ridge
Named for the end moraine that was left behind when the Wisconsin Glacier retreated some 12,000 to 17,000 years ago, much of this Metro Park was used as farm land.
Heritage Trail
The Heritage Trail is a 7-mile trail converted from abandoned right-of-way located in Franklin and Madison Counties in Central Ohio.
Highbanks
Highbanks is appropriately named for its massive 100-foot high shale bluffs that tower over the Olentangy State Scenic River.
Inniswood
Nestled within a scenic nature preserve, Inniswood Metro Gardens is a continual source of inspiration for Central Ohioans of all ages.
Pickerington Ponds
Designated as one of Ohio's Important Birding Areas by Audubon Ohio, Pickerington Ponds is a premier spot for observing more than 260 species of birds.
Prairie Oaks
Prairie Oaks features nearly 400 acres of lush prairies and grasslands.
Scioto Audubon
Metro Parks has begun work on the 71-acre Scioto Audubon Metro Park.
Although construction is ongoing, visitors can enjoy birding, fishing,
boating, hiking and jogging. Audubon Ohio has begun construction on the Grange Insurance Audubon Center, which is slated to open in 2009.
Sharon Woods
The 14-acre Schrock Lake serves as a focal point of this 761-acre Metro Park. The lake provides the setting for kids' fishing, bird watching and picnicking.
Slate Run
Slate Run features a variety of habitats ranging from the open areas of grasslands, wetlands and meadows to the forested areas of beech, oak, hickory and sugar maple.
Slate Run Living Historical Farm
Time has been turned back to the 1880s at Slate Run Living Historical Farm. Visitors can experience first-hand what life was like on an Ohio farm more than 100 years ago.
Three Creeks
Named for the confluence where Alum, Big Walnut and Blacklick creeks join, this 1,156-acre park is operated through a partnership of Metro Parks and Columbus Recreation and Parks.
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