Beyond the Backyard...
where to go outside!

The Greater Cincinnati area is rich with public parks and nature centers where families can walk, run and play in nature. The listing in this section provides addresses for over 100 parks and preserves with green lawns, play grounds, garden paths and wooded trails that are free and open to the public. Refer to this alphabetical listing for full details and then find facilities near you by referencing the zip code section.

Challenge your boundaries!

What do you consider "yours" and what do you think of as "ours"? We are privileged to have so many shared spaces: public parks, green corridors, waterways, and more. Wouldn�t it be great for children to be familiar with the plants, animals, landmarks and waterways that are all around us? These public areas ensure that everyone will have opportunities to experience nature.

Public Parks & Nature Centers

ANDERSON PARK DISTRICT
8249 Clough Pk.
Cincinnati, OH 45244-2746
(513) 474-0003

BIG BONE LICK STATE PARK
3380 Beaver Rd.
Union, KY 41091
(859) 384-3522

BLUE ASH PARKS & RECREATION
4343 Cooper Rd.
Blue Ash, OH 45242-5614
(513) 745-8553

BOONE COUNTY ARBORETUM
9190 Camp Ernst Rd.
Union, KY 41091
(859) 384-4999
www.bcarboretum.org

CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER*
1301 Western Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45203
(513) 287-7000
www.cincymuseum.org
*Admission charge for some areas

Edge of Appalachia
3223 Waggoner Riffle Rd.
West Union, OH 45693
937-544-2880

CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER*
(513) 831-1711
www.CincyNature.org
*Admission charge

Rowe Woods
4949 Tealtown Rd.
Milford, OH 45150

Long Branch Farm & Trails
6926 Gaynor Rd.
Goshen, OH 45122

CINCINNATI PARK BOARD
Visitor Center in Krohn Conservatory
1501 Eden Park Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 352-4080
www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks
(open 7 days per week)

Alms Park
710 Tusculum Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45226

Annwood Park
1900 Madison Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45206

Armleder Park
5057 Wooster Pk.
Cincinnati, OH 45226

Armleder Dog Park
4998 Wooster Pk.
Cincinnati, OH 45226
513-521-7275
(joint with Hamilton County Park District & Cincinnati Recreation Commission)

Ault Park
3600 Observatory Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45208

Avon Woods Nature Center
4235 Paddock Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45229
513-861-3435

Bellevue Hill Park
2191 Ohio Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45219

Bettman Nature Preserve & Accessible Paths
4 Beech Ln.
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 321-6070

Burnet Woods
Main Entrance:
3000 Brookline Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45220

Trailside Nature Center:
3400 Brookline Dr.
(513) 751-3679

Caldwell Park Nature Center & Preserve
430 W. North Bend Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45216
(513) 761-4313

California Woods Nature Center & Preserve
5400 Kellogg Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45228
(513) 231-8678

Daniel Drake Park
Main Entrance:
5800 Red Bank Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45213

Dunore Park
650 Ludlow Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45220

Fairview Park
2219 Ravine St.
Cincinnati, OH 45219

Fernbank Park
7001 River Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45233

Ferry Street Park
2201 Eastern Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Fleischmann Gardens
524 Forest Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45229

French Park
3012 Section Rd. (near Ridge Rd.)
Amberley Village, OH 45237

Glenway Park
3241 Glenway Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45204

Hauck Botanic Gardens
2625 Reading Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45206

Hoffner Park
4101 Hamilton Ave. at Blue Rock Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45223

Hopkins Park
207 Dorchester Ave. at Auburn Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45219

Hyde Park Square
2700 to 2734 Erie Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45208

Inwood Park
2360 Vine St. at Hollister St.
Cincinnati, OH 45219

Jackson Hill Park
2001 Eleanor Pl.
Cincinnati, OH 45219

Jergens Park
4359 Hamilton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45223

Kennedy Heights Park
6039 Kennedy Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45213

LaBoiteaux WoodsNature Center & Preserve
5400 Lanius Ln.
Cincinnati, OH 45224
(513) 542-2909

Larz Anderson Park
3035 Golden Ave. at Ononta
Cincinnati, OH 45226

Lytle Park
501 E. Fourth St. at Lawrence
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Madison Park
2501 Madison Rd. at Erie Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45208

Marion Park
3830 Reading Rd. at Marion Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
3740 Reading Rd. at Burton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45229

McEvoy Park
6425 Daly Rd. at North Bend Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45224

Miles Edwards Park
4401 Fehr Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45238

Mt. Airy Forest
Main entrance:
5083 Colerain Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45223

McFarlan Woods Shelter:
2800 Westwood Northern Blvd.
Cincinnati, OH 45211

Mt. Airy Dog Park:
2970 Westwood Northern Blvd.
Cincinnati, OH 45211

Everybody�s Treehouse:
Trail Ridge Rd. at Oak Ridge Rd.

Mt. Echo Park
Pavilion:
251 Mt. Echo Park Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45205

Shelter:
202 Crestline Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45205

Mt. Storm Park
660 Lafayette Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45220

Owl�s Nest Park
1984 Madison Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45206

Piatt Park
1 Garfield Pl. at Vine St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Rapid Run Park
4450 Rapid Run Pkwy.
Cincinnati, OH 45238

Sayler Park
6601 Gracely Dr. at Monitor Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45233

Seasongood Square Park
3801 Reading Rd.
at Fred Shuttlesworth Circle,
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Stanbery Park
2221 Oxford Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45230

Stella Park
923 Lexington Ave. at Magill Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Stuart Park
6899 Gracely Dr. at Laura Ln.
Cincinnati, OH 45233

Theodore M. Berry
International Friendship Park

Main Entrance:
1135 Riverside Dr.
(formerly Eastern Ave.)
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Valley Park
3250 Colerain Ave. at Bates Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45225

Washington Park
1230 Elm St. at Race St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Wilson Commons
2951 Bodley Ave. at Wilsonia,
Cincinnati, OH 45205

Wulsin Triangle
2401 Madison Rd. at Observatory Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45208

CINCINNATI RECREATION COMMISSION
805 Central Avenue Suite 800
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 352-4006
www.cincinnati-oh.gov/recreation

CRC currently has 31 recreation centers, 41 swimming pools, over 2,500 acres of outdoor athletic and playground facilities, tennis attractions, seven premiere golf courses, athletic leagues, seniors� programs, therapeutic programs, before-and-after school programs, summer day camps, and special public events on the waterfront and citywide.

Facilities which include nature trails and/or public access to the Ohio River Water Trail are:

Dunham Recreation Complex
4356 Dunham Ln.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45238

Yeatman�s Cove & Bicentennial Commons
705 E. Pete Rose Way
Cincinnati, OH 45202

CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDEN EDUCATION CENTER*
3400 Vine St.
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 559-7767
www.cincinnatizoo.org
*Admission charge

CIVIC GARDEN CENTER OF GREATER CINCINNATI
2715 Reading Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 221-0981
www.CivicGardenCenter.org

Neighborhood Gardens:
Please see website for location of 40 gardens to visit/join, or check the next section to find a garden in a zipcode near you.

CLERMONT COUNTY PARKS
parks.clermontcountyohio.gov
Chilo Lock #34 Park
521 County Park Rd.
Chilo, OH 45112
(513) 876-9013

Pattison Park
2228 U.S. Rt. 50
Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 732-2977

COVINGTON PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
638 Madison Ave.
Covington, KY 41011
(859) 292-2151

DELHI TOWNSHIP PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
697 Neeb Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45233
(513) 451-3300

Story Woods Park
694 Pontius Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45233

EAST FORK LAKE STATE PARK
Harsha Lake Visitor Center, US Army Corps Of Engineers
2185 Slade Rd.
Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 797-6081
www.lrl.usace.army.mil/whl

EAST LOVELAND NATURE PRESERVE
c/o City of Loveland
120 West Loveland Ave.
Loveland, OH 45140

FLORENCE CITY PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
8100 Ewing Blvd.
Florence, KY 41042-7588
(859) 647-5439

GORMAN HERITAGE FARM
10052 Reading Rd.
Evendale, OH 45241
(513) 563-6663
www.GormanHeritageFarm.org

HAMILTON COUNTY PARK DISTRICT
10245 Winton Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45231
(513) 521-7275
www.GreatParks.org

Armleder Park
(joint with Cincinnati Parks and Cincinnati Recreation Commission)
5057 Wooster Pk.
Cincinnati, OH 45226

Embshoff Woods
4050 Paul Rd.
Delhi Twp., OH 45238

Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve
3455 Poole Rd.
Colerain Twp., OH 45251

Fernbank Park
7100 River Rd./US 50
Cincinnati, OH 45233

Francis RecreAcres
11982 Conrey Rd.,
Sharonville, OH 45249

Glenwood Gardens
10623 Springfi eld Pk.
Woodlawn, OH 45215
(513) 771-4055

Lake Isabella
10174 Loveland-Madeira Rd.
Symmes Twp., OH 45140
Boathouse: (513) 791-1663

Mitchell Memorial Forest
5401 Zion Rd.
Miami Twp., OH 45002

Miami Whitewater Forest
9001 Mt. Hope Rd.
Harrison, OH 45030
(513) 367-4774

Sharon Woods
11450 Lebanon Rd.
Sharonville, OH 45241
(513) 563-4513

Shawnee Lookout
2008 Lawrenceburg Rd.
Miami Twp., OH 45052
Pro Shop: (513) 941-0120

Winton Woods/Parky�s Farm
10245 Winton Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45231
(513) 521-7275

Woodland Mound
8250 Old Kellogg Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45255
(513) 474-0580

KENTON COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION
3902 Richardson Rd.
Independence, KY 41051
(859) 525-7529
www.kentoncounty.org/county_departments/parks_/parks/

Doe Run Lake
1501 Bullock Pen Rd.
Covington, KY 41011

LITTLE MIAMI SCENIC RIVER & TRAIL CENTER
211 Railroad Ave.
Loveland, OH 45140
(513) 893-4453

MASON (CITY OF)
600 Mason-Montgomery Road
Mason, OH 45040
(513) 229-8500
www.ImagineMason.org

Corwin M. Nixon Park
6249 Mason-Montgomery Road
Mason, OH 45040

Frank Hosea Woods
4862 Hickory Woods Drive
Mason, OH 45040

Heritage Oak Park
4601 U.S. 42 North
Mason, OH 45040

Mason Sports Park
3400 Mason-Morrow-Millgrove Road
Mason, OH 45040

Meadows Park
643 Lindemann Lane
Mason, OH 45040

Pine Hill Lakes Park
211 Kings Mill Road
Mason, OH 45040

Thomas P. Quinn Park
8800 Tradewind Drive
Mason, OH 45040

NEWPORT PARKS & RECREATION
998 Monmouth St.
Newport, KY 41071
(859) 292-6386

NORWOOD RECREATION COMMISSION
2605 Harris Ave.
Norwood, OH 45212-2757
(513) 531-9798

OXBOW INC.
Lawrenceburg, IN
513/851-9835
www.oxbowinc.info

SAINT BERNARD PARKS & RECREATION
110 Washington Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45217
(513) 641-3137

SHARONVILLE REC & PARKS
10990 Thornview Dr.
Sharonville, OH 45214-2795
(513) 563-2895

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP REC
9150 Winton Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45231-3830
(513) 522-1410

TRAMMEL FOSSIL PARK
City of Sharonville
Tramway Drive
Sharonville, OH 45241
(513) 563-1141
http://www.sharonville.org/fossilpark.aspx

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP PARK
2238 State Route 756
Moscow, OH 45153
(513) 553-2072

WOODLAWN RECREATION
10141 Woodlawn Blvd.
Woodlawn, OH 45215-1324
(513) 771-5745

WYOMING RECREATION
800 Oak Ave.
Wyoming, OH 45215
(513) 821-5423

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