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Fun awaits you at new Outdoor Adventure programs

Posted on April 17, 2019June 10, 2019 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
  • Outdoor Adventures
  • The Metro Parks Blog

MELISSA TURPENING, Outdoor Adventure Coordinator Dip your paddle into the creek or load up your pack for an overnight adventure. Test your cooking skills and paddle board down the river. …Read More

Tim Talks: Play like a kid

Posted on April 12, 2019May 16, 2019 |
  • Family and Kids
  • Fitness & Recreation
  • The Metro Parks Blog

Get a little dirty and play like a kid! 🤪Vault over obstacles at Glacier Ridge, zip across a ravine at Blendon Woods or look for wildlife in your Metro Parks. …Read More

Enjoy frosty fun at your Metro Parks

Posted on February 13, 2019April 29, 2019 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
  • The Metro Parks Blog

Hiking Things quiet down in the parks in winter making it the perfect time to bundle up and head out to one of the many nature trails in your Metro …Read More

Run wild at Highbanks

Posted on January 9, 2019April 29, 2019 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
  • The Metro Parks Blog

SHELBY WATKINS, Highbanks Ranger If you’re preparing for a race or starting a running routine, the trails in your Metro Parks are a great place to start. I’ve trained for …Read More

Metro Parks Annual Winter Hike Series

Posted on November 20, 2018April 29, 2019 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
  • The Metro Parks Blog

The snow is starting to fall, which means it’s time for winter hikes! Join us for our 46th annual winter hike series starting January 2019. For a full schedule of …Read More

Five Reasons Scioto Audubon is a 5-Star Park

Posted on September 20, 2018December 4, 2018 |
  • Family and Kids
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ANNA PELINO, guest blogger Lying on the eastern banks of the Scioto River, Scioto Audubon Metro Park has something for everyone in its 120 acres. Here are my five reasons …Read More

Tim Talks: Miles of trails for everyone in your Metro Parks

Posted on August 14, 2018December 4, 2018 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
  • The Metro Parks Blog

Let’s get outside! You’ll find miles of trails where you can hike, bike, jog or watch the wild turkeys strut their stuff. It’s all here in your Metro Parks.   …Read More

Get your adrenaline pumping at Scioto Grove

Posted on August 8, 2018December 4, 2018 |
  • Family and Kids
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  • What's Happening

LISA WILLIAMS, Guest Blogger Each of the Metro Parks has its own collection of things to do in the great outdoors. Some are great play places for kids and adults. …Read More

Tim Talks: Fitness and nature meet at Blacklick Woods

Posted on August 3, 2018December 4, 2018 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
  • The Metro Parks Blog

Grab your friends and run the trails at Blacklick Woods or relax on a bench and watch the deer bound through the fields. Tell us your story

My favorite place: Stunning downtown views at Scioto Audubon’s bocce ball courts

Posted on September 13, 2017January 21, 2021 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
  • The Metro Parks Blog

CHRISTOPHER DELGROSSO Assistant Manager, Scioto Audubon As summer bows its head and awaits the arrival of fall there is a magical transformation that takes place at Scioto Audubon Metro Park. …Read More

Winter blues spark Metro Parks adventures

Posted on August 18, 2017June 10, 2019 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
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On a drab winter night, Scott Ballard, 49, contemplated what he would do for the rest of the year. He certainly didn’t want to spend it inside doing little or …Read More

Archery in 3D makes its bow at Scioto Grove

Posted on July 7, 2017December 4, 2018 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
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  • What's Happening

A new facility for the Robin Hoods and archers among us has just opened at Scioto Grove Metro Park. The new feature is actually two separate archery courses. The first …Read More

Metro Parks help one out-of-stater get ready for some big races this summer

Posted on May 31, 2017December 4, 2018 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
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The call of the wild and the open spaces of nature have always had a powerful allure for one out-of-state resident, who visits family in Central Ohio at least three …Read More

Metro Parks provide ideal places to start a walking or running routine

Posted on April 21, 2017December 4, 2018 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
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  • The Metro Parks Blog

On a slightly brisk, yet sunny March day, a group of women keen to start a walking or running routine met at Blacklick Woods’ Beech Maple Lodge for a Metro …Read More

Will You Go Out With Us?

Posted on November 16, 2016January 21, 2021 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
  • The Metro Parks Blog

  You may remember when REI did something different on Black Friday last year—they closed the co-op’s doors and invited the nation to opt outside with them. And more than …Read More

Rock On at the Community Rock Climbing Festival

Posted on September 7, 2016June 5, 2019 |
  • Fitness & Recreation
  • The Metro Parks Blog

Scioto Audubon Metro Park’s climbing wall opened in 2009 and has been a resounding success with visitors, and especially with the climbing community. Our Community Rock Climbing Festival on Saturday September …Read More

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