


🚧Construction Alert🚧- Scioto Audubon Metro Park partnership with ODOT
Beginning on Monday, February 28, access to Scioto Audubon Metro Park and the Whittier Peninsula will be significantly limited for a continuous 14 days as the Ohio Department of Transportation …Read More

Countdown to Spring at Metro Parks! 🌷
JILL SNYDER Assistant Manager – Interpretation & Education As the weather starts to warm and the days get longer, it’s time to shake off those winter blues and revel in …Read More

Behind the Parks: Meet Bryan at Inniswood Metro Gardens 🌱
BRYAN KNOWLES Public Gardens Manager, Inniswood Metro Gardens – What I do at Metro Parks: I’ve been a Metro Parks team member for 20 years and became the Public Gardens Manager …Read More

Discover the World of Gardening as a Volunteer at Inniswood Metro Gardens! 🏠
Inniswood Volunteers Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, created to support and promote the development of Inniswood Metro Gardens. Volunteers help with many aspects of Inniswood’s operations, including garden maintenance, …Read More

Metro Parks Uncovered: Experience the Joy of Sitting in Silence this Winter ❄️️
SCOTT FELKER Three Creeks Metro Park Naturalist By now, you’ve most likely heard of the Metro Parks long-running Annual Winter Hike Series. For a different winter experience, try sitting instead …Read More

Top Five Things You Should Know about Friends of Metro Parks
MELISSA MEYER Development Assistant, Friends of Metro Parks 1: Friends is a true nonprofit Friends of Metro Parks is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization, which means that we receive all of …Read More

Paddle with the Pros this Summer with Metro Parks Outdoor Adventure
MELISSA TURPENING Outdoor Adventure Program Coordinator Paddling season may be several months away, but Metro Parks is gearing up for expanded paddling opportunities later this year. Brand new for 2022, …Read More

Requiem For a Fish – The Secrets of the Scioto Madtom
CRAIG BIEGLER Naturalist, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park When the Endangered Species Act was written in 1973, it was designed to protect the rarest animals and plants in the United …Read More

20 IN 22: A Multigenerational Celebration of Metro Parks 🎉

Keep Columbus Beautiful Manager appointed to Metro Parks Board of Park Commissioners
Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks (Metro Parks) welcomes Aryeh Alex to its Board of Park Commissioners after being sworn in by Franklin County Probate Court Judge Jeffrey Mackey on …Read More

Wander and Wonder: Dyer Mill Trail

Adventure Starts Here: Central Ohio Hikerbabes

Uncover a winter wonderland along the Dyer Mill Trail
JILL SYNDER Assistant Manager – Interpretation & Education At the beginning of the pandemic, I set out to hike every trail in Metro Parks that I had not yet hiked. …Read More

Resolutions for a new year
KIM DEAL Outdoor Adventure Programming As 2021 comes to an end, many people look forward to a new year and new resolutions. Check out some of these outdoors-inspired resolutions that …Read More

Cross-country skiing: A new way to enjoy the winter snow
CAROLINE WAGER Outdoor Adventure Programming While many see winter as an end to outdoor adventures, here at Metro Parks we see it as just the beginning! In addition to sledding …Read More

Explore Metro Parks after dark
Melissa Turpening Metro Parks Outdoor Adventure Program Coordinator This time of year can be challenging for many. Between the sun setting by 6pm and the chilly winter weather, it can …Read More

Metro Parks seeks funding through Ohio EPA
Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks seeks funding through Ohio EPA’s Water Resource Restoration Sponsor Program for a restoration and protection project at Clear Creek Metro Park.

Wander and Wonder: Metro Parks Annual Winter Hike Series

At last, Quarry Trails Metro Park opens
At last, Quarry Trails Metro Park is open! The 20th Metro Park is located within 5 miles of 350,000 residents, fulfilling a need for access to a park in this …Read More