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Whatever you enjoy doing outdoors, Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks has a great place to begin your adventure. Find adventurous things to do, new activities to try and places to explore every day of the year! For seven decades, your Metro Parks have been a treasured natural resource for generations of central Ohioans of all ages and abilities.
Metro Parks are free and belong to everyone… so get out, get active and have some fun.
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Discover & Experience Nature
The mission of Metro Parks is to conserve open spaces, while providing places and opportunities that encourage people to discover and experience nature. Your 20 Metro Parks cover more than 28,900 acres of land and water and are home to more than 2,400 plant and animal species.
Every year more than 12 million people visit Metro Parks to escape into a world teeming with wildlife and rich in recreational and educational opportunities. The tremendous growth and enduring popularity of Metro Parks is due to the strong support of the community – as voters, as volunteers and as visitors.
David Bergunzi Assistant Park Manager, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park When Metro Parks rangers make contact with visitors it is more often than not in a positive manner. But sometimes …Read More
Amy E Kulesza Guest Blogger It was New Year’s Day, 1999, when I saw my first and only bobcat. My friends had rented a cabin in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, and …Read More
It was America’s 250th birthday on July 4 and we want to continue the celebrations of that national achievement here in Ohio. It wasn’t until March 1, 1803, almost 27 …Read More
Clay Sloan Park Ranger, Sharon Woods Metro Park Clay Sloan is talking with Communications Coordinator, Virginia Gordon About me I grew up in Marion, Ohio, with my mom and dad …Read More