Hours and Info
April 1-September 30: 6:30am-10pm
October 1-March 31: 6:30am-8pm
Phone: 614-208-4247
Nature Center: 614-861-8759
April-September: 9am-8pm
October-March: 9am-6pm
Reservations: reservations@metroparks.net
Map & Directions
Photo: Mike Horn
Trails
Beech
0.7 miles
Easy – Hike – Gravel – ADA
Passes through a beech-maple forest with beautiful displays of spring wildflowers, and continues past a swamp forest area.
Interactive Map: Beech
Blacklick Creek Greenway
16 miles
Easy – Hike – Bike – Pets – Paved – ADA
Connects three Metro Parks and several small parks from Reynoldsburg to Groveport.
Maple
0.9 miles
Easy – Hike – Gravel – ADA
Good for birding, traversing hardwood forest and passing a small wetland.
Interactive Map: Maple Loop
Buttonbush
0.5 miles
Easy – Hike – Gravel – ADA
Runs through a hardwood swamp forest.
Interactive Map: Buttonbush
Multipurpose
2.6 miles
Easy – Hike – Bike – Gravel – ADA
Passes through a forest and a meadow.
Interactive Map: Multipurpose
Walter A. Tucker
0.1 miles
Easy – Hike – Gravel – Boardwalk – ADA
Links the Buttonbush and Maple trails.
Interactive Maps: Walter A. Tucker
Shelters
Reservable Shelters
Butternut
Shelter holds 100 people, has a kitchen with serving counter, sink, electricity, charcoal grills. Also a play area, horseshoe pit and ADA accessible restrooms. Available All Day only.
Buttonbush
Shelter holds 100 people, has a kitchen with serving counter, sink, electricity, charcoal grills. Also a play area, horseshoe pit and ADA accessible restrooms. Available All Day only. Rates for Franklin County Residents and non-Residents.
Sassafras
Shelter holds 64 people (24 under cover), has grills, electricity, water fountain, horseshoe pit and playfield, restrooms. Shelter is not ADA accessible. Available All Day or Half Day.
Walnut
Shelter holds 80 people, has grills, electricity, nearby water fountain, large playfield and restrooms. Available All Day or Half Day.
Beech-Maple Lodge
Lodge holds 72 people, has heating and air conditioning, a full kitchen with sink, refrigerator, microwave and electric range, plus a serving window. Also has a gas fireplace, large meeting room with pull down screen, WiFi and restrooms. Outside patio with picnic tables and grills. Parking for 61 cars with 2 handicap spots. Available All Day only.
Non-Reservable Shelters
Ash Grove Picnic Area
Area has grills, picnic tables, playground, playfield, restrooms, ½ basketball court.
1 Shelter: Enclosed on three sides, Seating approximately 16
1 Shelter: Enclosed on three sides, Seating approximately 32, Grills
1 Open Shelter: Seating approximately 64
Meadows Picnic Area
Area has grills, picnic tables, playground equipment, playfield and restrooms.
6 Shelters: Enclosed on three sides, Seating approximately 16 each, Grills
2 Open Shelters: Seating approximately 64 each, 4 grills
Activities
16 miles – Easy
Hike/Bike – Paved – ADA
Connects three Metro Parks and several small parks from Reynoldsburg to GroveportMultipurpose
4.1 – Easy
Hike/Bike – Gravel – ADA
Passes through a forest and meadow.
Blacklick Woods has many miles of trails for walking, hiking and running. The Multipurpose Trail includes two exercise stations which provide cross-training opportunities to expand any fitness routine.
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. The Championship Course, designed by Jack Kidwell, received a CBUS Top Pick from the Columbus Dispatch for Public Golf Courses in 2016, 2017, and 2018. The golf course offers a traditional layout with tree-lined fairways and consistent, quality putting surfaces.The Learning Course is a perfect place for beginners, families, and anyone wanting to improve their iron play. It offers 4 sets of tees and consists of two par 4’s and seven par 3’s. Our facility also includes a state-of-the-art practice area to improve your game. We have a full-service driving range, a 30,000 square foot practice green with three bunkers, and a 3-hole practice course.
Features exhibits of local and natural history, with observation windows to view wildlife.
NATURE CENTER HOURS
April to September: 9am to 8pm
October to March: 9am to 6pm
This 54-acre swamp preserve honors Walter A Tucker, one of the founding directors of Metro Parks. The northern portion is a maturing beech forest with some sugar maple. The wetter southern area features white and pin oak, white ash with specimens of red maple, red elm, shagbark and bitternut hickory, hophornbeam, American hornbeam and dogwood. Shrubs include spicebush and buttonbush.
PET TRAILS
Blacklick Creek Greenway
16 miles – Easy
Hike/Bike/Pets – Paved – ADA
Connects three Metro Parks and several small parks from Reynoldsburg to Groveport.
Two large picnic areas are available on a first-come, first–served basis. They feature tables, grills and playfields.
Located at the golf course.