Are you ready to get outside?

Metro Parks are ideal places to help you feel one with nature. You can take a stroll on more than 230 miles of trails, enjoy more active pursuits such as biking, canoeing, hiking, and even bring your leashed pet for a leisurely walk in the woods. There are nature centers, natural play areas, picnic shelters, fishing places, even a climbing wall and via ferrata. Come explore, it’s your nature!

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Bark Bash is at Prairie Oaks Metro Park

What is Bark Bash? Bark Bash is the super-duper event of the summer for you and your canine friends. The inaugural Bark Bash replaces the cancelled WAG! Fest and won’t …Read More

Park rangers and their hats!

CLINT EUTSEY Second Shift Manager / Patrol Supervisor Park Rangers wear many hats. Yes, one of them is the classic green campaign hat. However, it is the other metaphorical hats …Read More

Prairies in Bloom

IN OUR LATEST WANDER & WONDER VIDEO we take a look at some of the beautiful flowering prairies that add gorgeous colors to the summer heat and make a visit …Read More

Behind the Parks: Meet Chrissy at Highbanks

Chrissy Hoff Senior Naturalist, Highbanks Hometown and Background I’m from a small town in northern Ohio. I have always been interested in animals, especially wildlife. I have an enduring memory …Read More

Get Outside, It’s Your Nature!