Battelle Darby Creek

Come on over to the Nature Center and witness our ambassador animals make some art of their own to display in the Nature Center while you learn more about them!

Join Metro Parks Resource Management Team to learn about Ohio prairies, our restoration efforts, and the role of fire in maintaining these unique and beautiful ecosystems. Plan for 2 hours ...Read More

Winter ends tonight! Let's take a 2-mile interpretive hike to herald in the spring equinox. Meet at the Wagtail parking lot, 2914 Georgesville-Wrightsville Rd.

Learn a little about how park staff trap animals like salamanders and fish in the park, then build your own leprechaun trap to take home. Ages 5+. Meet at the Nature ...Read More

Take a 1.5-mile hike looking for the common birds you might see in Ohio. Limited binocular supply. Meet at Ranger Station, 1775 Darby Creek Dr. Ages 10+

Take a brisk 4-mile hike through forests and fields. Meet us at the Ranger Station, 1775 Darby Creek Drive.

Let’s see what spring ephemeral wildflowers are beginning to bloom along the Cobshell trail. Meet at the Ranger Station, 1775 Darby Creek Dr.

Let's take a 1.5-mile hike out to a vernal pool to search for what's living inside. Trail will be muddy and wet. Ages 18+. Wet Prairie Access- 1378 Darby Creek ...Read More

Join a naturalist on a 1-mile hike and learn how trees communicate with each other and how they are able to help each other out. Meet at the Ranger Station, ...Read More

Take a 2-mile hike and discover some of the ways certain areas of the park were used in the past. Meet at the Little Darby Picnic Area, 3711 Gardner Rd.

Muskrats, coyotes, owls and salamanders. Discover more about the elusive animals that also live in the wetlands. Trail less than a mile of wet or muddy grass- boots recommended. Wet ...Read More