• Adult: Evening Lantern Hike

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    Join a naturalist and explore the park after dark with a lantern-lit 1.5 mile hike on the Dripping Rock trail. Meet at the nature center front entrance. Closed toed shoes ...Read More

  • For Adults 50+: Seated Nature Journaling

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    Bring your own journal or notebook as we slow down and engage our senses while exploring and interacting with nature. We’ll use our surroundings and a sampling of natural history ...Read More

  • For Adults 50+: Campfire Cooking

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    Enjoy lunch and dessert over the fire. Make pie iron pizzas, foil packet quesadillas and crescent roll sweet treats. We’ll bring the supplies and you’ll do the cooking! Stay for ...Read More

  • Spiders!

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    Learn about spiders and go on a short hike to spot as many as we can. Hike will be about 1 mile with multiple stops on paved and dirt trails. ...Read More

  • Evening Deer Hike

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    Come out and take an evening hike along the Coyote Run trail! We will learn all about White-Tailed Deer and try to spot some in the forest and meadows along ...Read More

  • Bird Hike to the Wetland

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    Hike out to the bird blind with a naturalist to look for migrating ducks on the water. Hike will be approximately 2.5 miles on crushed limestone and rugged dirt trail. ...Read More

  • Drop In: Animal Signs

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    The world around us is filled with clues that point to the presence of native wildlife. Our wild friends might leave behind tracks, chew marks, nests, scales, fur, or feathers! ...Read More

  • Evening Hike

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    Join a naturalist for a quiet evening hike to discovery wildlife as the light fades inside the forest. Hike is approx 1 mile on crushed gravel and includes hills. Families ...Read More

  • Welcome to Fall Event

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    Highbanks BIGGEST Event of the YEAR! Join us from 5-8pm for a fun family event to celebrate the first days of fall! Enjoy hayrides, inflatables, campfires & marshmallows, archery and ...Read More

  • Kids: Fall Discovery Hike

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    Celebrate fall equinox by joining a naturalist for a 1 mile hike in the forest while searching for animals, plants, and insects. Meet in Big Meadows PIcnic Area near the ...Read More

  • Date Night: An Evening with Zephyr Chamber Winds

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    Join us in the nature center for a one-hour chamber music performance by Zephyr Chamber Winds. This concert is funded by a Friends of Metro Park Grant and is produced ...Read More