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Columbus, Ohio has numerous municipal parks, several regional parks (part of the Metro Parks system), and privately-owned parks. The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department operates 370 parks, with a combined 13,500 acres (5,500 ha).
Columbus-Belmont State Park, on the shores of the Mississippi River in Hickman County, near Columbus, Kentucky, is the site of a Confederate fortification built during the American Civil War. The site was considered by both North and South to be strategically significant in gaining and keeping control of the Mississippi River .
The most urban of the Metro Parks, Scioto Audubon is located in the Brewery District near Downtown Columbus. The park is a major bird migration stopover, and as such hosts the Grange Insurance Audubon Center. Opened in 2008, the park is situated on a peninsula stretching into the Scioto River and contains numerous wetland areas. Other features ...
The Maryland Pool was built by The Columbus Dispatch in 1929, later gifting it to the city to make it the city's first pool. [7] [6] The Recreation Department took over management of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 1951, but later gave up ownership to the Zoological Park Association, Inc., a non-profit organization, in 1970. The city continued ...
The park's origins date to 1851, when the Franklin County Agricultural Society organized and purchased eight acres here. [2] From 1874 to 1885, the land was used to host the Ohio State Fair . The Franklin Park Cascades is a water feature of ponds and waterfalls, constructed in 1991 for Ameriflora '92 .
Park Name County or Counties Size Carr Creek State Park: Knott County [2] Lake: 750 acres (3.0 km 2) [2] Columbus-Belmont State Park: Hickman County [3] 156 acres (0.63 km 2) Dawkins Line Rail Trail: Johnson and Magoffin Counties E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park: Louisville: 370 acres (1.5 km 2) Fort Boonesborough State Park: Richmond: 153 acres ...
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Another 3 properties were once listed but have been removed. Of the sites on the National Register in Columbus, 54 are also on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties, the city's list of local landmarks. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024. [3]