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The park also has a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) dog park, an obstacle course with nine stations, and seven small wetlands of about 5 acres (2.0 ha) total. Nearby are recreation fields, a sledding hill, butterfly garden, bocce courts, a park office and visitor center, a boat ramp, fishing docks, and a maintenance area.
Zoombezi Bay (/ z uː m ˌ b iː z i ˈ b eɪ /) is a 22.7-acre (9.2 ha) water park owned by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium near Powell, Ohio just north of Columbus.The park sits on the site of the former Wyandot Lake Adventure Park, [1] which was purchased by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2006.
Quarry Trails Metro Park is a 220-acre (89 ha) metropolitan park in Columbus, Ohio, owned and operated by Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks.The park opened on November 30, 2021, as Central Ohio's 20th metro park.
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 Metzger Brothers Company developed Forest Park as a well-planned, self-contained community. In 1961, Forest Park West was the first residential neighborhood in Columbus, and among the first in the nation, to incorporate internal shopping and recreation (including a swimming pool and bowling center), making it virtually self-sufficient.
The Buckeyes were the first team to win the College Football Playoff in 2015. Ten years later, Ohio State is the first team to win the 12-team playoff.
The Mudderella, created in 2013, is a 5-7 mile long obstacle course series targeted toward women. [15] In 2014 the company also expanded to Ireland and New Zealand, [14] [16] with an 11-to-12-mile (18 to 20 km) military obstacle course in Auckland, NZ. In 2015, Tough Mudder hosted more than 50 events in seven countries across three continents. [17]
Pickerington is a city in Fairfield and Franklin counties in the central region of the U.S. state of Ohio.It is a suburb of Columbus.The population was 23,094 at the 2020 census.