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Summit Metro Parks is abandoning a name long used at its popular Sand Run area after concluding the term carries culturally insensitive connotations.. Mingo Lodge and Mingo Trail are being renamed ...
The 890-acre Furnace Run Metro Park began in 1929 when the family of Charles Francis Brush Jr. donated 272 acres to Metro Parks. Much of the park was developed by work relief crews during the 1930s. Brushwood Lake, a once-popular swimming spot before erosion and sedimentation forced its closing in 1956, was created by diverting the natural flow ...
The park's main water feature is Buzzard's Roost Lake, while nearby Slate Run Creek passes through the park. Amenities include picnic areas and shelters, boardwalks and fishing docks, and several sets of play equipment. [2] South of Canal Winchester, this park's most notable feature is an 1880s era working historical farm staffed by volunteers ...
It features about 1,000 acres (400 ha) of woods and fields. The park includes a bridle trail, dog park and off-leash dog trail, a paved trail and nature trails plus a picnic shelter and wetlands. Rocky Fork runs through the park, which is a partnership with New Albany, the City of Columbus and Plain Township. Scioto Audubon Metro Park
Metro Parks is expected to open the first week of May the long-awaited treetop canopy walk at Blacklick Woods Metro Park, located at 6975 East Livingston Ave. in Reynoldsburg. The $2.8-million ...
Metro Parks opened Quarry Trails Metro Park on Tuesday, and visitors came for a look-see. Many more are expected Thursday with a sunny high near 60.
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).
About 200 acres of the 220-acre park touted as "an urban Hocking Hills experience" by Metro Parks Deputy Director Larry Peck is open as of Nov. 30.