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The Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks are a group of 20 metropolitan parks in and around Columbus, Ohio. They are officially organized into the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District. The Metro Parks system was organized in 1945 under Ohio Revised Code Section 1545 as a separate political division of the state of Ohio.
The Scioto Mile is a collection of parks and trails along both banks of the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio, connecting parts of the Scioto Greenway Trail with downtown Columbus and Franklinton. The nine parks cover 145 acres (59 ha). [1]
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).
The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department manages parks, recreational facilities, and grounds in Columbus, Ohio. The department oversees 370 parks on about 13,500 acres (5,500 ha). [ 1 ]
Goodale Park is a public park in the Victorian Village area of Columbus, Ohio.It was donated to the city in 1851 by Lincoln Goodale.For a few months during the Civil War, it was a staging area for Union troops known as Camp Jackson. [3]
Highbanks Metro Park is the most visited in the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks system. It has about 1 million visitors per year. [2] Highbanks contains unique natural features, including its namesake bluffs that overlook the Olentangy River, some as tall as 110 ft (34 m). The bluffs are made up of limestone, Ohio black shale, and ...
A three-mile area along the Scioto River still retained its forest and had been recently designated an Important Bird Area. In 2003, Columbus Metro Parks, the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, and Audubon Ohio signed an agreement to create the park. The city had to remove old buildings and underground storage tanks and pay for soil ...
Battelle Riverfront Park is a 4.1-acre (1.7 ha) park in downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States, near Columbus City Hall. The park was established in 1983. [ 1 ] It is named after Gordon Battelle and was funded by the Battelle Memorial Institute .