{"id":316,"date":"2012-06-30T18:06:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T18:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2022-11-30T18:57:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T18:57:30","slug":"parks-nature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Cincinnati3\/Comey\/?page_id=316","title":{"rendered":"Parks & Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPORT & RECREATION \/ PARKS & NATURE<\/p>\n

<\/b><\/strong>The tri-state region encompassed by Greater Cincinnati is dotted with open space and panoramic parks that offer hiking and biking trails, campsites, shimmering lakes, and wooded beauty. Several of the state parks provide resort amenities and a vacation paradise atmosphere. Deep green valleys, rolling hills, and wondrous rock outcroppings and formations create a scenic backdrop for every imaginable outdoor adventure. Within the region’s cities and towns, local parks are filled with sports facilities and recreation programs ensure an active lifestyle for residents of all ages.
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\n<\/b><\/strong>Ohio State Parks
\n<\/b>
\nAdams Lake State Park
\n<\/strong>14633 State Route 41
\nWest Union 740-858-6652
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Caesar Creek\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>8570 East State Route 73
\nWaynesville 513-897-3055
\nReservations 866-644-6727
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Cowan Lake\u00a0State Park<\/b><\/strong>
\n1750 Osborn Road
\nWilmington 937-382-1096
\nReservations 866-644-6727
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Deer Creek State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>20635 Waterloo Road
\nMt. Sterling 740-869-3124
\nCampground 740-869-3508
\nGolf Course 740-869-3088
\nLake Water Level 740-869-2243
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

East Fork\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>3294 Elklick Road
\nBethel 513-734-4323
\nReservations 866-644-6727
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Great Seal State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>4908 Marietta Road
\nChillicothe 740-887-4818
\nCamping 866-644-6727
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Hueston Woods\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>6301 Park Office Road
\nCollege Corner 513-523-6347
\nGolf Course 513-523-8081
\nCamping Reservations 866-644-6727
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Jackson Lake\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>921 Tommy Been Road
\nOak Hill 740-682-6197
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Lake White\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>2767 State Route 551
\nWaverly 740-493-2212
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Little Miami\u00a0State Park & National Scenic River
\n<\/b><\/strong>8570 East State Route 73
\nWaynesville 937-382-1096
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Paint Creek\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>280 Taylor Road
\nBainbridge 937-981-7061
\nReservations 866-644-6727
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Pike Lake\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>1847 Pike Lake Road
\nBainbridge 740- 493-2212
\nCamping 866-644-6727
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Rocky Fork\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>9800 North Shore Drive
\nHillsboro 937-393-4284
\nReservations 866-644-6727
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Scioto Trail\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>144 Lake Road
\nChillicothe 740-887-4818
\nReservations 866-644-6727
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Shawnee\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>4404 State Route 125
\nPortsmouth 740-858-6652
\nGolf Course 740-858-6681
\nReservations 866-644-6727
\nResort Lodge 740-858-6621
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Stonelick\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>2895 Lake Drive
\nPleasant Plain 513-625-6593
\nReservations 866-644-6727
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Sycamore\u00a0State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>4675 North Diamond Mill Road
\nTrotwood 513-523-6347
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Indiana & Kentucky State Parks
\n<\/b>
\nBig Bone Lick State Park
\n<\/strong>3380 Beaver Road
\nUnion, KY 859-384-3522
\nhttps:\/\/parks.ky.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Brown County State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>1405 State Road 46 West
\nNashville, IN 812-988-6406
\nhttps:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/state-parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Charlestown State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>Charlestown, IN 812-256-5600
\nhttps:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/state-parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Clifty Falls State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>2221 Clifty Drive
\nMadison, IN 812-273-8885
\nhttps:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/state-parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Falls of the Ohio State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>201 West Riverside Drive
\nClarksville, IN 812-280-9970
\nhttp:\/\/www.fallsoftheohio.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardy Lake State Reservoir
\n<\/b><\/strong>5620 North Hardy Lake Road
\nScottsburg, IN 812-794-3800
\nhttps:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/state-parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Kincaid Lake State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>565 Kincaid Park Road
\nFalmouth, KY 859-654-3531
\nhttp:\/\/parks.ky.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

O’Bannon Woods State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>7234 Old Forest Road SW
\nCorydon, IN 812-738-8232
\nhttps:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/state-parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Patoka Lake State Reservoir
\n<\/b><\/strong>3084 North Dillard Road
\nBirdseye, IN 812-685-2464
\nhttps:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/state-parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Spring Mill State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>3333 State Road
\nMitchell, IN 812-849-3534
\nhttps:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/state-parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Versailles State Park
\n<\/b><\/strong>Versailles, IN 812-689-6424
\nhttps:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/state-parks<\/a><\/p>\n


\n<\/b><\/strong>Nature Centers & Preserves
\n<\/b>
\nAvon Woods Nature Center
\n<\/strong>4235 Paddock Road
\nCincinnati, OH 513-357-2604
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincinnati-oh.gov\/cincyparks<\/a><\/p>\n

Boone County Arboretum at Central Park<\/b><\/strong>
\n9190 Camp Ernst Road
\nUnion, KY 859-384-4999
\nhttps:\/\/bcarboretum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Caldwell Nature Center
\n<\/b><\/strong>430 W. North Bend Road
\nCincinnati, OH 513-761-4313
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincinnati-oh.gov\/cincyparks<\/a><\/p>\n

California Woods Nature Center
\n<\/b><\/strong>5400 Kellogg Avenue
\nCincinnati, OH 513-231-8678
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincinnati-oh.gov\/cincyparks<\/a><\/p>\n

Cincinnati Nature Center
\n<\/b><\/strong>4949 Tealtown Road
\nMilford, OH 513-831-1711
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincynature.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
\n<\/b><\/strong>3400 Vine Street
\nCincinnati, OH 513-281-4700
\nhttp:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Crooked Run Nature Preserve<\/b><\/strong>
\nUS 52 and State Route 222
\nChilo, OH 513-732-2977
\nhttps:\/\/clermontparks.org\/crooked-run-nature-preserve<\/a><\/p>\n

Edge of Appalachia Preserve System
\n<\/b><\/strong>4274 Waggoner Riffle Road
\nWest Union 937-544-2880
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincymuseum.org\/nature<\/a><\/p>\n

Hauck Botanic Garden
\n<\/b><\/strong>2625 Reading Road
\nCincinnati, OH 513-352-4080
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincinnati-oh.gov\/cincyparks<\/a><\/p>\n

Highfield Discovery Garden
\n<\/b><\/strong>Glenwood Gardens
\n10405 Springfield Pike
\nCincinnati, OH 513-771-8733
\nhttps:\/\/www.greatparks.org\/parks\/glenwood-gardens\/the-highfield-discovery-garden<\/a><\/p>\n

Kelley Nature Preserve<\/b><\/strong>
\n297 Center Street
\nMilford, OH 513-732-2977
\nhttps:\/\/clermontparks.org\/kelley-nature-preserve<\/a><\/p>\n

Krohn Conservatory
\n<\/b><\/strong>1501 Eden Park Drive
\nCincinnati, OH 513-421-4086
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincinnati-oh.gov\/cincyparks<\/a><\/p>\n

LaBoiteaux Nature Center
\n<\/b><\/strong>5400 Lanius Lane
\nCincinnati, OH 513-357-2604
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincinnati-oh.gov\/cincyparks<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Whitewater Forest<\/b><\/strong>
\n9001 Mount Hope Road
\nCrosby Township, OH 513-367-4774
\nBoathouse 513-367-9632
\nhttps:\/\/www.greatparks.org\/parks\/miami-whitewater-forest<\/a><\/p>\n

Mount Airy Forest & Arboretum
\n<\/b><\/strong>5083 Colerain Avenue
\nCincinnati, OH 513-352-4080
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincinnati-oh.gov\/cincyparks<\/a><\/p>\n

Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary
\n<\/b><\/strong>5300 Sheits Road
\nColerain Twp, OH 513-521-7275
\nhttps:\/\/www.greatparks.org\/parks\/newberry-wildlife-sanctuary<\/a><\/p>\n

Newport Aquarium
\n<\/b><\/strong>One Aquarium Way
\nNewport, KY 800-406-3474
\nhttps:\/\/www.newportaquarium.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Parky’s Farm
\n<\/b><\/strong>10073 Daly Road
\nCincinnati, OH 513-521-3276
\nhttps:\/\/www.greatparks.org\/parks\/winton-woods\/parkys-farm<\/a><\/p>\n

Red Wolf Sanctuary & Raptor Rehabilitation Center
\n<\/b><\/strong>Dillsboro, IN 812-438-2306
\nhttps:\/\/www.redwolf.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Trailside Nature Center
\n<\/b><\/strong>Located in Burnet Woods
\nCincinnati, OH 513-352-4080
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincinnati-oh.gov\/cincyparks<\/a><\/p>\n

Withrow Nature Preserve
\n<\/b><\/strong>7075 Five Mile Road
\nCincinnati, OH 513-521-7275
\nhttps:\/\/www.greatparks.org\/parks\/withrow-nature-preserve<\/a><\/p>\n

Wolff Planetarium
\n<\/b><\/strong>3251 Brookline Avenue
\nCincinnati, OH 513-357-2604
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincinnati-oh.gov\/cincyparks<\/a><\/p>\n

Parks & Recreation Contacts
\n<\/b>
\nNational Park Service<\/strong>
\nNortheast Region
\n215-597-7013
\nwww.nps.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Ohio Department of Natural Resources
\n<\/b><\/strong>614-265-6565
\nhttps:\/\/ohiodnr.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Indiana State Parks
\n<\/b><\/strong>317-232-4200
\nCampsite Reservations
\n866-6CAMPIN
\nLodge Reservations
\n877-LODGES1
\nhttps:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/state-parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Kentucky State Parks
\n<\/b><\/strong>502-564-2172
\nhttp:\/\/parks.ky.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

City of Cincinnati Parks
\n<\/b><\/strong>Cincinnati, OH
\n513-357-2604
\nhttps:\/\/www.cincinnati-oh.gov\/cincyparks<\/a><\/p>\n

Clermont County Park District
\n<\/b><\/strong>Batavia, OH
\n513-732-2977
\nhttps:\/\/clermontparks.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Hamilton County Park District
\n<\/b><\/strong>Cincinnati, OH
\n513-521-7275
\nwww.greatparks.org<\/a><\/p>\n

MetroParks of Butler County
\n<\/b><\/strong>Hamilton, OH
\n513-867-5835
\nhttps:\/\/yourmetroparks.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Warren County Park District
\n<\/b><\/strong>Lebanon, OH
\n513-695-1109
\nCincinnati
\n513-925-1109
\nFranklin\/Middletown
\n513-261-1109
\nhttps:\/\/www.co.warren.oh.us\/parks<\/a> <\/p>\n

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