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Maintains 23 parks for a total of 335 acres for the city. Activities and offerings vary by location. Some parks offer pavilions that may be rented.

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City/County Parks
Nature Centers/Walks
Hiking Trails
Community Gardening
Offers open spaces for the public to use as venues for recreational and leisure programs.
Operates a working farm. Variety of trails and gardens provided for self-guided exploration.
Offers guided fitness walks.
Offers summer classes and activities for youth ages 2 through 14 years old (or up to 7th grade). Classes are designed for age specific activities and children are grouped by age.

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Day Camps
Ceramics Instruction
Sewing Instruction
Children's Arts and Crafts
Knitting Instruction
Nature Centers/Walks
Offers a nature center within the 3,000-acre Liberty Park, which harbors countless rare and endangered species. Provides displays that honor the site's natural and cultural history. Offers indoor and outdoor displays, including a cave with fabricated ledges and life-size black bear replica.
Administrative headquarters of park district. Features 150 acres of forests, prairies, ponds and streams. Provides over five miles of public trails. Staff of naturalists sponsors weekly programs for the public featuring a variety of hikes, field trips and natural history programs.

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City/County Parks
Hiking Trails
Nature Centers/Walks

Offers a nature center with walking paths and gardens as well as guided tours and demonstrations focusing on environmental education and sustainability.

Plants, maintains, and displays collections of flowers, trees, shrubs, and ground cover for public study and enjoyment.

Offers a nature center with walking paths as well as guided tours and demonstrations focusing on environmental education and conservation.

Offers an environmental education center and sustainable farm which contains six miles of trails through natural areas, a discovery room with displays, and exhibits.

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Nature Centers/Walks
Farm Tours
Museums
Provides marked hiking nature trails, scenic observation deck, and spacious grounds for recreation activities. Picnic pavilion and conference room are also available by reservation only.

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Recreation Centers
Picnic Grounds
Meeting Space
Hiking Trails
Nature Centers/Walks
Features over 15 cascades and waterfalls, miles of scenic trails, observation deck, and over a hundred acres of natural forests and habitats. * Conference center and a building dedicated to public education currently in development.

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City/County Parks
Nature Centers/Walks
Hiking Trails
Offers open spaces for the public to use as venues for recreational and leisure programs.
Provides an auditorium, classroom, and nature exhibits to promote learning about nature and wildlife.
Offers guided fitness walks.
Provides guided hikes.
Offers open spaces for the public to use as venues for recreational and leisure programs.
Helps develop and maintain local wildlife habitats in various area parks. There are currently 20 metro parks in the Central Ohio area. Parks are available for recreation and leisure to the public through nature trails, educational programming, picnic facilities, nature centers, golf course and many other activities and facilities. Specific recreational activities vary based on location. Visit website for locations and available recreational activities.

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City/County Parks
Nature Centers/Walks
Offers various outdoor programming which promotes the health benefits of spending time in nature.
Provides access to 200 acres of nature sanctuary and working sustainable farm land. Visitors may walk any of the 6 miles of trails.

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Nature Centers/Walks
Zoos/Wildlife Parks
Hiking Trails
Provides an open-air science and cultural center.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Nature Centers/Walks
Offers open spaces for the public to use as venues for recreational and leisure programs.
Provides recreational activities and a wide variety of programs about the natural world, geography, history and the environment for people of all ages. Offerings include hikes, lectures, school programs, games, hands-on experiences, bird walks, photography and more. School programs are aligned with state curriculum standards.Bish Discovery Center also offers programs on sustainable living and provides outdoor adventures, community gardening, environmental programs and a climbing wall.

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Workshops/Symposiums
Environmental Issues
Community Gardening
Nature Centers/Walks
Provides access to 200 acres of nature sanctuary and working sustainable farm land. Visitors may walk any of the 6 miles of trails.

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Nature Centers/Walks
Zoos/Wildlife Parks
Hiking Trails