Welcome to Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks!

We host a wide variety of programs, activities and experiences throughout the park district and in our Nature Centers.
Use the search criteria and click "search" to find your next Metro Park adventure! You can also change your display option below!

We're always open 365 days a year! Please visit metroparks.net for specific park hours of operation.

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Column #1 Activity # Description Dates Times Days Location Ages Price
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Unavailable 10350918-00 Sunset Through the Prairie 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sa Battelle Darby Creek Nature Center All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11942300-01 50+ DIY Fire Starters 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am Sa Walnut Woods Park Office 50+ $0.00/$0.00
Register 12052356-01 Sunrise Hike to the Firetower 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 7:30 am - 8:30 am Sa Scioto Grove All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10152216-02 Animals in Winter 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Sa Blacklick Woods All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11950904-01 Full Moon Dog Hike 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sa Rocky Fork Bulletin Board All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10430502-01 Adults: Christmas Bird Count Coffee Klatch 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 9:00 am -11:00 am Sa Highbanks Nature Center 18+ $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11251069-02 Filling the Farm Larder (1) 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Sa Slate Run Farm All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10850516-1 Christmas Bird Count 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 9:00 am -11:00 am Sa Inniswood Metro Gardens All ages $0.00/$0.00
Add To Waitlist 12132300-15 Via Ferrata Climb 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 10:00 am -12:00 pm Sa Quarry Trails Mountain Bike Trail Lot 14+ $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11450927-01 Off-Trail Wandering 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 10:00 am -11:30 am Sa Three Creeks All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11650401-01 Bright Light Nights 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Sa Homestead All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10530501-01 Christmas Bird Count 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Sa Sharon Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12052358-01 Adventure 101: Creative Backpacking Meals 12/14/2024 -12/14/2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Sa Scioto Grove All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10350901-12 Full Moon Hike 12/15/2024 -12/15/2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Su Battelle Darby Creek Cedar Ridge All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12052307-10 Pie Iron Cooking 12/15/2024 -12/15/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am Su Scioto Grove All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10250403-01 Holiday Ornaments 12/15/2024 -12/15/2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Su Blendon Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10450912-01 Winter Hike Series: Family hike & hot cocoa 12/15/2024 -12/15/2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Su Highbanks Nature Center All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11251070-02 Filling the Farm Larder (2) 12/15/2024 -12/15/2024 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Su Slate Run Farm All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10250520-05 Coffee and Birds 12/15/2024 -12/15/2024 9:00 am -11:00 am Su Blendon Woods All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11450927-02 Off-Trail Wandering 12/15/2024 -12/15/2024 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Su Three Creeks All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11650401-02 Bright Light Nights 12/15/2024 -12/15/2024 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Su Homestead All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10550105-01 Full Moon Family Hike 12/15/2024 -12/15/2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Su Sharon Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10530104-01 Fast-Paced Full Moon Hike 12/15/2024 -12/15/2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Su Sharon Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12052333-03 Toddler Hike 12/16/2024 -12/16/2024 11:00 am -12:00 pm M Scioto Grove All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10351101-00 Extinct & Extirpated 12/17/2024 -12/17/2024 11:00 am -12:00 pm Tu Battelle Darby Creek Nature Center All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11152306-06 Try It! Archery 12/17/2024 -12/17/2024 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Tu Blacklick Woods Golf Course 8+ $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10121113-01 Homeschoolers: Insects in Winter 12/17/2024 -12/17/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am Tu Blacklick Woods 6-12 $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10121113-02 Homeschoolers: Insects in Winter 12/17/2024 -12/17/2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Tu Blacklick Woods 6-12 $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10211917-02 Preschool: Bird Count 12/17/2024 -12/17/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am Tu Blendon Woods 3-6 $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10930902-01 Winter Solstice Hike 12/18/2024 -12/18/2024 10:00 am -12:30 pm W Clear Creek Park Office All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10131300-01 For Adults: Micro Wonders 12/18/2024 -12/18/2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm W Blacklick Woods 18+ $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10230902-01 Metro Parks Hiking Club: Wednesday Fitness Club 12/18/2024 -12/18/2024 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm W Blendon Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 1122119-01 Homeschoolers on the Farm: A Victorian Christmas 12/18/2024 -12/18/2024 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm W Slate Run Farm All ages $0.00/$0.00
Register 12052357-01 Speaker Series: Paddling Safety 12/19/2024 -12/19/2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Th Scioto Grove All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10521110-01 Homeschool: Winter Watercolor 12/19/2024 -12/19/2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Th Sharon Woods Spring Hollow All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10352004-01 Cocoa & Cryptids 12/20/2024 -12/20/2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm F Battelle Darby Creek Ranger Station All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 15541275-01 For Adults 50+: Winter at the River Bluff 12/20/2024 -12/20/2024 11:00 am -12:30 pm F Highbanks River Bluff 50+ $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 15541276-01 For Adults 50+: The Gardens in Winter 12/20/2024 -12/20/2024 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm F Inniswood Metro Gardens 50+ $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10152002-08 Winter Hike - Campfire & Hot Cocoa 12/20/2024 -12/20/2024 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm F Blacklick Woods All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10850433-2 Watercolor Tea Bag Art Demonstration 12/20/2024 -12/20/2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm F Inniswood Metro Gardens All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11552201-01 Gifts for Wildlife 12/20/2024 -12/20/2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm F Glacier Ridge All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12150400-01 Snowflake Making 12/20/2024 -12/20/2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm F Quarry Trails Park Office $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10350919-00 Winter Solstice Sunset Saunter 12/21/2024 -12/21/2024 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sa Battelle Darby Creek Cedar Ridge all $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11652302-02 Pokémon Go! Hike 12/21/2024 -12/21/2024 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Sa Homestead All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10150406-01 Winter Crafts 12/21/2024 -12/21/2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sa Blacklick Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10250922-01 Hike Behind the Lake 12/21/2024 -12/21/2024 10:00 am -11:30 am Sa Blendon Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11251071-02 A Victorian Christmas Evening 12/21/2024 -12/21/2024 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Sa Slate Run Farm All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10550702-01 Winter Solstice-Sun Rise 12/21/2024 -12/21/2024 7:30 am - 9:00 am Sa Sharon Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10550706-01 Winter Solstice: Sun Set 12/21/2024 -12/21/2024 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Sa Sharon Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12150900-01 Hidden Gnomes Hunt 12/21/2024 -12/22/2024 7:00 am - 5:30 pm Su, Sa Quarry Trails Lakes Area Parking Lot All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10950905-01 Winter Solstice Hike 12/21/2024 -12/21/2024 10:00 am -12:30 pm Sa Clear Creek Park Office All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12052359-01 Adventure 101: Solo Adventuring 12/21/2024 -12/21/2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Sa Scioto Grove All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10350404-00 Winter Nature Crafts 12/22/2024 -12/22/2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Su Battelle Darby Creek Nature Center 6+ $0.00/$0.00
Register 11752303-01 Holiday Bike Ride! 12/22/2024 -12/22/2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Su Scioto Audubon All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12152304-01 Campfire Coffee 12/22/2024 -12/22/2024 11:00 am -12:00 pm Su Quarry Trails Sled Hill Lower Parking Lot All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10150510-03 Woodpecker Walk 12/22/2024 -12/22/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am Su Blacklick Woods All Ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10250923-01 Winter Mushrooms 12/22/2024 -12/22/2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Su Blendon Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10450913-01 Kids Discovery Hike 12/22/2024 -12/22/2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Su Highbanks Nature Center 3-10 $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10250520-06 Coffee and Birds 12/22/2024 -12/22/2024 9:00 am -11:00 am Su Blendon Woods All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11550905-01 Winter Wildlife Hike 12/22/2024 -12/22/2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Su Glacier Ridge All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10352004-02 Cocoa & Cryptids 12/23/2024 -12/23/2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm M Battelle Darby Creek Cedar Ridge All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10211923-01 Storytime: Bring Your Teddy 12/23/2024 -12/23/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am M Blendon Woods 2-5 $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11652200-01 Gifts for Wildlife 12/23/2024 -12/23/2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm M Homestead All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12150901-01 Hot Cocoa Hike 12/26/2024 -12/26/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am Th Quarry Trails Lakes Area Parking Lot $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 100351100-00 Let it Snow! 12/27/2024 -12/27/2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm F Battelle Darby Creek Nature Center 5+ $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12152300-11 Sunset and S'mores 12/27/2024 -12/27/2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm F Quarry Trails Lakes Area Parking Lot All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10110900-09 Tots on Trails 12/27/2024 -12/27/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am F Blacklick Woods 0-4 $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10152002-09 Winter Hike - Campfire & Hot Cocoa 12/27/2024 -12/27/2024 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm F Blacklick Woods All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10450914-01 Hike to the Bird Blind 12/27/2024 -12/27/2024 10:00 am -12:00 pm F Highbanks Nature Center All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10851836-1 Conifer Scavenger Hunt 12/27/2024 -12/27/2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm F Inniswood Metro Gardens All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12152303-01 Adventure Book Club! 12/28/2024 -12/28/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am Sa Quarry Trails Park Office All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10250924-01 Winter Forest @ The Hundred Acre Wood 12/28/2024 -12/28/2024 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Sa 100 Acre Wood All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10452004-05 Winter Hike Series: Hot Cocoa & Twinkling Lights 12/28/2024 -12/28/2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Sa Highbanks Nature Center All Ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12022301-01 Winter Compass Quest! 12/28/2024 -12/28/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am Sa Scioto Grove 4-15 $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12052360-01 Adventure 101: Gear 12/28/2024 -12/28/2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Sa Scioto Grove All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10350405-01 Tree Cookie Decorating 12/29/2024 -12/29/2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Su Battelle Darby Creek Nature Center All ages $0.00/$0.00
Register 11552306-01 Bike-It! 12/29/2024 -12/29/2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Su Glacier Ridge All ages $0.00/$0.00
Register 11952301-01 Fly-Tying 12/29/2024 -12/29/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am Su Walnut Woods Park Office All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11952302-01 Campfire Cooking 12/29/2024 -12/29/2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Su Walnut Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10151800-05 Frigid Fungi 12/29/2024 -12/29/2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Su Blacklick Woods All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11251072-02 Smoked, Salted, Pickled, and Preserved 12/29/2024 -12/29/2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Su Slate Run Farm All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10250520-07 Coffee and Birds 12/29/2024 -12/29/2024 9:00 am -11:00 am Su Blendon Woods All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 40350500-05 Owl Prowl 12/30/2024 -12/30/2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm M Battelle Darby Creek Indian Ridge 8+ $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 12052333-04 Toddler Hike 12/31/2024 -12/31/2024 10:00 am -11:00 am Tu Scioto Grove All $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 11152306-07 Try It! Archery 12/31/2024 -12/31/2024 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Tu Blacklick Woods Golf Course 8+ $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10250404-01 Winter Crafts 12/31/2024 -12/31/2024 10:00 am -12:00 pm Tu Blendon Woods All ages $0.00/$0.00
Unavailable 10930901-01 First Day Hike 01/01/2025 -01/01/2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm W Clear Creek Creekside Meadows All $0.00/$0.00