Parks & beaches in Ohio

A.C.C. Moebius Nature Center

Aurora

Sunup to sundown year round

Atwood Lake Park

Mineral City

Dec 5 – 29 · Nature's A-Glow

Beech Creek Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve

Alliance

Blooms & Berries Farm Market and Garden Center

Loveland

Open Daily Sept 19 - Nov. 1 | 9am-7pm

Blues Creek Park

Ostrander

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Dec 13 · Holiday Home Tour

Boardman Arts Park

Delaware

Dawn to dusk daily

Brecksville Nature Center

Brecksville

Daily 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Brook Park

Brook Park

Oct 24 – 25 · Haunted Woods

Brukner Nature Center

Troy

Monday - Saturday 9am - 4pm, Sundays from 12:30 - 4pm

Bull's Run Nature Sanctuary And Arboretum

Middletown

Mon–Sun: 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Oct 31 · Caesar Ford Ranger Classic

Caesar Ford Park

Xenia

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Camp Tuscazoar Foundation

Dover

Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Carillon Park Rail and Steam Society

Dayton

Carol H Sweet Nature Center

Mentor

Sundays, noon to 5pm (April–October); first Sunday, 11am to 4pm (November–March)

Oct 9 – 10 · Boo in the Bog

Cedar Bog Nature Preserve

Urbana

Wednesday–Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Charles Mill Lake Park

Mansfield

Mon–Thu: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Fri: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Sat–Sun: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Cincinnati Nature Center

Milford

City Hall Park

Rocky River

Parks are open from dawn to dusk, daily

Sep 12 · Fall is back at the Cleveland Botanical Garden

Cleveland Botanical Garden

Cleveland

Tuesday–Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday Noon-5pm, Monday Closed

Coulby Park

Wickliffe

9am - 10pm daily

Cox Arboretum MetroPark

Dayton

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Deer Haven Park

Delaware

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Flight of the Hawk Park

Lancaster

Open Year-Round, Dawn to Dusk

Ford Nature Center

Youngstown

Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Columbus

Gardens at Gantz Farm

Grove City

Dawn to dusk

Oct 10 – 11 · Whimsical Garden Weekends: Thomas the Train & the Runaway Pumpkins

Glenwood Gardens

Wyoming

Cool Season (November – March): Mon. & Tues.: Closed, Wed. – Sat.: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Sunday: Noon–4:30 p.m. Blooming Season (April – October): Monday: Closed, Tues.–Sat.: 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun.: Noon–5 p.m.

Hartman Rock Garden

Springfield

Daily from dawn to dusk

Hiestand Woods Park and Preserve

Van Wert

Mon–Sun: 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Highfield Discovery Garden

Cincinnati

Cool Season (November – March): Wed.–Sat. 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Sun. Noon–4:30 p.m.; Blooming Season (April–October): Tues.–Sat. 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. Noon–5 p.m.

Oct 17 – 18 · Black Walnut Festival

John Schiely Municipal Park - Waterworks Park

Camden

Kacie Jane Park and Splash Pad

Springboro

Mon–Sun: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Kingwood Center Gardens

Mansfield

Lake Erie Bluffs

Perry

6:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Lakeview Park

Lorain

8 a.m.-Sunset, daily

Lost Nation Sports Park

Willoughby

November through April: 9am – 9pm

Maca Park

Tallmadge

Sep 27 – Nov 1 · Pumpkins and Paw Paws

Marsh Creek Farms

Mentor

Friday, Saturday, Sunday Noon-6 PM (dusk)

Meade Historic Preserve

Loveland

Miller Nature Preserve

Avon

Oct 11 · The Big Sit

Nature Center At Shaker Lakes

Cleveland

Tuesday through Sunday, 10AM-5PM

Nimisila Campgrounds

Akron

Daily 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Oct 10 · Drop-by: The Big Sit!

North Chagrin Nature Center

Willoughby

Daily 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Swanton

Open 7 a.m. until dark every day

Ohio Caverns

West Liberty

Mon–Sun: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sep 19 – Nov 1 · Fall Fest: Pumpkins & Fall Activity Area

Olentangy Caverns | Rock & Gem Gift Shop

Delaware

All Access Pass

Prairie Nature Center - The Ohio State University at Marion

Marion

Daily from dawn to dusk

Prasco Park

Mason

Mon–Sun: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Oct 17 · Fall Festival

Purple Goat Gardens

Austinburg

Nov 20 – Jan 3 · Pyramid Hill Lights

Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park

Hamilton

Quarry Trails Metro Park

Columbus

Year-round: 6:30am-dark

Richland Carrousel Park

Mansfield

Tuesday–Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m., closed Mondays (seasonal variations)

Oct 17 · Harvest & Glow Festival

Riverfront Park Miamisburg

Miamisburg

Twilight Rates

Rockefeller Park & Greenhouse

Cleveland

Daily 10am - 4pm

Oct 11 · Fort Hill Fall Colors

Rocky River Nature Center

North Olmsted

Daily: 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Roseville Splash Pad

Roseville

12pm - 6pm

Schappacher Park

Mason

Sun - Sat, Daylight

Schnormeier Gardens

Gambier

Schoepfle Gardens

Birmingham

8 a.m.-Sunset, Daily

Seneca Caverns

Bellevue

Summer: Daily 9:00 am–6:00 pm; May: Sat–Sun 10:00 am–5:00 pm; Sept–2nd weekend Oct: Sat–Sun 10:00 am–5:00 pm

Sippo Lake Park-East

Canton

Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Splash Zone

Oberlin

Oberlin City Resident Discount

Summit Park Nature Playscape

Blue Ash

Dawn to Midnight

The Conservatory at Miami Hamilton

Hamilton

Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sunday: Closed to the Public

The Dawes Arboretum

Newark

The Gardens at Jorgensen Farms

Westerville

The Norma Stark Memory Garden and Labyrinth

Perrysburg

Dawn to dusk, year-round

Thomas O. Marsh Park

Fairfield

Pedestrian access from daylight to dusk; Vehicle access 7:00 a.m. to dusk

Tuscora Park

New Philadelphia

Mon–Sun: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM

Veterans Park

Springfield

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Village Green Park

Powell

9am-9pm, Memorial Day through Labor Day

Walnut Drive Gardens

Mogadore

M-F 9-6. Sat. 9-3 Sun 9-2

Oct 8 – 11 · BLINK at Washington Park

Washington Park

Cincinnati

Daily 6 a.m.–11 p.m.

Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark

Dayton

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Toledo

Open 7 a.m. until dark every day

Willow Lake Park

Brunswick

Wolcott Lilac Gardens

Kent