Hours and Info

Year-round: 6:30am-dark
Phone: 614-565-1539

About

Metro Parks has turned an abandoned quarry into a recreation destination for Franklin County residents and beyond. Quarry Trails, the 20th Metro Park, is located within 5 miles of 350,000 residents, fulfilling a need for access to a park in this area and having a Metro Park within 5 miles of every Franklin County resident. Current amenities at the 182-acre park include trails, observations areas, a single-track mountain bike trail, a picturesque 25-foot waterfall and lakes.

Located on the site of the Marble Cliff Quarry, which was once the largest contiguous quarry in the United States, it provided limestone for over a century that was used to build the Ohio Statehouse, roads, buildings and many other places in central Ohio. Funding for the park is a result of the generosity of Franklin County residents through their support of our tax levy and grants.

Construction vehicles and workers will still be present, so please use caution when in the park.

Rangers and staff are here to assist you, so please follow their direction.

Directions Park Map

Trails Activities

Photo: Jeff Scovronski

Map & Directions

Photo: Steve Boniface

Park Map

Click the map below for a zoomed/enlarged version

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Trails

Boardwalk

0.09 miles
ADA – Pets
ADA accessible from Lake Area parking lot

Connector Trails

0.35 miles
Paved – Pets
Paved in Lake Area

Flat Rocks Trail

0.25 miles
Paved – Pets

Lake View Trail

0.3 miles
Paved – Pets

Millikin Falls Lower Trail

0.75 miles
Paved – Pets

Millikin Falls Upper Trail

0.05 miles
Paved – Pets

Observation Trail

0.1 miles
Paved – Pets

Tall Wall Trail

0.75 miles
Paved – Pets

Quarry Trails Stairs
Photo: Larry Hamill

Activities

Quarry Trails Biker

Fishing

Visitors can fish in any of the quarry lakes.

Mountain Biking

Biker at Quarry Trails Metro Park.

The rugged 0.75-mile mountain bike trail can be accessed from the park entrance at 2600 Dublin Road, Columbus.

Canoeing/Kayaking

Paddle boarders on the quarry lake at Quarry Trails Metro Park.
Photo: Mike Yearling

The quarry lakes are great for canoeists and kayakers. Bring your own non-motorized craft to float at Turtle Cove or on Swan Lake, or look for a program from Metro Parks’ Outdoor Adventure team.

Pets

PET TRAILS

Domesticated dogs and cats are permitted on trails, in parking lots and on roadways. Pets shall be on a leash no longer than 6 feet. The central section of the park features a fenced, off-leash dog park.

More for Pets

Rock Climbing

Climbers on the last section of the via ferrata at Quarry Trails Metro Park, with rock-embedded rungs up to the suspension bridge and the final ladder exit.

The Quarry Trails via ferrata route includes 1,040 feet of cabled climbing using metal rungs, ladders and fixed cables as a means of climbing over intermediate rocky terrain. The route includes a 90-foot treadway suspension bridge situated 105 feet above a scenic pond, two aerial walkways and a 54-foot steel staircase.

Due to the unique nature of the via ferrata, access is only available through program registration. Visitors can enjoy the via ferrata on fully guided programs by reservation with the Metro Parks Outdoor Adventure team.

  • It takes an average of 90 minutes to complete the route.
  • Users must be at least 14 years of age, weigh between 88 and 265 pounds and be at least 5 feet tall. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Click here for more information

REGISTER for Via Ferrata

Sledding

The sledding hill can be accessed at 2600 Dublin Road, Columbus, and is across from the mountain bike area.

Get Outside, It’s Your Nature!

MAPS & DIRECTIONS