Welcome to Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks

Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks (Metro Parks) is a public agency serving the citizens of central Ohio by providing a regional system of clean, safe, natural area parks. Metro Parks features 20 outstanding natural area parks with more than 230 miles of trails and over 28,700 acres of land in seven central Ohio counties.

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Dog Days of Summer

LIZ CHRISTIAN Social Media and Marketing Specialist The dog days of summer have technically passed, but it’s still pretty warm out there. Yet, there’s no better time to explore the …Read More

Behind the Parks: Meet Sarah Zinsmeister at Glacier Ridge

Sarah Zinsmeister Park Ranger, Glacier Ridge Metro Park Hometown and Background My dad relocated a lot in his work for Abbot Laboratories, so we were frequently on the move. Every …Read More

Pucker Up to Fishy Lips

ELAINE HALL Assistant Resource Manager/Darby Watershed Coordinator If you have had the chance to go fishing or kick seining, maybe even at a Metro Parks program, then you’ve probably come …Read More

To the rescue! An osprey set free

ERIN FLANNERY Walnut Woods Assistant Manager On Tuesday July 23, a park visitor made a report to staff at Walnut Woods that there was an osprey stuck in a tree …Read More