For Adults: Nature Preserve Stroll

Blacklick Woods 6975 East Livingston Ave, Reynoldsburg, OH, United States

Take a walk with a naturalist through the Walter Tucker State Nature Preserve looking for plants and animals from our earliest spring wildflower to Barred Owls.

LEAP Year

Battelle Darby Creek 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway, OH, United States

Jump over to the Nature Center and learn about some of our animals that love to show off their hops.

Leapin’ Lantern Stroll

Sharon Woods 6911 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, OH, United States

Drop by between 6:30-7:30 pm to celebrate Leap Day with a self-guided lantern-lit stroll through the Nature Preserve. Borrow one of our lanterns or bring your own. Meet near the ...Read More

Timberdoodle Trek

Battelle Darby Creek 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway, OH, United States

Take a short hike to look for American Woodcocks doing their amazing mating display. Trails may be a mixture of crushed gravel and unimproved. Meet at the Nature Center. Ages ...Read More

For Adults: Metro Parks Hiking Club

Sharon Woods 6911 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, OH, United States

Join like minded individuals as we hike 2 miles along the Spring Creek Trail with limited stops. Meet at the Apple Ridge Bulletin Board.

Skunk Cabbage Hike

Clear Creek 185 Clear Creek Road, Lancaster, OH, United States

Join us for a guided 2-mile hike to see Ohio's earliest spring wildflower. Terrain at Clear Creek is steep and uneven. Meet at the Barnebey Hambleton Area, 620 Clear Creek ...Read More

Beginning Birding Hike

Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

Join the naturalist to learn about birding. Visit the bird feeders to learn backyard birds, then go on a 1-mile hike. Bring binoculars if you have them available. Metro Parks ...Read More

Scavenger Hunt

Scioto Grove 5172 Jackson Pike, Grove City, OH, United States

Find all of our missing spring scavenger hunt items hiding around the Arrowhead Picnic area and win a prize! Meet at Arrowhead picnic shelter to get your activity sheet and ...Read More

Maple Time

Slate Run Living Historical Farm 1375 OH-674, Canal Winchester, OH, United States

Program on going from 11am - 2pm. Take a short hike through the sugarbush to learn about tapping trees and collecting sap, then go to the Farmhouse to watch sap ...Read More

Spring Scavenger Hunt

Inniswood Metro Gardens 940 S. Hempstead Rd., Westerville, OH, United States

The gardens are beginning to wake up! Stop by the Innis House anytime from 1-3pm to grab a scavenger hunt, explore the gardens for signs of spring, and earn a ...Read More

Amphibian Search

Rocky Fork 7180 East Walnut St., Westerville, OH, United States

Hike 1.5 mi on and off trail to look for early spring amphibians.

Night Hike

Battelle Darby Creek 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway, OH, United States

Let's take a 2-mile interpretive hike through the forests and prairies under the starlight. Meet at the Indian Ridge Bulletin Board, 2705 Darby Creek Dr.