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Owl Prowl
Owl Prowl
Join the naturalist for a 1.5-mile hike to look and listen for owls. The trail is unimproved, ages 8+. Meet at the back of this area near the restrooms and ...Read More
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Try It! Archery
Try It! Archery
Enjoy the thrill and fun of archery this winter while being toasty warm inside at the Blacklick Woods Golf Course!! Archery will be indoors at the Golf Course Pro Shop! ...Read More
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First Day Hike
First Day Hike
Start the New Year off by hitting the trails and check Clear Creek off on your Metro Parks Winter Hike card. Choose from a guided 4.5-mile or 7.5-mile hike. Both ...Read More
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Wham! Woodpeckers
Wham! Woodpeckers
Join us on a 1-mile family walk as we look and listen for these hard working birds. Meet at the Confluence, 8465 Alkire Rd.
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Cardio Hike
Cardio Hike
Happy New Year! Join us for a fast-paced, staff led Cardio Hike to kick off the new year right! Meet at the Lakes area parking lot at Quarry Trails Metro ...Read More
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Lantern Hike
Lantern Hike
Come on out for a staff-led lantern hike around the lakes at Quarry Trails! Lanterns will be available on a first come first served basis, hike will be approx. 1.5 ...Read More
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Metro Parks Hiking Club: Friday Fitness Hike
Metro Parks Hiking Club: Friday Fitness Hike
Hike 2 or 4 mi. on gravel and natural surface trails. Moderate pace. Stairs and hills.
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Highbanks Adult Hikers
Highbanks Adult Hikers
Join like-minded adults who enjoy nature for this 2.5-mile hike to the observation deck with a naturalist. Hike will be on crushed limestone and dress for cold weather. Meeting Location ...Read More
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Prairie Oaks Winter Hike
Prairie Oaks Winter Hike
Gather your friends and family for a hike on any trail at Prairie Oaks Metro Park. Refreshments and a treat will be served between 10am and 1pm in the Darby ...Read More
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Frigid Fungi
Frigid Fungi
Did you know some fungi can grow in the winter? Join us on a 1.5-mile hike with a naturalist to look for and learn about some winter fungi.
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Adventure 101: Shelter Building
Adventure 101: Shelter Building
Our "Adventure 101" educational series includes everything from guest speakers to interactive outdoor skill lessons! Participants are encouraged to take notes and ask questions Come out and be build some ...Read More
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Walnut Woods Winter Hike
Walnut Woods Winter Hike
Gather your friends and family for a hike on any trail at Walnut Woods Metro Park. Refreshments and a treat will be served between 10am and 1pm in the Buckeye ...Read More
Cowboy Campfire Coffee!
Cowboy Campfire Coffee!
Howdy Y'all! Come out to the Lower Sled Hill at Quarry Trails Metro Park to learn how to make Cowboy style Campfire Coffee! All ingredients and equipment will be supplied, ...Read More
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2 events,
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Winter Scavenger Hunt
Winter Scavenger Hunt
Celebrate the winter season with a fun scavenger hunt that will lead you around the park! Pick up your scavenger hunt at the barn shelter from 4-6pm and complete the ...Read More
Try It! Archery
Try It! Archery
Enjoy the thrill and fun of archery this winter while being toasty warm inside at the Blacklick Woods Golf Course!! Archery will be indoors at the Golf Course Pro Shop! ...Read More
5 events,
Preschoolers: Over and Under the Snow
Preschoolers: Over and Under the Snow
Learn about winter wildlife through a story, activity and a craft.
Preschool: Warm for Winter
Preschool: Warm for Winter
Learn how different animals deal with the cold through a story, craft, and short hike.
Preschoolers: Over and Under the Snow
Preschoolers: Over and Under the Snow
Learn about winter wildlife through a story, activity and a craft.
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Speaker Series: Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail
Speaker Series: Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail
Join us for our Speaker Series this winter, at Scioto Grove Metro Park! We will be inside the The Grove lodge. Our January speaker is backpacker Maddy Wilson, and she ...Read More
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Sunset and S’mores
Sunset and S’mores
Enjoy watching the sunset while eating a toasty s'more around a warm campfire at Quarry Trails Metro Park! Meet at the Basin Parking Lot, all equipment provided. Quarry Trails Metro ...Read More
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Sharon Woods Winter Hike
Sharon Woods Winter Hike
Gather your friends and family for a hike on any trail at Sharon Woods Metro Park. Refreshments and a treat will be served between 10am and 1pm. Learn more about ...Read More
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Off-Trail Hike
Off-Trail Hike
Join us for a staff led Off-Trail Hike at Slate Run Metro Park! The hike will be approx. 2 miles, navigating through rugged terrain, hiking boots/tennis shoes are highly recommended. ...Read More
Walking With Woodpeckers
Walking With Woodpeckers
We'll learn about and look for woodpeckers and other birds on an easy, less than a mile walk. Bring binoculars if you'd like and we'll have some to share. Meets ...Read More
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Slate Run Winter Hike
Slate Run Winter Hike
Gather your friends and family for a hike on any trail at Slate Run Metro Park. Refreshments and a treat will be served between 10am and 1pm at Buzzards Roost ...Read More
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Meet the Artists: Westbridge Camera Club
Meet the Artists: Westbridge Camera Club
Meet members of Westbridge Camera Club and view their photographs on display in the Innis House.
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Toddler Hike
Toddler Hike
Join us for a fun filled hike through the trees at Walnut Woods! This hike is geared for toddlers and children ages 0-6, we will walk as far as we ...Read More
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Full Moon Hike
Full Moon Hike
Take a brisk 4-mile hike through forests and fields. Meet us at the Ranger Station, 1775 Darby Creek Drive.
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Homeschoolers: Winter Birds
Homeschoolers: Winter Birds
We'll look for and learn about birds in winter as we visit feeders on an easy 3/4 mile walk. Bring binoculars if you'd like and we'll have some to share. ...Read More
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Animal Tracking
Animal Tracking
Let's investigate the wetlands through tracks, feathers, calls and scat. 1-mile loop, meet at 1378 Darby Creek Dr.
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Homeschoolers: Winter Birds
Homeschoolers: Winter Birds
We'll look for and learn about birds in winter as we visit feeders on an easy 3/4 mile walk. Bring binoculars if you'd like and we'll have some to share. ...Read More
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Backyard Bird Feeding with Herbs
Backyard Bird Feeding with Herbs
Learn best practices for bird feeding and discover which herbs will attract birds to your yard.
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For Adults 50+: Jack of all Trades – Metro Parks’ Resource Management
For Adults 50+: Jack of all Trades – Metro Parks’ Resource Management
The natural resource management team wears a lot of hats. Or waders. Or burn suits. Learn about Metro Parks' Resource Management team and their role in the park district. We'll ...Read More
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Metro Parks Hiking Club: Wednesday Fitness Club
Metro Parks Hiking Club: Wednesday Fitness Club
Hike 2 or 4 mi. on grave and natural surface trails. Moderate pace. Stairs and hills.
4 events,
Homeschoolers: Owls
Homeschoolers: Owls
Take a 1.25-mile hike through the forest to learn about owls and their adaptations while searching for roosting owls.
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Pre-school: Winter Footprints
Pre-school: Winter Footprints
Who is walking in our woods? Learn about animal footprints through games and a fun craft. Program may include a short hike, please dress for the weather.
Homeschoolers: Owls
Homeschoolers: Owls
Take a 1.25-mile hike through the forest to learn about owls and their adaptations while searching for roosting owls.
2 events,
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Lantern Hike
Lantern Hike
Join us for a staff led lantern hike through the golf course after dark! Meet at the Blacklick Woods Golf Course Pro Shop, lanterns will be available at a first ...Read More
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Night Hike
Night Hike
Let's take a 2-mile hike through the forest, and see what nocturnal critters we can find. 1378 Georgesville-Wrightsville Rd
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Scioto Audubon Winter Hike
Scioto Audubon Winter Hike
Gather your friends and family for a hike on any trail at Scioto Audubon Metro Park. Refreshments and a treat will be served between 10am and 1pm. Learn more about ...Read More
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Hike Behind the Lake
Hike Behind the Lake
Enjoy an off-trail 1.5-mile hike through the waterfowl refuge. Prepare for mud.
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Lively Lichen
Lively Lichen
Take a half-mile hike to discover what lichen is and see some lichen that lives in the woods year round.
4 events,
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Rocky Fork Winter Hike
Rocky Fork Winter Hike
Gather your friends and family for a hike on any trail at Rocky Fork Metro Park. Refreshments and a treat will be served between 10am and 1pm. Learn more about ...Read More
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Social Hike with Metro Parks
Social Hike with Metro Parks
Get your steps in and meet some new people on this 2.5 mile social hike with staff and volunteers. Trail is flat and crushed gravel, no hills. Meet at Nature ...Read More
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Winter Habitat Builders
Winter Habitat Builders
Learn about different habitats forest critters take shelter in during the winter and then help use various materials to build a habitat fit for the forest!
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Homeschool: Nature Journal
Homeschool: Nature Journal
Join us and create your own natural journal. Children will learn who to sew and bind a simple paper journal that can be used all year to make observations, draw ...Read More
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Hootin’ Hike
Hootin’ Hike
Let's take a short walk to learn about owls and try to find one in our woods. Meet at the Indian Ridge Bulletin Board, 2705 Darby Creek Dr.
Try It! Archery
Try It! Archery
Enjoy the thrill and fun of archery this winter while being toasty warm inside at the Blacklick Woods Golf Course!! Archery will be indoors at the Golf Course Pro Shop! ...Read More
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Cardio Hike
Cardio Hike
Join us in brining in the New Year at this fast-paced Cardio Hike at Prairie Oaks Metro Park! Meet at Darby Bend Lakes, Lake 1 parking lot. Use address 2755 ...Read More
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Winter Scavenger Hunt
Winter Scavenger Hunt
Celebrate the winter season with a fun scavenger hunt that will lead you around the park! Pick up your scavenger hunt at the shelter house from 4-6pm and complete the ...Read More
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2 events,
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For Adults 50+: Hike the Sugar Maple
For Adults 50+: Hike the Sugar Maple
Hike up and down hills on this moderate 1.5-mile trek through the forest. Meet at the Buzzard’s Roost Picnic Area bulletin board.
Sunset and S’mores
Sunset and S’mores
Enjoy watching the sunset while eating a toasty s'more around a warm campfire at Quarry Trails Metro Park! Meet at the Basin Parking Lot, all equipment provided. Quarry Trails Metro ...Read More
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Clear Creek Winter Hike
Clear Creek Winter Hike
Take a self guided hike on any of our public trails and enjoy refreshments at our Barnebey Hambleton area from 10am-1pm. Meet at the Park Office (185 Clear Creek Road, ...Read More
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Adventure Book Club!
Adventure Book Club!
Join us for our Monthly Adventure Book Club! No registration is necessary; all are welcome. This month's book is "The Shadow of Kilimanjaro" by Rick Ridgeway. We will meet at ...Read More
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Scioto Grove Winter Hike
Scioto Grove Winter Hike
Gather your friends and family for a hike on any trail at Scioto Grove Metro Park. Refreshments and a treat will be served between 10am and 1pm. Learn more about ...Read More
Cowboy Campfire Coffee!
Cowboy Campfire Coffee!
Howdy Y'all! Come out to the Lower Sled Hill at Quarry Trails Metro Park to learn how to make Cowboy style Campfire Coffee! All ingredients and equipment will be supplied, ...Read More
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Toddler Hike
Toddler Hike
Join us for a staff-led Toddler Hike around the lakes at Quarry Trails! We will walk as far as possible in the time allotted. We will be on stroller friendly ...Read More
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For Adults 50+: Winter Wild Edibles
For Adults 50+: Winter Wild Edibles
Take a 1.25-mile hike while we learn about what plants and fungi can be foraged as they begin to emerge around us.
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Try It! Archery
Try It! Archery
Enjoy the thrill and fun of archery this winter while being toasty warm inside at the Blacklick Woods Golf Course!! Archery will be indoors at the Golf Course Pro Shop! ...Read More
0 events,
2 events,
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Pie Iron Cooking
Pie Iron Cooking
Pie irons? Pudgy pies? Toastie irons? Regardless of what you grew up calling them, or are brand new to using them, join us to make recipes and learn tips and ...Read More
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50+ Morning Hike
50+ Morning Hike
Join us for a staff led 50+ morning hike at Slate Run Metro Park! Meet at the Buzzards Roost Picnic Area, trails are gravel and dirt, with areas of unevenness.
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Lantern Hike
Lantern Hike
Join us for an after dark adventure on this two mile lantern hike! Some lanterns will be available to borrow. Meet at the Tall Pines area! 6833 Richardson Rd, Groveport, ...Read More
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Blendon Woods Winter Hike
Blendon Woods Winter Hike
Gather your friends and family for a hike on any trail at Blendon Woods Metro Park. Refreshments and a treat will be served between 10am and 1pm. Learn more about ...Read More
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Pickerington Ponds Winter Hike
Pickerington Ponds Winter Hike
Gather your friends and family for a hike on any trail at Pickerington Ponds Metro Park. Refreshments and a treat will be served between 10am and 1pm at the Burning ...Read More
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