Map & Directions
Photo: David Hoffman
Trails
Arrowhead
1.7 miles
Easy – Hike – Grass
Goes through fields and forest and crosses George Creek.
Interactive Map: Arrowhead
Blacklick Creek Greenway
16 miles
Easy – Hike – Bike – Pets – Paved
Connects three Metro Parks and several small parks from Reynoldsburg to Groveport.
Interactive Map: Blacklick Creek Greenway
Killdeer
1.1 miles
Easy – Hike – Gravel
Goes around Blue Wing Pond and leads to an observation deck overlooking Pintail Marsh.
Interactive Map: Killdeer
Meadowlark
1 mile
Easy – Hike – Grass
Follows Pickering Creek and loops around grassland.
Interactive Map: Meadowlark
Yellowlegs
0.5 miles
Easy – Hike – Gravel
Crosses Pickering Creek and goes through a wetland.
Interactive Map: Yellowlegs
Burning Lake
1.5 miles
Easy – Hike – Bike – Pets – Paved
Loops through wildflower fields and a small woodland, passes wetlands.
![Roller blader on the Blacklick Creek Greenway Trail, Pickerington Ponds.](https://www.metroparks.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PKP_roller-blader-on-Greenway.jpg)
Shelters
Non-Reservable Shelters
Glacier Knoll Picnic Area
Area has access to Blacklick Creek Greenway Trail. Features an observation deck and has a drinking fountain and restroom.
1 Shelter: 38 Parking spaces plus two handicapped parking spaces, Electricity, Large charcoal grill, Picnic tables, Seating 60
Wood Duck Picnic Area
Area has two observation decks overlooking ponds and marshes
1 Shelter: 30 Parking spaces plus two handicapped parking spaces, Charcoal grill, Picnic tables, Seating 20
![Visitor grilling in Pickerington Ponds.](https://www.metroparks.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PKP_grilling_crop.jpg)
Activities
![A brother and sister walk hand in hand on the Killdeer Trail at Pickerington Ponds Metro Park.](https://www.metroparks.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PKP_Brother-and-sister-walk-on-Killdeer-Trail_Caleb-Holman.jpg)
![Roller-bladers and a cyclist about to pass each other on the Blacklick Creek Greenway Trail in the north west part of Pickerington Ponds.](/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PKP_visitors-on-Greenway-Trail.jpg)
Connects three Metro Parks and several small parks from Reynoldsburg to Groveport.
![Great blue heron at Pickerington Ponds. Photo by Dan Ferrin.](/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/PKP_heron-in-pond-inlet_D-Ferrin.jpg)
A 418-acre state nature preserve includes a buttonbush swamp, marshes and ponds. Marsh plants, grasses and sedges provide ideal habitat for many species of birds. Features four observation decks overlooking ponds and marshes. A fifth observation deck overlooks Arrowhead Marsh.
![Walkers with their dogs on the Blacklick Creek Greenway Trail at Pickerington Ponds.](/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PKP_walking-the-dogs-on-Greenway-Trail_DD.jpg)
PET TRAILS
Blacklick Greenway Trail: 16 miles
Connects three Metro Parks and several small parks from Reynoldsburg to Groveport.
![Visitor cooking on a park grill at the Glacier Knoll Picnic Area in Pickerington Ponds.](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PKP-grilling-at-Glacier-Knoll-S-Felker.jpg)
Two picnic areas are available on a first-come first-served basis. They feature tables and grills.