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 22 outstanding natural area parks with more than 270 miles of trails and over 28,900 acres of land in seven central Ohio counties.

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News & Stories from your Metro Parks

Frightful Fungi

Shannon Heist Blacklick Woods Naturalist “Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble.” No, this post isn’t about Macbeth, it’s about mushrooms! We won’t be casting any spells …Read More

Close-up on Nature

Craig Biegler Blendon Woods Naturalist A few years ago, I started taking photographs of insects and other small animals with a macro lens, which allows me to magnify the image …Read More

Homestead Metro Park Expansion

We’ve got big news: Homestead Metro Park is expanding! In collaboration with the City of Hilliard, Metro Parks has added 333 acres to Homestead Metro Park. With the new acreage, …Read More

Behind the Parks: Meet David at Battelle Darby Creek

David Bergunzi Assistant Park Manager, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park David Bergunzi is talking with Communications Coordinator, Virginia Gordon About me I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and …Read More