Parks

Led by Five Rivers Metroparks (with more than 10,000 acres) and Dayton’s new Riverscape Project, the Miami Valley has an abundance of parks and nature reserves for everyone’s enjoyment. Most are open from sunrise to sunset.

Regional Nature Centers
Germantown Nature Center, Germantown, 855-7717
Grant Nature Center, Washington Township, 433-2809
Aullwood Audubon Center, Butler Township, 890-7360
Wesleyan Nature Center, Dayton, 274-6632
Sugar Valley Park, Centerville, 433-5155
Glen Helen Nature Preserve, Yellow Springs, 767-7375

Major City Parks
Deeds Park, Dayton, 263-8400
DeWeese Park, Dayton, 263-8400
Elizabeth Gardens, Oakwood, 298-0775
Houk Stream, Oakwood, 298-0775
Hills and Dales, Kettering, 263-8400
Hintermeister Park, West Carrollton, 859-5181
Island Park, Dayton, 263-8400
Triangle Park, Dayton, 263-8400
Village South, Centerville, 433-5155

Public Gardens
Cox Arboretum, Dayton, 434-9005
Wegerzyn Horticultural Center, Dayton, 277-6545
Aullwood Gardens, Dayton, 275-7275
Smith Memorial Gardens, Oakwood,298-0775

Major Regional Parks
John Bryan State Park, Yellow Springs, 767-1274
Buck Creek State Park, Springfield, 322-5284
Caesar Creek State Park, Waynesville, 897-3055
Charleston Falls Preserve, Tipp City, 667-1086
Huffman River Corridor Bikeway, Dayton, 463-2707
Wolf Creek Rail Trail (Bikes), Trotwood 275-PARK

County Parks & Reserves
Eastwood Park, Dayton, 275-7275
Englewood Reserve, Englewood, 890-2700
Possum Creek Reserve, Dayton, 268-1312
Sugarcreek Reserve, Dayton, 433-0004
Taylorsville Reserve, Vandalia, 898-1254
Huffman Reserve, Fairborn, 426-8521

Historical Grounds
Patterson Homestead, Dayton, 222-9724
Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, 293-2841
Carriage Hill Farm, Dayton, 879-0461
Clifton Mill, Clifton, 767-5501