The Cincinnati Park Board (officially the Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners) maintains and operates all city parks in
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state lin ...
, Ohio. Established in 1911 with the purchase of , today the board services more than of city park space. The board receives its funding from the city, state and federal
grants, as well as private
endowments. In 1932 the
Cincinnati Zoo was purchased by the city and placed under the management of the board.
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List of parks in Cincinnati
The City of Cincinnati parks system has five regional and 70 neighborhood parks and 34 nature preserves operated by the Cincinnati Park Board. The following is an (incomplete) list of these protected areas in Cincinnati, Ohio:
West Side
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Great Parks of Hamilton County
Great Parks of Hamilton County is the park district of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1930, opening its first park, Sharon Woods, in 1932. It was known as the Hamilton County Park District until 2014. The park syste ...
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Anderson Township Park District The Anderson Park District (officially the Anderson Township Park District) is the park district of Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Anderson Township is located roughly east of downtown Cincinnati. The chain of parks began ...
References
External links
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Government of Cincinnati
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