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Great Parks of Hamilton County is the
park district A park district is a form of local special-purpose district for providing public parks and recreation in or near its geographic boundaries. Some park districts also own or maintain related cultural facilities such as monuments, zoos, sports venu ...
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 system includes 18 parks and 4 conservation areas. It is governed by a board of park commissioners. Park headquarters are located in the second largest park in the system, Winton Woods. The county park system also coordinates with the Cincinnati Park Board.


Amenities and activities

The parks are open 365 days a year, from dawn to dusk. Boathouses, golf courses, visitor centers and gift shop hours vary by season. All vehicles entering the parks must have a valid Motor Vehicle Permit ($10 annual for county residents; $16 annual for non-county residents; $5 daily county residents; $8 daily non-county residents). The Great Parks offer reserved banquet centers, lodging, shelters, weddings, and campsites. Campgrounds are only at Miami Whitewater Forest and Winton Woods. The three largest parks are Miami Whitewater Forest, Winton Woods, and Sharon Woods. Things to do at a typical county park are hiking trails (nature, paved, and parcourse), picnicking, fishing, paddle boating, kayaking, canoeing, biking, riding horses, farm animals, playing on playgrounds, golfing (at Miami Whitewater Forest, Winton Woods, Sharon Woods, Woodland Mound, and Little Miami Golf Center), frisbee golf, playing sports, and visiting their nature centers. Dog parks are located at Simmonds Family Dog Park (Miami Whitewater Soccer Complex) and at Otto Armleder Memorial Park & Recreation Complex. Law enforcement services are provided by the Great Parks of Hamilton County Ranger Department, 24/7/365.


List of parks and conservation areas

;Parks *Campbell Lakes Preserve * Embshoff Woods *Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve *Fernbank Park* *Francis RecreAcres *Glenwood Gardens *Lake Isabella *Little Miami Golf Center (including the southern end of the
Little Miami Scenic Trail The Little Miami Scenic Trail is the fourth longest paved trail in the United States, running through five southwestern counties in the state of Ohio. The multi-use rail trail sees heavy recreational use by hikers and bicyclists, as well as the ...
) * Miami Whitewater Forest * Mitchell Memorial Forest *Otto Armleder Memorial Park & Recreation Complex* *Sharon Woods * Shawnee Lookout *Triple Creek *Werk Road Property * Winton Woods *Withrow Nature Preserve *Woodland Mound ;Conservation Areas *Kroger Hills *Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary *Oak Glen Nature Preserve *Richardson Forest Preserve Asterisk (*) symbolizes parks that are worked through the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County


Gallery

File:ShawneeEndView.JPG, Shawnee Lookout File:ShawneeCabin.JPG, Cabin at Shawnee Lookout File:ShawneeMidView.JPG, Shawnee Lookout File:Shawnee Lookout Park entrance.jpg, Shawnee Lookout File:ShawneeFort.JPG, Shawnee Lookout fort File:ShawneeMilkhouse.JPG, Milk house at Shawnee Lookout File:Ohio river at Fernbank park.jpeg, Fernbank Park File:Playground fernbank park Cinci.jpeg, Playground at Fernbank Park File:Miami whitewater fishing.jpeg, Miami Whitewater File:Miami Whitewater Forest Prairie.jpg, Miami Whitewater File:Shaker Trace Trail 2.jpeg, Shaker Trace trail, at Miami Whitewater Forest. File:WalkingTrailPedestrianBridge.jpg, Pedestrian bridge at Winton Woods


See also

* Anderson Township Park District


References


External links

* {{Protected Areas of Ohio Park districts in Ohio