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Scioto Audubon Metro Park, Columbus, OH

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Sports & Outdoors

Scioto Audubon Metro Park

A 119-acre riverside park on a former industrial brownfield just south of downtown Columbus, Ohio.

400 W Whittier Street, Columbus OH 43215 · Columbus, OH

About Scioto Audubon Metro Park

Once a blighted industrial site, this Columbus park along the Scioto River has been reshaped into a green space where birds and wildlife settle in. Its 119 acres offer trails, a riverside boat ramp, fishing, rock climbing, an obstacle course, a dog park, picnic shelters, and a sledding hill. The Grange Insurance Audubon Center on the western side offers nature programming in a sustainably designed building. The park was developed through a partnership between Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks, the City of Columbus, and Ohio Audubon.

  • #urban park
  • #Scioto River
  • #birding
  • #wetlands
  • #Scioto Greenway trail

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