After a longer than usual winter, it’s time to get moving outside again. What better way to enjoy the great outdoors than by visiting one of Dublin’s 56 parks?
We want to make it extra convenient for you to navigate your way. In the center of this issue of Dublin Life, you’ll find a handy pull-out guide to City parks, bike paths and open spaces, including Glacier Ridge Metro Park.
We’ve even mapped out the locations for the City’s popular Art in Public Places program, our partnership with Dublin Arts Council. Enjoy playgrounds, great views of the Scioto River and the larger-than-life Leatherlips sculpture at Scioto Park. Watch the Saturday morning soccer games at Darree Fields and catch a glimpse of Going, Going … Gone! which marks the passage of time through the imagery of baseball.
Included in the guide is a listing of the various amenities available at parks and open spaces from bocci courts to shelter houses, swimming pools and fishing ponds.
The map can be used to plan an outing using the bike path network to help you arrive at your destination with the satisfaction of knowing in advance all the features that you will find there.
(See the full map here on the digital issue: www.issuu.com/cityscenemediagroup/docs/dublin_final2)
Our parks truly offer something for everyone, even history buffs. Quite a few parks – Bristol Commons, Coffman, Dublin Spring, Dublin Veterans, the Karrer Barn Open Space, M.L. “Red” Trabue Nature Preserve and Wedgewood Hills – offer historical aspects not to be missed.
We’ve even thrown in a few tips on the best sites for bird watching – the parks that provide river access are noted in the grid.
We’re fortunate to have so many recreational options among our 1,200 acres of parkland and more than 100 miles of bike paths. We hope you enjoy touring the various outdoor spaces, whether you frequent one park or decide to take them all in this year.