Blacklick Woods Metro Park
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Blacklick Woods Metro Park is in Reynoldsburg, in central Ohio. It is 652 acres of a variety of natural landscapes.
Visit Blacklick Woods Metro Park
Blacklick Woods Metro Park is owned and managed by Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks.
At Blacklick Woods, visitors can enjoy woods, fields, seasonal swamp ponds, a small prairie, and a golf course.
Cindy’s Insider Ohio Tips
While Blacklick Metro Park is well known for the Canopy Walk, you have to be sure to visit the nature center. The day I visited, we saw a lot of animals and birds from the viewing window. The trails around the nature center are short, but provide a nice family hiking experience.
Activities and Facilities
With plenty of activities for the whole family to enjoy, Blacklick Woods is an ideal day out for all seasons.
Canopy Walk
The canopy walk is 40 feet high and loops for an eighth of a mile through the tree canopy. From the canopy, visitors will get amazing views of the surrounding beech-maple forest and parkland, and it is great for birding.
An elevator makes this boarded canopy walk ideal for wheelchairs and strollers.
Check out our article about the Blacklick Woods Canopy Walk!
Golfing
There are two challenging courses at Blacklick Woods: The Championship Course has a traditional layout with tree-lined fairways and quality putting surfaces. The Learning Course is perfect for beginners and families.
There is a state-of-the-art practice area and a full-service driving range. A 30,000 square foot practice green has three bunkers and a 3-hole practice course.
Blacklick Woods Metro Park Trails
There are six trails at this park. All are rated ‘easy’ and all are ADA-friendly.
Photo credits: Cindy Gordon of VisitOhioToday.com
Beech Trail
0.7 miles | Easy | Hike | Gravel
This trail passes through a beech-maple forest with displays of spring wildflowers and continues past a swamp forest area.
Buttonbush Trail
0.5 miles | Easy | Hike | Gravel
The Buttonbush Trail runs through a hardwood swamp forest.
Multipurpose Trail
2.6 miles | Easy | Hike | Bike | Gravel
This trail goes through a forest and a meadow.
Blacklick Creek Greenway
16 miles | Easy | Hike | Bike | Pets | Paved
The Greenway connects three metro parks and several small parks from Reynoldsburg to Groveport.
Maple Trail
0.9 miles | Easy | Hike | Gravel
The Maple Trail crosses a hardwood forest and a small wetland. Perfect for birding.
Walter A Tucker Trail
0.1 miles | Easy | Hike | Gravel/Boardwalk
This trail links the Buttonbush and Maple trails.
Shelters
There are five reservable and two non-reservable shelters at Blacklick Woods.
Reservable Shelters:
- Butternut: Holds 100 people, with a kitchen, electricity, charcoal grills, play area, and restrooms
- Buttonbush: Holds 100 people, with a kitchen, electricity, charcoal grills, a play area, and restrooms
- Sassafras: Holds 64 people, with grills, electricity, a water fountain, a playfield, and restrooms
- Walnut: Holds 80 people, with grills, electricity, a water fountain, a playfield, and restrooms
- Beech-Maple Lodge: Holds 72 people with heating and air conditioning, a full kitchen, a gas fireplace, a large meeting room, WiFi, and restrooms.
Non-Reservable Shelters:
- Ash Grove Picnic Area has three shelters, grills, picnic tables, a playground, a playfield, and restrooms.
- Meadows Picnic Area has eight shelters with grills, picnic tables, playground equipment, a playfield, and restrooms.
More Activities
The Nature Center features exhibits of local and natural history. There are observation windows to view the wildlife.
A 54-acre swamp preserve features wetlands and a wide variety of trees and shrubs.
A sledding hill at the golf course is available when the weather permits.
Photo credits: Cindy Gordon of VisitOhioToday.com
Where is Blacklick Woods Metro Park Located?
Location Map for Blacklick Woods Metro Park
Let’s Visit Blacklick Woods Metro Park!
Have you visited this metro park, or any others in central Ohio? Which is your favorite? We’d love to know! Leave a comment below and share your experience.
Some more Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks that we really enjoyed are Blendon Woods (Columbus), Three Creeks Metro Park (Groveport), and Inniswood Metro Gardens (Westerville).
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