We recently visited for the first time over the Memorial Day weekend and were pleasantly surprised…read more We only hiked the Cascade Trail so that is what my review will be on. The park website and things online are very confusing. One site says, permit not required and another say one isn't. The sign at the park also says permit required, but there is no where to purchase one in person or online. We took the chance and parked without one. I did see a worker driving around and he didn't seem to be checking cars. The map seems okay for general navigating and there is signage around. The trails are marked okay I think. There could be some improvement, but the Cascade Trail is a big loop so it isn't a huge deal. The trail was well maintained. A little overgrown in places, but nothing terrible. It's also really flat except for the end of the trail where you need to walk up a big hill to get back to where we parked. My kids did fine with the trial the whole time though. The bridge is super neat and my kids had fun crossing it. The falls were pretty and a nice treat, but you really have to wander around to find a good view of it. Luckily none of us minded that. The creek is really nice to play and walk in. That was by far my kids favorite part. We also found lots of fossils to explore and look at! It was a little muddy after all the rain we had received, but nothing terrible.

My favorite 'hiking' spot in Butler County…read more My favorite part about this preserve are the trails. There are multiple trails that connect to each other, so if you get bored with hiking your usual trail, it's easy to mix it up a little bit. They are all well kept and maintained. Sometimes there is some litter, but we pick it up. There are two old building foundations on one of the trails and a piece of farm equipment grown into a tree, pretty neat! The park is big, lots of space.

Love taking the babies to the park here because we know it's going to be clean and safe. There are…read moreswings a toddler playground and a larger play set for older children and quite a bit of green area for the kids to run around. Definitely a safe choice for any parent looking for a park. That is a little less busy.

I have been coming to this park for several years to go fishing and do other activities, like…read moretaking my nieces and nephews to the playground. Overall the park is very clean and I have never had any major issues. My last visit however the bathrooms were locked up, so we had to leave to go somewhere else.

Was one of the worst lakes I have ever fished had to park in the front and walk to where you want…read moreto fish packing all your stuff... and it's $30 a ticket the website said it has a well stocked bait house yet they had no live bait literally all they had was night crawlers and even then they was pitiful.... I had cool aid chicken...liver...night crawlers...shrimp... and sat for 9 hours and not so much as a bite....they have 3 pumps going across the lake which made it almost impossible to fish with a bobber...this is all % true my friends I will never darken that fishing lake again that my friends is also % true

Haven't fished the lake in years drove 2 hours and called about 20 minutes before we arrived and…read morethe said there were only 30 people there get there and there was like 70 people and people's kids coming over and casting over lines and for as small as the lake is and the fish they said that they have stocked and to not get a bite out of 4 poles using 10 different types of fish including nightcrawlers chicken liver moon eye skip jack blue gill warmouth gold fish issrallys creek chubs shad and a few more different fish I trolled I fished a bobber fished the bottom cut and live bait not one single bite in 12 hours biggest fish was 23lbs seen about 15 under 18lbs caught staff are rude and way over priced will never be back absolutely a wast of time and effort odr needs to investigate them

This is a small park tucked away in a suburban area. Years ago I tried the par cours trail which…read morewas a fun change of pace for exercise. This past visit we were just walking around checking out the scenery. The path is gravel, and when you get a little bit into the path there is a rather steep hill, so it isn't ideal for strollers. We enjoyed being near the pond and watching the ducks. The playground is most suitable for elementary aged children.

Nice park, fishing on one side and two well maintained ball diamonds on the other side. Nice…read moreinventory in the snack shack and I seen several people drinking draft beer in a plastic cups, I guess they sell beer also. Seen the Park Police patrolling parking lot, so there is security present.

This is such a beautiful area! We parked in the small paved parking lot on the east side of the…read morepark, which let us walk right into the area with the gorgeous pond area, featuring a ton of plant and wildlife, including these gorgeous large flowers. The trail around the pond area is paved and easy to walk, and as you approach the far end, signage indicates access to an unimproved trail. There is nice seating near the pond, as well as a great overlook deck. What a great little park!

Wetlands is a great local park with beautiful scenery, and nice paved trails or alternatively…read more"mowed" trails. You can go shorter or longer distances as you wish. Parts of the park are located along a fairly busy road so there is some road noise along some trails, just FYI.

Very nice owners very well stocked pond's We got 2 big channel cats in the big pond and in the…read morefront pon they were pulling shovel and blues out of there all day.

From the owner: We specialize in fishing rods, fishing reels, bait flavorings, live bait and frozen bait for all of…read moreyour fishing needs!

This place is great. We go here to get some large gold fish for our pond. The large ones are only a…read moredollar. A great deal compared to pet store. We will be going back for fishing supply's. It's larger than their last location. The people are always so nice and helpful. My daughter likes to talk to everyone and they indulge her. Lol. Today we saw crappie, small bass and shiners a few others for live bait. Tons of poles and tackle. So much stuff to list. If you love to fish I would highly recommend checking this place out. They also have a machine outside that I think you can access 24/7 for last minute fishing supply's.

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A beautiful park I didn't know existed until a recent visit to the area. Be sure to check out the…read morecentrally-located Visitor's Center to get lots of handy info, trail maps, a visit to the gift shop, and even pet a friendly snake!! I decided to hike the Gorge Trail, which was very do-able, and ambitiously hoped to even follow the trail around the lake. Oooooops... There is NO LAKE, for the moment, anyway, as they've emptied it for maintenance (!!) Wasn't able to hike around the (dry) lake, as I think that trail was closed, but no worries, I headed back on the Gorge Trail (took a zillion pictures along the way, it's GORGEous!!) and made it back just in time to attend the Hispanic Festival taking place right outside the visitor's center. Looks like there's LOTS of community activities offered here, and it's a GREAT area resource!! Beautiful scenery, some waterfalls apparently, once the rain returns, picnic areas and multiple fun playgrounds for the kiddies, nicely marked trails, TONS of community events, and so much more!! Don't miss it if you're in the area!!

This park is super cute yet super simple. Our favorite area to go to is the splash pad with the…read morepark attached you're also able to walk down from the park to the lake. the a walk around the lake makes it super nice and a great day out. During the summer, you can access the ice cream and snack bar so you can truly make this a great lunch outing for you and your kids

This is a very pretty park perfect for kids since it has so many soccer fields baseball fields…read moretennis court and the playground It does only however have one loop for a trail that I could find I wish there were more trails maybe through the woods but other than that it's a nice park.

We stopped over the summer and had a great time. My kids loved the playground. It reminded my son…read moreof a local one in our area. The pond was a big hit too. We watched so many ducks and had a nice walk around it. This park has tons of green space as well and a memorial of some sort as well. Cool park and we will definitely stopped by again.

A nice enough spot in a sea of retail/residential SPREAD. I came here to "de-tox" after a bit too…read moremuch time/money spent at nearby Liberty Center. Very OFF season, so there wasn't too much going on here, but I found my way to the lodge/playground area and took a nice, long-ish walk around the lake (approx. 1.7 miles!!) Looks like there's boats to rent and a nice patio to enjoy the view in warmer months, but I'm sure crowds are a BIT larger, as I pretty much had the place to myself in the hazy, drizzzly days of late winter. Seems to be a new-ish location, with main focus on sports fields. I'm just a tiny bit SPOILED by all of Ohioooooo's more lush, natural, "remote" state and metro parks, but this is not a bad choice, if you're in the area. And what better time to "symbolically" support the VOA, as it appears in political PERIL as of late...

If you want less shade than a desert then this is the place for you. The designers were allergic to…read moretrees.