BEAUTIFUL!!! Not sure what led me to this new (to me) off the beaten trail park up in Sidney, but…read moreI'm SUPER glad I made the "pilgrimage" up there a few weekends ago, on a gorgeous fall day, to check it out!! There's definitely something for just about everyone here, including a MASSIVE public pool for the summer months, beautiful trails, multiple playgrounds, picnic areas, scenic waterways, ball fields, and even a lovely covered bridge. You'll need much more than one day to see everything, but I was able to see a good bit of this wonderful community park, including hiking most of the VERY user-friendly Benjamin Trail, ending at the covered bridge (I think the trail continues, but I stopped/returned at that point) and driving around the perimeter of the park to see several other trail heads. There was a pretty good number of people here the day I visited, but it never felt overcrowded. Life's ups and downs have led me to do some serious "exploring," in every sense of the word, up to and including some of the lesser-known parks in the area. Tawawa was a WONDERFUL discovery, and I hope to return SOON!! CHECK IT OUT!!!!!

This is the nicest park. Also, there are so many trails, play areas, picnic areas and stream…read moreaccess in many spots. You can choose a spot where it is populated or there are many areas that you will have to yourself. The park is very clean and well patrolled. Peace and quiet, just the birds chirping. Numerous charcoal grills and picnic tables throughout the park. Great park if you have a dog .

This is a 35 acre park along the Great Miami River in Troy, OH. The Great Miami Bike Trail also…read moregoes through it. We like to park here and walk north to the bike trail bridge and back to Twin Arches Reserve. That walk is 4 miles and it's one of the most scenic part of the bike trail that I have seen. It's beautiful.

It's small, right across from UVMC, and a great spot for splashing in the water or potentially…read morefishing. My kids had a fun time.

A beautiful little oasis. A bonus is a bathroom with real flushing toilets instead of a smelly…read morescary pit. This is also A good spot to collect some clean pesticide free milkweed if you help raise Monarchs in the summer to help boost their struggling numbers like I do.

Love taking walks here if you love nature it's a great place for walking or to even take the kids…read morethey have some sponsor animals they have rehabilitated and can't be let go back into the wild.

This is a small park that sits behind the library. It has benches, a gabazo to get out of the rain…read moreand a number of benches to sit and relax. A wrought iron fence circles the park that has a number of openings to allow for access. There are a couple plaques to read embedded in rocks in the park.

Huge place, mainly playing fields. Several good playsets of different sizes. K loved it. Lots of…read moreshelters, plenty of parking. A few benches by the playsets. Impressive, and I'd love to have it in my town.

Duke park is a recreation park on the outskirts of Troy. It has paved walking paths, soccer fields,…read morefootball fields and concession buildings, picnic tables, swing sets, play sets, fenced in dog areas and on and on. I've watched my kids play soccer and football here and now watch my grandkids do the same.

Absolutely huge. We were just there for the playground, but could hardly find it. There's a big…read morestadium that was hosting a track meet, plenty of shelters, trees, open spaces, playing fields, much more. Parking all over. A huge playset, plus smaller ones. Baby K absolutely loved it, especially the fairly dangerous old metal swirl slide. Easy to get around, pleasant shade, all in all a great park that I wish we had near us.