Highbanks Metro Park
Highbanks Metro Park is a scenic natural park featuring spectacular walking and hiking trails through forests, prairies, and meadows, offering a peaceful and quiet hiking experience. It has a first-class welcome center with wildlife viewing, picnic tables for dining, playgrounds for children, and is dog-friendly. The park is accessible with wheelchair-friendly entrances and parking, making it an ideal spot for families and outdoor enthusiasts.
Reviews
Always a good visit. The hidden rabbits even kept my adult friends entertained. We also went to the part of the park off of Olentangy River Road
Great hiking trails. Friendly encounters likely on trails, but never busy, except on Mothers’ day. Can get lost and still find your way back. Gorgeous scenery. Interesting birdsong, although of course can be hard to spot some of those birds. Really love this place, and you will, too, if you like well maintained trails through beautiful forests and around natural prairie and meadowland. A true gem in easy reach.
Amazing park. Will definitely go back for some hiking and mushroom foraging. Nature center is awesome!
It’s really peaceful and quiet! Definitely check out this little big gem of a park. A lot of places to have a picnic and chill. Hit the trails to be in the woods!
What a wonderful surprise! This Metro Park may have jumped to #1 on my list! The welcome center is first class. The walking paths among the trees are spectacular! The water and high banks make one feel as if they are in a mountain top high! It is not far off of 270. Bring your walking stick, hiking shoes (or tennis shoes) and prepare for a treat! The welcome center is user friendly for children. There are floor to ceiling glass windows where one can watch a wide variety of birds come to the feeding area. I recorded the sounds of 3 or 4 birds I had not recorded at any other place. I even saw a Summer Tananger! Parking is easy to find. Access is easy. Bring lunch to share as you sit at the many picnic tables. A treat indeed!