On Saturday, November 15, Great Parks is hosting the annual Turkey Day Open fishing tournament at Miami Whitewater Forest Lake. This is your last chance to reel in some of the biggest catfish in the greater Cincinnati region! You may think the fish won’t bite in snowy frigid temperatures; however, the lake is still 55 […]

In the early-morning hours of March 17, 2014, an oil spill was reported at Great Parks of Hamilton County’s Oak Glen Nature Preserve in Colerain Township. At a little past the six-month anniversary of the spill, take a tour of the impacted area.   To learn more about the oil spill at Oak Glen Nature […]

What games did you enjoy when you were a kid? Playing hide-and-seek? Solving puzzles? Going on Easter egg hunts? Exploring in the woods? You can do all of them and be a kid again right here in Great Parks by geocaching. What is geocaching? It’s a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants […]

Over the years, the Park District has been fortunate to acquire four millstones that date back to the 1800s. Two were acquired years ago, one was received from Historic Southwest Ohio (which operates Heritage Village Museum in Sharon Woods) and the other is from the old “Mount Healthy Flour Mill” that was located in Mount […]

Spring is a time for rejuvenation in our parks. The trees begin to bloom, the flowers brighten the forest and all the animals (including us humans) become more active. As each day passes, more and more visitors stream through the Miami Whitewater Visitor Center. While some are just looking for the restroom, the vast majority […]

Let us do the cooking for you! Great Parks Catering, Hamilton County Park District’s own catering service since 1985, provides a variety of fresh menu options and packages to fit any type of park event. Whether it is a business meeting, golf outing, wedding reception or a casual family picnic, Great Parks Catering can prepare […]

Dust off the cabin fever and dig the fishing gear out of storage. Fishing season is finally here! The Hamilton County Park District is stocking 750 pounds of beautiful rainbow trout at Lake Isabella Friday, March 1. The boathouse at Lake Isabella is supplied to the gills with all of the live bait and trout […]

On Saturday, February 23, Meadow Links & Golf Academy hosted a workshop on Peak Performance in Golf, led by founder Tim Kremer. It focused on learning to “quiet and tame” the mind to help achieve better performance during a round of golf. Some of the techniques included breathing correctly and ways in feeling comfortable to […]