Great Parks of Hamilton County brought the joy of the outdoors to children and families at the Ronald McDonald House with the donation of books and stuffed animals of Parky, the Raccoon.

Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Did you know we have a book? Author and Great Parks Ranger Joel Altman reads his book to the main character, Parky the Raccoon in today’s video.

July is Parks and Recreation Month! While we can’t celebrate with you in person right now, we want you to meet the faces behind Great Parks of Hamilton County. Meet Parky the Raccoon. Parky has worked in parks and recreation longer than most people, and still loves every minute of it!

We’re giving you some fun coloring activities! To celebrate Parks to Kids Day, we’re featuring our very own Parky the Raccoon on today’s coloring sheet.

Earlier this month, the nature interpreters at Sharon Woods hosted our second annual space program, Out of This World. Over those two nights, I experienced a child try his very first s’more. I heard about a boy who enjoyed our gravity exhibit so much that his dad is going to build one at home and […]