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Battelle-Darby Creek
1775 Darby Creek Dr., Galloway, OH 43119 (southwestern Franklin County)
From-270, take the W. Broad St. (U.S. 40) exit west. Go about 5 miles on Broad St. and turn left on Darby-Creek Dr. Main entrance is about 3 miles on the right.
Blacklick Woods Park & Golf Courses
6975 & 7309 E. Livingston Ave. (respectively) Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
(eastern Franklin & northwestern Fairfield counties)
From I-270, take the E. Main St./Reynoldsburg exit. Go east on Main St. to Brice Rd. and turn right. Take Brice Rd. to Livingston Ave. and turn left. Entrance is about 1.5 miles on the right. Golf course is ¼ mile beyond the park entrance.
Blendon Woods
4265 East Dublin-Granville Rd., Columbus, OH 43229 (northeastern Franklin County)
From I-270, take S.R. 161/New Albany exit east to the Little Turtle exit and turn right. Go to Old S.R. 161/Cherry Bottom Rd. and turn right. Entrance is ½ mile on the left.
Chestnut Ridge
8445 Winchester Rd., N.W., Carroll, OH 43112 (western Fairfield County)
From I-270, take U.S. 33 east toward Lancaster. Go about 10 miles and turn right on Winchester Road (Carroll, OH traffic light). Entrance is about 3 miles on the left.
Clear Creek
9995 Opossum Hollow Rd., Rockbridge, OH 43149
(northern Hocking & southern Fairfield counties)
From I-270, take U.S. 33 east toward Lancaster. Go about 31 miles to C.R. 116 (Shell gas station on the corner). Turn right and go about 1.5 miles to the intersection of C.R. 116 and Starner Rd.
Glacier Ridge
9801 Hyland Croy Road,
Plain City, OH 43064
From I-270, near Dublin, take U.S. 33 west to S.R. 161 / Post Road exit. Turn right onto Post Road, then left onto Hyland Croy Road. Entrance to Honda Wetland Education Center is about 1.2 miles on the left. The main park entrance is about 2 miles further north on left.
Highbanks
9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N) Lewis center, OH 43035
(northern Franklin & southern Delaware counties)
From I-270, take U.S. 23 north about 3 miles. Entrance is on the left, just before Powell Rd.
Inniswood Metro Gardens
940 South Hempstead Road, Westerville, OH 43081 (northern Franklin County)
From I-270, take the S.R. 3/Westerville Rd. exit south to Dempsey Rd. and turn left. Go about 1 mile to Hempstead Rd. and turn left. Entrance is about 1/2 mile on the right.
Pickerington Ponds
7680 Wright Road, Canal Winchester, OH 43110
(southeastern Franklin & northwestern Fairfield counties)
From I-270, take U.S. 33 east toward Lancaster about 6 miles. Turn left onto Bowen Road and go about 2.5 miles. Entrance is about 2.5 miles on the right.
Prairie Oaks
2012 Amity Rd. Hilliard, OH 43026 (western Franklin & northeastern Madison counties)
From I-270, take I-70 west to the Georgesville Rd/S.R. 142 exit and go south about 1/2 mile. Turn left on High Free Pike. Go about 1 mile to Roberts Rd. and turn left. Go about 1 mile on Roberts Rd. to Amity Rd. and turn left. Entrance is on the left.
Sharon Woods
6911 Cleveland Avenue, Westerville, OH 43081 (northern Franklin County)
From I-270, take the Cleveland Avenue North exit. Entrance is about 1/2 mile on the left.
Spring Hollow Lodge:
1069 W. Main St., Westerville, OH 43081 (cannot be accessed from Sharon Woods entrance). Continue north on Cleveland Ave, past the main park entrance to Main St. and turn left. Go about 1.5 miles and turn left into the park. Follow the park signs.
Slate Run Park & Historical Farm
1375 State Route 674 North, Canal Winchester, OH 43110
(northeastern Pickaway County)
From I-270, take U.S. 33 east toward Lancaster to the Canal Winchester/S.R. 674 exit. Turn right onto Gender Rd./S.R. 674 and go about 2 miles until it dead ends into Lithopolis Road. Turn left and go about 1/2 mile to S.R.674. Turn right and go about 4 miles to the entrance on the right. Once inside the park, go past the ranger station and take the first road left and follow the signs to the Farm.
Slate Run Wetlands:
Continue past main park entrance ½ mile to Marcy Rd. and turn right. Go 3 miles to Winchester Rd. and turn right. Wetlands entrance is about 2 miles on the right.
Three Creeks
3860 Bixby Road, Groveport, OH 43125 (Franklin County)
From I-270, take S.R. 33 east to the S. Hamilton Rd. exit. Turn right and go about 1 mile to Bixby Rd. and turn right. Entrance is about 1 mile on the right.
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