Scioto Park

This was a quick drop in park we did on our very long road trip! It has this awesome sculpture and a very cute little park down the hill the kids really enjoyed! Definitely worth stopping by if you need to stretch your legs or want a cute photo op!

Nice little park with a couple of sturdy picnic shelters. I appreciate the walking space within these shelters but do think they could use more seating. There's a small but clean and sturdy-looking playground and a body of water closeby, but sadly paths to get close to the water are blocked off, at least during my visit. It's a quaint park with a lot of parking and a dumpster on site. Keep in mind if you're coming for a big event that most of this parking is on a hill. It's not incredibly steep but can be a challenge for those with mobility impairments.

Scioto Park is where you will find Leatherlips Monument, a beautiful work of public art dedicated to a local Native American legend. That's why we visited! We wanted to see this awesome statue, because Dublin has lots of amazing public art, and Leatherlips is one of them.

But there is so much more to Scioto Park. This is one of the main public parks in Dublin, and it's the site of outdoor concerts in the summer and sledding in the winter. There are also nature trails, a playground, picnic shelters, lots of grassy areas, and places on the trail where you can view the Scioto River, which runs through the park.

We also stumbled upon a cute statue diorama of a turtle and a beaver. My kids are obsessed (literally obsessed) with beavers, so when we accidentally came across a beaver statue hidden in the brush, they lost their little minds. You can find these statues near the parking lot.

Today in Columbus Ohio, Tony and I discovered Sciota Park along the Sciota River and the Chief Leather Lips Monument. Free to enjoy!!!

This is lovely park located along the river on Route 33 up near the Columbus Zoo area. GPS took me straight there, no problems!!!

Park is very gorgeous !!!
Three large covered shelter picnicking areas, large playground and great river access and views highly recommend a stop if your in the area.

Really nice park. Upkept and Clean. Ample parking and accommodations. They have a play area for children with swings, a tower, etc..

Two areas for sitting and picnics - One near the children's play area and another by the parking area.

Cute peaceful park along the river. Plenty of benches and fish art. Chief leatherlips oversees everything from the hillside.

While I've heard of the famous Chief Leatherlips monument, I didn't know it was located smack dab in the middle of a park near the Scioto River. Very cool!

My nephew and I were spending a beautiful Friday afternoon exploring parks in the neighborhood. This one popped right up after doing a quick search on Yelp for parks in the area. We arrived to find a vacant parking lot, but a crew of landscapers tending to the lawn. After parking in the shade we began to explore and, of course, that started with Leatherlips. I always appreciate a good informational plaque and the one here told us all about the history of Chief Leatherlips. There's even a Dublin Arts QR code to scan for more details. This took a few minutes and we moved on, heading straight for the river.

We tried skipping some rocks... but we couldn't really find any good ones and the current wasn't flowing right. We moved on to climbing trees. That was fun for a minute. Next was explaining to an eight year old about the history of amphitheaters. Our conversations really went wild from there. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the playground was off limits but we were still able to kill a little time.

I recommend coming here for a good picnic, to play some frisbee, read a good book, or toss a baseball. Other than that, it's fairly small and you'll kill your time quickly without something to keep you busy.

Yes I recommend this business it's clean and beautiful and clean the city of Dublin takes great care of our park!! I look forward to celebrating my niece Nisha's baby shower there on Saturday, September 23rd!!

This park is pretty small. Not a ton of parking here, but when we came, there were maybe three other cars. It was probably getting close to 3pm on a Friday.

I had seen pictures of a Native American chief on Instagram and had to see it. It's such a random monument to see in the suburbs. Quite unexpected.

Anyway, you can climb up it from the back.

There's also a little amphitheater next to it.

There are bathrooms here as well.

If you go down the hill, there's a bit more parking, an area to have lunch, a volleyball net, and a playground.

You can also get close to the river as well via a few tiny little trails.

It was calming to watch the water flowing.

Discovered this park for the first time the other day and can't believe I didn't find this gem sooner! It's right past downtown bridge park and there's a sign right off the road that lets you know where to turn in. There's plenty of parking as there's a parking lot up top and then two additional lots as you get further down. The park itself is right on the Scioto river. There's a small amphitheater, a good sized playground, a couple covered picnic areas, a really cool limestone monument, and plenty of green space! The access to the river is good as you can walk right down to it - there were several people there fishing along the edge. This is a great spot for families as I saw many kids enjoying the playground and playing on the monument. It's a perfect park to enjoy on a warm day whether you're grilling out, fishing, spending some time with friends or family, or just relaxing and enjoying the outdoors!