Walk-Up Picnic Areas
Great Parks offers open picnic areas across Hamilton County with tables and grills, typically accommodating small groups of 20 or fewer. Often located along primary park roads, these areas are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Reservable Picnic Shelters & Areas
Reservable up to a year in advance, Great Parks offers 58 open-air shelters and two non-sheltered picnic areas with tables, grills and nearby restrooms. Other amenities can include athletic fields, playgrounds and horseshoe pits for guests to enjoy.
All reservable and non-reservable picnic areas are shown on the map within each park’s webpage.
Phone: 513-521-7275
Reservation Office Hours:
- Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Memorial Day to Labor Day)
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Embshoff Woods Nature Preserve Shelters
Embshoff Woods Nature Preserve offers eight scenic picnic shelters available for reservation.
Fernbank Park Shelters
Fernbank Park offers three scenic picnic shelters available for reservation.
Lake Isabella Shelters
Lake Isabella offers two scenic picnic shelters available for reservation.
Miami Whitewater Forest Shelters
Miami Whitewater Forest offers five scenic picnic shelters and one picnic area available for reservation.
Sharon Woods Shelters
Sharon Woods offers nine scenic picnic shelters available for reservation.
Shawnee Lookout Shelters
Shawnee Lookout offers two scenic picnic shelters available for reservation.
Winton Woods Shelters
Winton Woods offers twenty scenic picnic shelters and one picnic area available for reservation.
Woodland Mound Shelters
Woodland Mound offers six scenic picnic shelters available for reservation.