In + Around Cincinnati

Parks & Playgrounds {South}

May 1, 2020

We are incredibly lucky to have all of the green space and playgrounds we have in this city!
There are so many that we had to group them into sections.
This “SOUTH” guide has the following areas of town:

Downtown, South Cincinnati, Newport, Covington, Ft. Thomas, Erlanger, Edgewood, Ft. Mitchell, Ft. Wright, & Florence

If you know of one we have missed, please let us know by filling out this form HERE.

Downtown & Surrounding Areas

Downtown

Smale Riverfront Park

Playground equipment
Several seasonal sprayground/water play areas
Restrooms
Walking paths
Paid parking available nearby.

100 W Mehring Way

Sawyer Point

Playground equipment with swings
Seasonal sprayground
Restrooms
Sand volleyball and tennis courts
Walking paths
Paid parking nearby

705 E Pete Rose Way

Washington Park

Playground equipment
Seasonal sprayground
Restrooms
Open grassy areas
Paid parking garage underneath the park

1230 Elm Street, Over-the-Rhine

Ziegler Park

Playground equipment with giant swing
Seasonal sprayground
Restrooms
Adjacent to community pool
Dedicated toddler area
Paid parking nearby

1322 Sycamore St.

Lytle Park

Playground equipment
Restrooms
Paid parking nearby

501 East 4^th Street

Bellevue Park

Playground equipment
Restrooms

2191 Ohio Avenue
Clifton Heights

Eden Park

Playground equipment
Restrooms
Walking paths

950 Eden Park Drive
Walnut Hills/Mt. Adams

Fairview Park

Playground equipment

501 West McMillian Street
Fairview Heights

Fleischmann Gardens

Playground equipment

524 Forest Avenue
Avondale

Inwood Park

Playground equipment
Restrooms

2326 Vine Street
Mt. Auburn

Mt. Storm Park

Playground equipment
Restrooms
Walking trails

700 LaFayette Avenue
Clifton

Covington

Devou Park

Multiple playgrounds
Paved and nature trails
Mountain bike trails
Soccer and baseball field
Basketball court

790 Park Lane

30th Street and Decoursey Park

Playground equipment
Basketball court

Decoursey Avenue

35th and Carlisle Park

Playground with swings
Basketball courts

Carlisle Avenue

Annie Hargraves Park

Playground equipment
Basketball court

Cheaspeake Street

Austinburg Neighborhood Park

Playground with swings
Basketball court
Baseball field

East 15^th Street

Barb Cook Park

Playground with swings
Basketball court

Madison Avenue

Clayton Meyer Park

Playground with swings

Thomas Street

Goebel Park

Playground equipment
Walking trails
Public pool **Per City of Covington Parks website must be a resident.***

501 Philadelphia Street

Hands Pike Park

Playground equipment

1200 Hands Pike

Lance Corporal Justin Simms Memorial Park

Playground equipment

West 16^th Street and Euclid Avenue

Peaselburg Little Peoples Playland

Playground equipment

23^rd Street and Howell

Randolph Park

Playground equipment
Basketball Court
Public pool ($3 resident, $5 non-resident) ***Per City of Covington Parks website these fees have been suspended for the 2016 pool season***

E 8^th Street

Senator Gus Sheehan Jr Park

Playground equipment with climbing wall
Basketball court

Parkway Avenue

Pioneer Park

Playground equipment
Walking path
Dog park
Baseball and soccer fields
Tennis and Basketball courts

3951 Madison Pike

Nature Play at BCM

Nature playscape
Slide
Large dual swing
Play cabins

Montague Road in Devou Park

Newport

Ralph Mussman Recreation Complex

Playground equipment
Restrooms
Baseball field
Tennis courts

Wildcat Drive, next to Newport High School

General James Taylor Park

Playground equipment
Designated toddler structure
Walking path

Riverboat Row

Bernadette Watkins Park

Playground with swings
Funnel ball
Tetherball
Kickball area
Basketball courts

6^th and Patterson Streets

Buena Vista Park

Playground equipment
Open grass area

12^th and Ann Streets

Riddleview Park

Playground equipment
Baseball, softball and soccer fields

End of McArthur Street

Gateway Neighborhood Park

Playground with swings

East end of 8th Street

Clifton Neighborhood Park

Playground with swings
Half-court basketball

18^th Street

Mansion Hill Neighborhood Park

Playground with swings

3^rd and Park Streets

Freudenburg Park

Playground equipment

700 Block of Liberty Street

Ft. Thomas

Tower Park

Playground equipment
Restrooms
Walking/biking trails
Sand volleyball and basketball courts
Baseball field

911 Cochran Avenue

Highland Hills Park

Playground with swings
Restrooms
Walking trails
Baseball/soccer field
Sand volleyball and basketball courts
9 hole disc golf course

85 Mayfield Avenue

Riggs Memorial Park

Playground equipment

6 Rosemont Avenue

Ft. Wright

Battery Hooper Park

Playground with swings

1402 Highland Avenue

Veteran's Memoral Park

Playground with swings

409 Kyles Lane

Erlanger

Flagship Park

Playground with swings
Designated toddler area
Restrooms
Paved and unpaved walking trails
Sand volleyball court
Open grassy areas

Deerchase Drive

Rainbow Park

Playground equipment
Basketball court
Soccer field
Open grass area
Fenced

Corner of Stevenson and Rainbow Terrace

Railroad Depot Park

Playground with swings
Wooden play train
Restrooms
Large grass field

Crescent Avenue

Silverlake Park

Playground with swings
Restrooms
Tennis and sand volleyball courts
Baseball and soccer field

Division

Locust Street Park

Playground equipment with swings
Basketball court

Between Locust and Center Streets

Sherbourne Park

Playground with swings

End of Sherbourne Estates

Edgewood

President's Park

Playground equipment
Designated toddler area
Restrooms

283 Dudley Road

Ft. Mitchell

Crescent Park

Playground equipment
Basketball court

2550 Avon Drive

General Ormsby Mitchell Park

Playground equipment with swings
Restrooms
Baseball and soccer fields
Sand volleyball, basketball and tennis courts

261 Grandview Drive

Villa Hills

Veteran's Park

Playground equipment with swings
Separate toddler area
Paved and unpaved walking trails
Soccer Fields
Restrooms

Buttermilk Pike

Florence/Union

Lincoln Woods Park

Playground with swings and separate toddler area
Natural wooded area with dirt trails
Baseball fields

City Park Drive

Orleans Park

Playground with swings
Paved walking trail
Open grass space
Tennis, basketball and sand volleyball courts

St. Louis Boulevard

South Fork Park

Playground with swings
Separate toddler area
Paved bike path
Basketball and sand volleyball courts

South Fork Park Drive

Stringtown Park

Playground with swings
Paved trail
Basketball and sand volleyball courts
Concrete cornhole sets (bring your own bags)

Kathryn Avenue