GMRT Closure - 5/10/22
The Great Miami River Trail is now closed from the Trenton Trailhead (50 Oxford State Rd., Middletown OH 45044) to River Center (120 South Carmody Blvd., Middletown OH 45044) due to work being completed by Duke.
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Scavenger Hunts
Go on a scavenger hunt on the trails and natural areas at each of the MetroParks of Butler County locations featured in the links below! Can you find the things that we did? Share your own findings with us!

Scavenger Hunt - Rentschler Forest MetroPark's Line Hill Mound Area - August 26, 2020
Scavenger Hunt Governor Bebb MetroPark's Natural Areas - August 19, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Indian Creek MetroPark's Oxford Reily Road Area - August 12, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Chrisholm MetroPark's Woodsdale Regional Park - August 5, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Forest Run MetroPark's Timberman Ridge - July 29, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Governor Bebb MetroPark's Pioneer Village - July 22, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Elk Creek MetroPark's Sebald Park Area - July 15, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Chrisholm MetroPark's Historic Farmstead - July 8, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Voice of America - July 1, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Rentschler Forest MetroPark's Reigart Road Area - June 24, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Gilmore MetroPark - June 17, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Harbin Park - June 10, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Elk Creek MetroPark's Meadow Ridge Area - June 3, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Forest Run MetroPark's Wildlife Preserve Area - May 27, 2020
Buckeye Tree & State of Ohio Natural Symbols - May 25, 2020
Scavenger Hunt - Indian Creek MetroPark's Springfield Road Area - May 20, 2020
Spring Scavenger Hunt - March 31. 2020
Metropark Alerts
GMRT Closure-5/8/22
The Great Miami River Trail is closed from the Trenton Trailhead (50 Oxford State Rd., Middletown OH 45044) to Columbia Trailhead (26 N. Carmody Blvd., Middletown OH 45044) due to flooding.
2022 Gilmore MetroPark Closures
Closures are in effect at Gilmore MetroPark to facilitate the Miami 2 Miami Trail construction project at Gilmore. For updates on current closures at the park, visit the "News" section of the MetroParks website.
Temporary closure of a section of the Pumpkin Vine Trail-Rentschler Forest MetroPark
Effective October 27, 2021 the west end of the Pumpkin Vine Trail located in the Reigart Road Area of Rentschler Forest MetroPark will be temporarily closed to park visitors to facilitate foot bridge construction. The expected duration of this closure is through December 31, 2021, but completion of construction and re-opening of the trail is weather dependent.
Great Miami River Trail Construction to Begin – Timberhill Area of Rentschler Forest MetroPark and Unpaved Portion of Great Miami River Trail to Close
Starting August 16, 2021, the Timberhill Area of Rentschler Forest MetroPark and the unpaved portion of the Great Miami River Trail (GMRT) connecting Timberhill to Reigart Road will close for construction of the Great Miami River Trail Extension project. The closure is expected to last until June 2022.
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