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Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH

Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH

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Created by USA WEEKEND Magazine • Updated On: July 12, 2013

Columbus has 140 public play spaces, and in the past 10 years, $2 million has been spent on the city's Safe Playgrounds Initiative. Add photos and tips for having fun with the family when checking in!

Second Avenue Elementary School Playground is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

1. Second Avenue Elementary School Playground

3rd Avenue (Say Avenue), Columbus, OH
Playground · 1 tip
Playground at Salem Elementary is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

2. Playground at Salem Elementary

1040 Garvey Rd, Columbus, OH
Playground · No tips or reviews
Columbus Humanities Arts And Technology Academy is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

3. Columbus Humanities Arts And Technology Academy

1333 Morse Rd, Columbus, OH
College and University · 1 tip
Homeless Family Foundation Ed Center is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

4. Homeless Family Foundation Ed Center

grub st, Columbus, OH
Uncategorized · 1 tip
Berwick Alternative Elementary is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

5. Berwick Alternative Elementary

2655 Scottwood Rd (Roosevelt), Columbus, OH
Elementary School · 1 tip
Scioto Trails State Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

6. Scioto Trails State Park

Stoney Creek Rd (State Rte 372), Chillicothe, OH
State or Provincial Park · 4 tips and reviews
Mohican State Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

7. Mohican State Park

8.5
3114 Ohio 3 (Ohio 97), Loudonville, OH
State or Provincial Park · 7 tips and reviews
Goodale Park Playground is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

8. Goodale Park Playground

120 W. Goodale St., Ohio
Playground · Victorian Village · 1 tip
Goodale Park Music Series is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

9. Goodale Park Music Series

Columbus, OH
Music Venue · No tips or reviews
Goodale Park Pond is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

10. Goodale Park Pond

120 W Goodale St (between Park Street & Dennison Avenue), Columbus, OH
Lake · 6 tips and reviews
Olentangy Commons Pool is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

11. Olentangy Commons Pool

4765 Blairfield Dr, Columbus, OH
Swimming Pool · 8 tips and reviews
Goodale Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

12. Goodale Park

9.0
120 W Goodale St (between Park Street & Dennison Avenue), Columbus, OH
Park · 45 tips and reviews

13. Olentangy Commons

Columbus, OH
Home (private) · No tips or reviews
Doo Dah Parade 2011 is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

14. Doo Dah Parade 2011

Columbus, OH
Park · 1 tip
Community Festival 2011 (Comfest) is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

15. Community Festival 2011 (Comfest)

Goodale Park (Park Street), Columbus, OH
Arts and Entertainment · 6 tips and reviews
Scioto Audubon Metro Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

16. Scioto Audubon Metro Park

8.8
W. Whittier Street, Columbus, OH
Park · 12 tips and reviews
Schiller Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

17. Schiller Park

9.2
1069 Jaeger St (at E. Deshler Avenue), Columbus, OH
Park · 33 tips and reviews
Whetstone Park of Roses is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

18. Whetstone Park of Roses

9.1
3923 N High St, Columbus, OH
Park · 21 tips and reviews
Whetstone Recreation and Community Center is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

19. Whetstone Recreation and Community Center

7.1
3923 N High St, Columbus, OH
Event Space · 1 tip

20. Olentangy Bike Trail

8.3
Columbus, OH
Other Great Outdoors · 2 tips and reviews
Whetstone Meadow is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

21. Whetstone Meadow

Whetstone Park, Columbus, OH
Soccer Stadium · No tips or reviews
North Bank Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

22. North Bank Park

8.6
311 W Long St, Columbus, OH
Park · 7 tips and reviews
Antrim Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

23. Antrim Park

8.7
5800 Olentangy River Rd., Columbus, OH
Park · 17 tips and reviews
Columbus Commons is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

24. Columbus Commons

8.9
160 S High St (E Rich St), Columbus, OH
Park · 51 tips and reviews
Perry Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

25. Perry Park

7.6
(Collins Drive), Worthington, OH
Park · 3 tips and reviews
Italian Village Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

26. Italian Village Park

7.4
Kerr Street (at E. Hubbard Avenue), Columbus, OH
Playground · 1 tip
Homestead Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

27. Homestead Park

8.4
4675 Cosgray Rd, Hilliard, OH
Park · 5 tips and reviews
Ballantrae Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

28. Ballantrae Park

7.5
Dublin, OH
Park · 2 tips and reviews
Slate Run Metro Park is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

29. Slate Run Metro Park

7.5
1375 Sr 674, Ashville, OH
Park · 10 tips and reviews
Powell Splash Pad is one of Most Playful Cities: Columbus, OH.

30. Powell Splash Pad

Powell, OH
Uncategorized · No tips or reviews