Harrison Hills Park — Attraction in Harrison Township

Beautiful park with gorgeous trails. I did the Scouts Trail (Red) which is basically the outer trail, long about 5.2 miles. I hiked it counterclockwise and it wasn't challenging expected when you get to the view of the river when there is a very steep part, but fortunately it's quite short. The trail has interesting points such as the old landfill that's been taken over by nature but you can still see metal and glass bottles all over and the views are gorgeous! Fall and Winter would definitely be the best times to appreciate the views. The last mile or so of the hike, past the communication tower is not great. It's colonized by honeysuckles and you walk past an area where hundreds of green waste bags have been dumped, not great, but the rest of the hike has become one of my favorites. The trail is freshly marked so it was easy to find except when you get to the soccer fields and to the communication tower. At the soccer fields you want to walk towards the pavilion, you'll see a swallows tower nearby, walk towards it and look to the left; you should see a post with a red blaze. At the communication tower instead, keep walking straight from the trail along the fence towards the opposite side of the tower (the entrance), you'll see a gravel road and an electric pole a bit down the road with 2 red blazes, turn left into the vegetation exactly at the blazes, it's easy to miss. I was able to find the way by using the All Trails app otherwise I might have been a bit lost in those 2 occasions. There are multiple parking areas with amenities along the trail. We encountered a couple of people closer to the parking lots on Friday morning. It took me and my dog 2 hours on the clock with a few stops for pics and a sustained pace overall. Hike...

Updated review as of July 2024: Still GORGEOUS. Still the cleanest park around (this park & memorial park really need praised for how well kept they are). How these wonderful ppl maintain this park &can keep it as clean and Wildlife friendly (which is the most important in the past 10 yrs&moving fwd) with the sz of this place is beyond wonderful! So many baby deer now! Absolutely gorgeous! I am still rescuing waterfowl at BLP. The deer, rabbits, enormous trees are still absolutely breathtaking. I wish i could bring all the deer in my neighborhood here to live out their lives. Animals born into this park are SO BLESSED! Bird watchers go HERE!!! I have studied birds for awhile. Hand fed babies who lost parents...u can learn a lot and see so so many birds here!!! If u had a big lake I can only imagine who would stop by during migration. I'm going to keep coming. I'm sure it's still interesting. If you put in a tiny gift shop you'd make money&could put it toward the park. That is one suggestion I have and just about the one and only right now. You do an amazing job. LOVE the love u show fir the chimney swifts& purple Martin's! (Lots of different fields and or activities for ppl of all ages including...

I really like this place. There are lots of short hikes to do that are easy to moderate. The look out is OK. We recently rented one of the pavillions for a birthday party. It was large and had a spacious grassy area for the kids to play and had a swing set and slide. I believe each pavillion has swing set, slide, and restroom associated with it. There is a larger playground just down the road from the pavillion we rented. The only down side is the restrooms are latrine style toilets that hadn't been used in years. They were infested with spiders and bugs. ...but at least there were restrooms. Oh and there is a water hydrant at our pavillion (I assume there's one at each), so if you bring your own soap you can wash your hands. Overall this is a...