Nice big metro park at Canal Winchester, it is like 10 miles from the main Canal Winchester.
There is a bunch of picnic areas and few playgrounds.
The children playground at buzzard roost is recently updated for older kids, there is lake near by, trails for people to walk. There are bathrooms by the playgrounds and the farm. The bathroom are old school but nice and clean for the most part.
There is also a living farm with cows, horses, pigs, chicken, turkey etc. You can go inside the house and find people wearing colonial outfit and doing ancient things.
They also have a lot of event down there for families.
The visitor group visiting the park is not diverse at all.
Overall a 5 star experience that...
Read moreThe Slate Run Living Historical Farm is a fun and educational visit. Wear old shoes or boots because it can be wet in places. You'll see several different farm animals but there is no feeding or petting area like a Zoo. The people living there will likely be doing chores. There's plenty of parking and the rest of the park to hike around, have a picnic, or let kids play at the playground.
Groveport, Canal Winchester, and Lithopolis are about 10 minutes from Slate Run for food and...
Read moreIt's a great place to take the kids. It is a true working farm so they have all the tools from the era. The animals are friendly and handle children well. They vary the demonstrations with the seasons so there's always different things to see. They do full butchering if that bothers you but they give ample warning before that part so you can turn away or go elsewhere if that would bother you. All in all, it's a great place to spend a couple hours and let the kids run and tire...
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