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Russ Nature Reserve

Overview: Russ Nature Reserve is rated 4.8/5 from 425 Google reviews. This park offers a fun play area for children, short hiking trails, and a pavilion for events. Amenities: Reviewers often mention water and restrooms nearby. Crowd: Reviews describe regular visitors and active use and steady activity with other dogs to meet. Downsides: Some reviews mention limited shade.

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4.8Google rating

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4.8(425 reviews)

People say this park offers a fun play area for children, short hiking trails, and a pavilion for events. They highlight the peaceful and natural vibe, and the well-maintained facilities, including clean bathrooms and a water fountain. They also like the variety of terrain on the trails and the opportunities for birdwatching and enjoying the sunset.

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social dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowdowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenities

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Address2380 Kemp Rd, Beavercreek, OH 45431, USA

Phone(937) 562-6440

City pageBeavercreek

Imported fromBeavercreek, OH

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social dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowdowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenitiesparktourist attraction6 Google photos425 reviewsOpen now

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Wayne Chatfield2 months ago

Sadly EF3 tornado damage 6 years ago destroyed so much of this great reserve. Coming back from that extreme loss of trees will take years to recover. However, what remains is quite adequate and for families with young children is a great place to visit. The playgrounds are certainly fun, and the short trail are easy to do. It is not sufficient for real hiking, you would have to patchwork 6-8 separate trails just to make it real hike. A great place for a family picnic though.

Thirteendays6 months ago

The prairie areas are the best part, featuring lots of butterflies. Probably a good place for families but not the best for day hiking.

Angela Allen4 months ago

This is my favorite park in the Fairborn area so far! There's a great park, pavilion, pond, and so much to explore in the trails! There's a birdwatching station - which wasn't very as active when I was there in late October, but was very comfortable. I love the meadow with benches nestled into the trees along the trail, it's a great spot to enjoy the sunset. The trails usually aren't very busy, but sometimes there's quite a few people at the park in the front, never been a problem though! Last time I was there, we saw the sweetest cat guarding the trail. He came over to us and said hi:) We called him Smoky but if anyone knows if he has a name I'd love to hear!

Angela Woodya year ago

This park is beautiful! The trails aren’t super long but there are several of varying distances to choose from. The playgrounds are super awesome and interesting- a good mix of natural elements and non natural elements. There are restrooms and a beautiful shelter that can be rented for parties. The trails are well marked.

Trish Burton2 years ago

This is an okay preserve. Not much to see right now. I took the perimeter loop which has almost NO shade so be aware of that when hiking in the summer. There are plenty of inner trails but I wasn’t able to hike them. There are plenty of birds, a cool edible garden, pond and a nice shaded garden that looks freshly built. Will come back in the summer to see the summer wildflowers Nature Preserve Park Hiking Trails

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Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours

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