Mt. Auburn Parks & Recreation

Mt. Auburn has several parks and recreation areas. Inwood Park, the largest park in Mt. Auburn, is located on Vine Street about two miles from the heart of downtown Cincinnati. The original land was once an old stone quarry and the first land acquired for the park was in 1904. The most noted feature is the lake. The main play area is on the east side of Vine Street, south of Hollister Street, where there is a large pavilion, a children's wading pool and a swimming pool. Built circa 1910, the pavilion is one of the earliest buildings existing in Cincinnati's parks. Jackson Hill Park is located at Eleanor Place and Dorchester Avenues in Mt. Auburn and offers panoramic views of the city to the west, southwest, and south. The park has a shelter, restrooms, a grill, and play equipment. Among the several neighborhood parks worth visiting are newly renovated Hopkins Park, located on Dorchester by Auburn Avenue, and Milton Street Park, located between Milton and Boal in historic Prospect Hill. Filson Overlook, at Young and Ringgold, has an outdoor swimming pool and a baseball field, and there are newly renovated public tennis courts at Losantiville Triangle, located at Reading Rd and Burnet Ave.

The William H. Taft home is a National Historic Site, located at 2038 Auburn Ave, which is maintained by the National Park Service of the United States. This site was established in 1969. This site is the house where President of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States William Howard Taft was born in 1857. Taft grew up and lived in that house for most of his first 25 years.
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Close to 20 acres, is located about two miles from the heart of downtown Cincinnati. The original land was once used as an old stone quarry. The first piece of land of the park was purchased in 1904.

270 Southern Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
Run by the Cincinnati Recreation Commission

Contact: Jan Ober
(513) 381-1760
Website: www.cincyrec.org
Email: mtauburn@cincinnati-oh.gov