Northmoor Park

This salient of green juts in behind beautiful houses in the back streets of Clintonville. It is a neighborhood park and fishing spot with old, healthy trees and a scenic (or what passes for scenic on the Olentangy) view of the river as it comes along a bend just North of N. Broadway. It also has a canoe launch and access to the bike trail which runs through it.
The entrance is hidden and seems like a darken drive, but it is there on Olentangy Street. It is a nice place to began a ride, but the parking is few; about nine spaces are available to park on well maintained gravel. Small, the park also has picnic tables.
There is much wildlife here. Just north of the park on the trail just before the grass preserve of Whetstone, is a curvature where dear often frolic. These deer are use to people and you can get nice close up pics, or commune with them from as near as 7-​feet.
There are tall trees here. They are at least 250– year old, and have looked over the Olengangy before Columbus was founded, before Ohio was a state, before the USA was even born. Native American looked at these trees. They are old.
It is a combo shot of a pleasure park and rustic naturalness. Though it is small it is shaded and cool in the summer; a place I stop on my rides, runs, and walks to rest. It is also a serene place to read, chill, and take pics.

Stumbled on this while looking for a trailhead for bike rides off East North Broadway. I’d seen a lot of people coming out of this neighborhood, so I followed them in. It’s a nice neighborhood, lots of trees, very welcoming to bikers. Nicely kept houses with gardens in the front yard, etc.
The park entrance is tucked away; watch for the signs. There’s not much here in the way of facilities: a parking lot, a few picnic tables. But it gives you access to the riverfront trail, with plenty of greenspace and winding paths. I had a nice ride, and saw many other bikers, joggers, dogwalkers. The park is a nice stop between Whetstone and campus.