Antrim Park

This weekend my boyfriend and I house sat for his parent’s in Worthington, we went to Antrim Park both Saturday and Sunday. I made a promise to myself, and my dogs, that we would take more opportunities to walk around Columbus this year. Making good on my promise, I took the dogs and the boyfriend on walks around Antrim Saturday and Sunday.

Antrim has a walking trail which circles the lake, each lap on the walking trail is about one mile. On Saturday we walked around the lake twice, the poor pug wasn’t willing to go any longer. Sunday, we walked to the park from his parent’s home and spent some time reading, frolicking, chewing sticks, and practicing yoga (Zac, dogs, and myself respectively) in a little tucked away grove in the park.

According to the Columbus Park Department Antrim is a 120 acres park where running, walking, biking, skating, and pets are allowed. The park has fields for soccer, football, and rugby, they also have tennis and basketball courts as well as a playground. Access to the Olentangy Trail is available. The Olentangy Trail is a paved 18 miles long path and connects Worthington, Downtown Columbus and OSU. It passes by the lake so it’s a nice rest stop or location to park your car as you venture back and forth. (Post on the amazing work of Greenway Trial at a later date).

Antrim is basically perfect for everything you’d want to do as a single, couple, or with a family. Any kind of outdoor activity is welcome at this park, it’s one of those flawlessly versatile places where you can sit by the lake and read a book in the sun, train for your 5K, or take a short jaunt with the dog. Antrim is one of those rare suburban bustling parks where you can stay all day or stay for just a few hours and not feel like you’ve wasted your time trekking back and forth to get a little sunshine and fresh air. It’s perfectly located, perfectly hospitable, and perfectly suited to whatever activity you have in mind.