Cox Arboretum Review

Beautiful park! Well kept and no trash! Kind of a bummer the tree house was closed but still an extremely enjoyable day! We will definitely be back and will highly recommend!!

Beautiful park with lots of outdoor activities for people if all ages and abilities.

It's a beautiful and serene environment. Great place for picnic or taking wedding pictures

Amazingly beautiful park. You can enjoy the wide space. Kid's can run while you still can see them. There is a wonderful tower will provides you with a wide look into the surrounding area's. There is also a butterfly area specifically, explaining the typs and variations in our area.There is also many other places and activities inside. You will enjoy it.

My son loves to take is little camera out and snap pictures all over the park. There must be ten miles of trails here.

Free and beautiful place. Go for a short hike or take pictures by the gorgeous scenery.

Been coming here with my family since I was a baby and it's always a wonderful experience. Now my son comes with us!

Beautiful park. Great place to get away from the everyday hustle and bustle of American lives. Great opportunities to see turtles and fish. Keep your every out for a few larger turtles. Check out the wood tower.

This is for all you Pokemon Go player's . When you are out of balls,and other items this is the place to refill if you are like myself and always rushing to try to fit that evening walk in, there are about 150 Pokemon stops here about 2or 3 every half mile or so. So if you're looking for something local,and are on a time crunch check out Cox Arboretum. They have been working on expanding the park and adding new areas of beautiful landscape and ponds so if you're not out on the Global Pokemon Go chase there is a lot of new stuff to check out

My wife and I decided to go out and hike another park this afternoon! (It's the 2nd one this weekend that we've been to without the little guy... he is still at grandparent's house)

I had absolutely no idea that Cox Arboretum MetroPark had trails outside of the main area.

We walked just over two miles today... there were three separate trails (very well marked) that border the outside of the property line! We saw a number of different wildflowers and birds during our outing!

This was officially the 18th Park, Reserve or Preserve that we've hiked in the last 19 weeks!!

#TeamClark's goal is to hike a different park, reserve or preserve every weekend until it's too cold to walk!

#FamilyFirst #DaytonStrong #TeamClark #hikelife #coxarboretummetropark

Whether 1 has 5 minutes or 2 hours it's a perfect place for a strong or a brisk walk.

Orchid Show was magnificent. They have a lovely facility.

One of the jewels in the Gem City crown! I live in Spring Valley, the neighborhood next door, and I go there almost daily. I have been there at sunrise, sunset, and all hours in between and it is always a peaceful, beautiful place. I love to go there after work and decompress. The trails are easy to walk and there is always something to see. I have crossed paths with deer, hawks, and cranes. Great place to walk the dog. My yorkie thinks we own the place. This summer has been a little extra crowded due to covid and I have seen a lot of trash left behind. Please pick up after yourselves.

It's great seeing the seasons change. All the animals are cool and it's free.

Love to walk the trails here and look at the plants and wildlife! The gift shop is great too.

I've been going here since my childhood, it's one of my favorite places in town! Enjoy all the trails back in the woods, as well as all of the coy fishes, butterflies & a tower that lets you see as far as the eye can go over the whole city!

This Park is beautiful. Check rules before coming for photography. We bought quadcopter and were unable to fly without obtaining permit first.

Beautiful park. Dog friendly. Flowers, native plants ponds, wildlife. Great trails. Nice way to spend a morning or afternoon.

It is so beautiful here. Your experience starts with the welcome center (which was closed upon arrival.....we got there around 5:30pm on a Sunday). Anyway, next is the pond with Japanese fish and beautiful turtles. Next, you will find a path that goes either to the left or right. If you choose right, no pun intended you will find your path that takes you to Tree Top Tower.
My boys and I had a blast!!!

Well maintained and beautiful place to walk around and enjoy or just relax and take pictures

We love coming here, very pretty place great hiking trails.

Lovely park. Lots of paved paths. Well maintained grounds. Several large ponds with koi, sunfish, turtles, and frogs. A couple waterfalls; natural and man-made. Beautiful flowers. Great place for the kids, weddings, and family photos.

Beautiful gardens and ponds. Great place to go for a walk.. Either on hard surface paths or trails. Buildings are very nice. Great classes. This is a Free Metro park. Well done!

Great place for an outing with the kids! Old or young!

Beautiful place to explore. I went there to take pictures of my son and date for homecoming.

It's a beautiful place for the community to go and just be in nature and take walks and enjoy the beautiful scenery. also want to add it's a wonderful place to spend some volunteer hours

It's so pretty,. Can't wait till the tower is fixed. My kids love seeing all the it's a very nice out doors experience.

This place is massive and beautiful! Great place to take the whole family--kids, adults, and the elderly. Easy paved walking paths and plenty of wildlife to entertain the kids. Bring bread to feed the turtles and ducks!

We have always loved the metro parks and today was no different. Beautifully maintained, architecturally special buildings. Glad to see the tower open! What shocked us was the metro parks volunteer spraying the walkways with herbicide he said is the same as round-up. This conversation took place adjacent to the butterfly house where moth cocoons were hatching! The walkways he sprayed were closed to visitors by cones. He explained if we stepped in that stuff and walked on the grass, we d leave ghost foot prints, presumably because the roundup will kill the grass. I am thoroughly disgusted that something as controversial as Roundup is being used in the Metroparks, and during visiting hours that we re crowded with groups of kids and other visitors and on such a breezy day (6/14/19 10am). I don t know what the Metroparks policy on poisons is, and I hope someone might respond to my comments and explain them.

Gorgeous facility. Grounds are nice. Was here for bith a corporate function and a celebration of life for a deceased friend recently. Wonderful views from a moslty glass walled facility. Friendly staff. Pleanty of good free parking.

Has a few nice walking paths. The paths are well marked too.

There's plenty of trails that are clearly marked. It seems there's always something new to look at. It has an area near the front of the parks that's great for picnics.

A very nice place to enjoy nature and see a lot of varieties of plants. Many of the walks are paved.

Visited for a yearly night hike that Cox puts on for families. Several different tables were set up with facts about nocturnal animals, different activities, or even the animals themselves for kids and parents alike to enjoy. Even when an event is not taking place Cox Arboretum is a must visit for those who enjoy hiking or just various walks around the park. Recommended for all ages and walks of life.

Dayton Metroparks crown jewel park. Immaculate landscaping, tower, ponds, bridges, waterfalls, fountains, walking trails.

An absolute stunning and mesmerizing park. Features a Butterfly house, Tree Tower and spacious land for for flowers and trees.

Nice place to visit for pictures or just to look at the scenery. Also there's a giant goldfish in the pond.

My son loves walking around and taking pictures here. We can't wait for the butterflies.

Beautiful park with paved pathways perfect for strollers. Also noticed many unpaved paths for walking. Butterfly house appears to be a cool place to come from March to October while butterflies are peak. Lived in the area for a while and never realized this was here. Not sure if they do but this would be a really lovely place to light up with christmas lights and have a christmas market or some cocoa and hot wine. I didnt notice a playground but there is so much for kids to explore its definitely kid friendly!

Beautiful place to spend the day. Lots of easy walking trails and plenty of quiet places to take a break and enjoy the beautiful plants.

Cox Arboretum is awesome! I seen many turtles and other wildlife, including a box turtle on the side of a trail. I would never remove a creature from its natural habitat, but I must admit that it was tempting. Turtles are my favorite! I wish they offered external restrooms though. Had to go towards the end of my visit, but wasn't allowed to visit any buildings after 5. Online map shown 2 restrooms, so I had indulged an extra cup of coffee before my visit.

I love this place in the summer, spring, and fall. It looks very dull during the winter.

Always nice. Beautiful landscaping and lots of trails to walk. Trails are paved and would work well even for people in wheelchairs.

Very nice! Would be a beautiful wedding venue. Can't sit on any of the benches, climb the tower and you aren't supposed to touch handrails. Is there ANYTHING else COVID could ruin for us this year??

Great place for a nature walk, or photography. The landscape is so beautiful especially during the fall!

Its a really nice place. There's lots of good trails. Me and my kids love it.

Beautiful scenery. Well maintained trails. Free and easily accessible.

Absolutely beautiful place, even with social distancing, there's still plenty of room for everyone to enjoy themselves. Plenty of beautiful photo ops as well.

Great place to have a relaxing or challenging walk. Great place for families and photos!!

Beautiful gardens, variety of plants, trees, butterflies and observation tower

Delightful place for a walk, short or long this is a beautiful place.

I just went for the orchids show. It was very crowded.

Walking trails were great, as always, but the heat/lack of care on weeding in the beds was obvious. Given COVID and season, as expected. But for us, Cheryl and me, it was a time to walk and enjoy each other's company in a different setting.

Everything not open. Some trails muddy or overgrown. No butterflies.

My whole family loves it here,it's so beautiful in the Spring,Summer, and Fall,I've even hiked here in the winter, less people to deal with. ...

What an amazing park. We love it even more now that they allow pets. The overlook is amazing and give you a great view.

Cox Arboretum is awesome! Wish there were more parks around like this one.

Best part of this park is the Tower and the man made lakes! My son loves it, he climbed the tower 10 times or so everytime we are there. It is a nice park. Plenty of great areas for photo opportunity. Even better during spring, summer or fall. Plenty of walkways and areas to hang out. The trails are perfect for runners, joggers or walkers alike. Butterfly section is awesome. The man made lakes are very relaxing. You can see turtles, fishes and more.