Stanbery Park

Stanbery is an awesome little park with great trails and a nice green space for activities. There is also a fun little play area for kids. Highly recommended!

Gorgeous little park with some nice hiking trails and a small playground. Definitely a nice option if you want to go off the beaten park path in the Cincinnati area. There are some questionable activities/​people that you may see, though I have not heard of any bad encounters, it’s always good to use common sense and play it safe. I would probably only go with at least another adult. That being said, it’s a nice park for kids to play or ride bikes– there is a small paved circular path right at the front of the park that is perfect to ride a small bike around.

This is a cool park but there are always a lot of shady characters milling around. It doesn’t seem safe.

I am so lucky to live within walking distance of this wonderful park. And the crazy thing is most people, even in Mt Washington, don’t even know about it. It is definitely a hidden gem with wonderful hikes that go all the way to the little Miami river with creeks and wildlife galore. I love taking my dog here — dogs should be leashed but every once in awhile I’ll unleash her just so she can bound around the forest and enjoy the fresh water too if no one is around. This park also has a playground in the front and picnic table/​shelter in the back for those with kiddies.
Ps it is probably better known for its amazing hill for sledding in the winter!
PPS it is actually spelled stanbery but since reviews are out I just went with it! If you google it either spelling will get you there ;-)

Wow I completely agree with Alexandra K, Stanberry Park is a jewel in Mt. Washington! I had knowledge that there was a park here for quite some time (since for almost two years I drove down sutton from beechmont on my way to work) but I never investigated. We were on our way to explore California Woods last weekend only to discover that it was closed for «wildlife management.» On a sunday morning… booo… (as elmer fudd would say they «were hunting wrabbits» or deer or whatever I’m sure)
So we were not to be swayed on our quest to find a new trail/​park/​wildlife-​adventure on the east side and Unilocal’d parks in Mt. Washington. And our discovery of the wonderful Stanberry Park begins!
Stanberry is in great shape! It appears to be well maintained and some money has been invested in the trails, bridges, markers, playground, etc.
They have a few short paved walks in good condition with distance markers set into the path on nice «Cincinnati Park Board» markers.
— 0.5mi distance to the shelter and back.
— 0.13mi distance around the oval once.
They have a nice playground area with some swings and a restroom building (however I can’t speak to its quality since we didnt use it).
They also have a larger shelter built back into the woods with lots of grills and picnic tables around.
I think the gold star on this place is the actual woodland trails blazed throughout the woods and that follow the creekbeds that wander back in the woods. The trails are mostly a simple single-​track with some trees and things laying across the path but mostly they have cut away trees that have fallen. There aren’t a lot of roots or things and it is not too steep in any one place. There are some rebuild bridges and some stairs built into areas where such things are required to make the trail simpler. I’m still not sure how far the «A» trail loop is, judging from a map and our time spent I would say somewhere on the order of 1.25 to 1.75mi but I may be long. There do seem to be some breakoff trails and a mysterious «B» trail that we couldn’t find but we didnt look too hard.
Overall, we will definitely be back to Stanberry and I recommend that you take your dog for a walk there or bring your kids for a wander through the woods, you will enjoy it.

Stanberry Park is jewel inside the outer neighborhood of Mt. Washington in Cincinnati. Mt. Washington sits on a hill above the Little Miami River and this park stretches from the center of the neighborhood all the way down to the river.
Stanberry has several trails that lead you through the woods and then back out again. There is a gorgeous creek that winds through the woods and ends up in the river. The front of the park was recently redone. There used to be just a field, but now there is a nice jungle jim and pathways that go around the field. In the back of the park there is a spacious pavilion and lots of picnic benches and grills that make for a nice cookout in good weather.
There used to be a house on the grounds that was the Stanberry family’s house and it stood boarded up for years after the land was donated to the city for the park. After a recent visited I discovered the house had been removed.
Growing up I had so many good times in this park from creek walking, to trail blazing, swinging on the swings to playing football in the field. It’s a great place to relax and get some exercise!