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October 2023 by Vickie E.
Beautiful setting and thankful for flush toilets and shower house...very nice but showers could sure use some hooks! Many Sites are way too close to each other but there are many excellent sites too. We had 19. Nothing on one side but trees and bushes but the next site's picnic table was just 10 feet away (if that). Luckily we had good neighbors . I would definitely visit this park again!
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May 2023 by Ebony L.
this is a beauitful place to go to I love it!!!!
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October 2022 by Burt M.
Went on the storybook trail hike... read all the signs and counted to 14. They have a lot of activities for the kiddos
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May 2022 by Aubrie H.
On a recent visit to Yellow Springs we stopped here on our way out of town. There are lots of trails to choose from and we were able to easily find the one we were looking for. The markings on the actual trails were not as good so we just went in and certain distance and turned around. There was plenty of parking and restroom throughout the park. We enjoyed our visit and look forward to coming back again.
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August 2021 by Melanie S.
I enjoyed my day at John Bryan with my pup. We went in the morning in August, so it was getting a little toasty. The trails are not marked at all, and the maps are terrible, so I am glad that on the day I went, we stumbled onto the marked course for a 50K race that wound along the riverbank trail. Even at the trail heads, there are no "you are here" spots on the map, and then, that is it. I don't think I would have gone as far without the little red flags every so often. You'll definitely want a better way of orienting yourself if you visit. The trail is very narrow and you have to climb some rocks and over tree branches. My dog loved it - I had her on a hiking leash so she could scramble a little and sniff everything! It really was lovely, lots of tall trees, plants, little rocky glens, and very peaceful. Restroom facilities in the area we parked were outhouses. There seemed plenty of well maintained parking.
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May 2021 by Elyse F.
An Ohio State Park with very little litter, and the grounds are particularly well taken care of as well. Park is also easy to navigate through. Parking lots are speckled throughout the park. They are located near the popular areas. Fishing, hiking, rock climbing, and frisbee golf may all be done at this park. Campsites are also available. We hiked two of the trails. Storybook trail is a nature trail perfect for younger hikers, (and conveniently located near the playground.) Stopping at the story boards keeps the hike fun, and from being too strenuous for little hikers. (A shorter trail anyway.) Trail itself is mostly shaded. So is the Arboretum Trail. That trail did not live up to the name. We hiked about the first half mile. While very green, there was not very much in the way of flowers. (Only a few sparse ones.) There were also no markings/ signage about what was growing. The Storybook trail did have some markers on trees. This is also a bike trail. A much more fitting use of the space. There are markers with color codes for what parts of the trail may be biked when. Our visit only scratched the surface of what this park has to offer.
