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Inniswood Metro Gardens
940 S. Hempstead Road
Westerville, OH 43081
Telephone No. (614) 895-6216
Facsimile No. (614) 895-6352
Inniswood Metro Gardens is free and open daily throughout the
year from 7 a.m. to dusk. For information about programs at Inniswood,
please call (614) 895-6216 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Tuesday
through Friday.
( Click here for a Map to Inniswood.)
Inniswood
Metro Gardens is located at 940 S. Hempstead Road in Westerville.
From I-270, take exit number 29,
the
State Route3/Westerville exit. Drive south on State Route
3 to Dempsey Road and turn left. Continue on Dempsey to
Hempstead Road (second traffic light) and turn left. Continue
on Hempstead approximately one-quarter mile - being sure to stay
on Hempstead as it turns right just past the Blendon Township
Community Center. The garden's entrance is approximately
one-tenth mile past the Hempstead curve on the right-hand side.
Information
on I-270/ SR 161 road construction can be found at www.dot.state.oh.us/161next
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We invite you to discover the beauty and tranquility of Inniswood
Metro Gardens, and ask your help in protecting and preserving
all parts of this regional living treasure. For its protection
and the enjoyment of others, please follow these simple guidelines:
- Rollerblading, jogging and other active sports
are not permitted in the gardens but may be enjoyed at 14 other
Metro Parks.
- Bicycles are only permitted in the parking
lot and on the Chipmunk Chatter Trail. Racks are provided
for securing bikes during your garden visit.
- Although not permitted in the gardens or
natural areas, leashed pets can be walked on the Chipmunk Chatter
Trail. Access to this trail is at the south end of the
parking lot. Please no pets in the gardens.
- The Patio, at the edge of the parking lot,
has benches where you may enjoy a quick snack before entering
the gardens. We ask that no food be brought into the gardens.
Alcohol is not permitted in the Metro Parks.
- Remain on the trails, paths and mowed lawns
in the gardens and nature preserve.
- Avoid obstructions and interferences that
will lessen other visitors' enjoyment. Please do not block
the paths or other access areas.
- For information on weddings or wedding photography
in the Rose Garden, please call 614-895-6216 Tuesday through
Friday between 9am and 2pm.
- Reflecting the beauty and traditions of the
Gardens, we ask that footwear and shirts be worn at all times.
- Please do not climb trees and structures
or wade in fountains, waterfalls, ponds and streams.
- Please refrain from picking flowers or any
plantings, walking in garden beds and collecting plants, flowers
or labels.
- For your safety please do not handle or feed
wildlife.
