Burnet Woods

Burnet Woods
Burnet Woods Lake
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TypeUrban park
LocationCincinnati, Ohio, United States
Coordinates39°08′19″N 84°31′00″W / 39.13861°N 84.51667°W / 39.13861; -84.51667
Area89.3 acres (361,000 m2)
Created1872
Owned byCincinnati Park Board
Open6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.[1]
Public transit accessBus interchange Metro
Burnet Woods as it appeared in 1906.

Burnet Woods, owned and operated by the Cincinnati Park Board, is an 89.3-acre (361,000 m2) city park in Cincinnati, Ohio. The neighborhoods of Clifton and University Heights bound the park on three sides, while the University of Cincinnati west campus forms the southern border. Burnet Woods is bounded by Martin Luther King Drive on the south, Bishop Street on the east, Jefferson and Ludlow Avenues on the north, and Clifton Avenue on the west. Two streets — Brookline Avenue and Burnet Woods Drive — also pass through the park. The original park area was purchased by the city in 1872,[2] with additional purchases made in 1881 and since. In 1875 an artificial lake was added. The park contains a bandstand constructed in 1911, The Lone Star Pavilion, Diggs Fountain Plaza, a playground area and the Trailside Nature Center (which houses Wolff Planetarium).[3] The Trailside Nature Center was a museum originally constructed as part of the Works Progress Administration.[4]

  1. ^ "Burnet Woods & Trailside Nature Center". City of Cincinnati Website. City of Cincinnati. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ Kenny, Daniel (1875). Illustrated Cincinnati. Stevens. p. 125. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
  3. ^ "Burnet Woods". cincinnati-oh.gov. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15.
  4. ^ Miller, Zane (1987). WPA Guide to Cincinnati. Cincinnati. pp. 380–381.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)