Shawnee Lookout

Great park that is part of the Hamilton County Parks system and requires the affiliated parking pass. It appears that the former golf course may no longer be available. There are several trails, playgrounds, some historic buildings, picnic areas, and extremely clean and well maintained restrooms. We opted for the Miami Fort trail, which offers fascinating signage about the earthworks and mounds that can be seen along parts of the trail, and about the Hopewell and Adena people who constructed them. If you take a close look at the map at the trailhead, it shows you where to look for the fort walls (to your right as you enter the fort, and there is very clear signage on the trail that indicates when you are entering and leaving the fort). We found that helpful for initially orientating ourselves, plus watching for additional signage along the way.The trail is 1.4 miles long, and you can loop all the way around the interior edge of the fort, if desired, or you can go out to the Ohio River Valley Overlook (or do both). We opted to do an out-and-back to the overlook because the other section of the loop seemed a bit overgrown. It's a very pretty forested area, and the overlook is excellent - you can see both Indiana and Kentucky from that point. There's a nice bench to sit and relax. It was definitely a popular spot as we saw several other groups moving along the trail and stopping at the lookout point. Signage at the lookout indicates that the last native group to use the area were the Shawnee, which is how the park's name was chosen.We really enjoyed the historical information and experience the lovely nature on the trail, plus the stunning view!

This is an unusual park which offers a variety of topography. The end of a long road gets one to a hill which is supposedly somehow the remnants of a fort. I didn't quite get the whole story. Another area offered an open schoolhouse, a field of wildflowers, and some boards for throwing axes at.While there was plenty of greenery, the park offered a better view of nearby smokestacks than of the water; some canoe access was kind of a separate area off the main road. It is a place that theoretically requires paying for a permit, though no one seemed to be manning the booth. Maybe they don't charge once summer's over? Regardless, the park has some interesting things and I didn't see all of it, but it seemed better suited for picnic area birthday parties than extended exploration.

Beautiful area. Liked the view at the picturesque spot. Cabin area was great. There was a little construction going on at the trail but still loved sharing the scenery with my family.

This was a fun park. Glad we came here to stretch our legs, after skiing at nearby Perfect North. While we did not do the 1.9 mile walk to see the overlook, we managed to see the Indian Burial mounds, and a couple of old 1800th century buildings. There was also a playground for kids, our little one enjoyed.

We just did a quick stop but discovered a burial ground mound, a stone school house, an old cabin. There was also a play ground for our little kid. It is fun and for all! There was still snow in the ground. Probably even better in the summer time. Cool place. We never made it to the overlook tho. Wish we could have!

This lookout is simply gorgeous! I brought my two young kids, 2 and 4, to get out and stretch while on a road trip. It was a little off the freeway but worth it. We got out, played at a playscape, drove around the whole park (there is some sort of energy plant nextdoor and they loved the smoke stacks!) We also decided to hike one of the trails. We opted for the Miami Fort Trail which is 1.4 miles. It had a few little hills and some spots close to the edge which required some hand holding for the littles. There were some historic spots along the way and the view at the end was beautiful! It was a great experience. We hiked back and stopped at a restroom within the park briefly before leaving. It's a gorgeous park for beautiful views and light hiking.

It's a pretty big park with a long winding road. At the end of the road is an old "fort" which was never used for military purposes. It's basically just more trails. A lot of greenery. All and a nice park with a lot to see

Decided to check out Shawnee Lookout Park today as we have been going to our usual close by parks and wanted some place new to us. I've been here several times growing up, but it's been a good 20 plus years since my last visit. It hasn't changed a bit. The park is part of a reserve that Indians (Shawnee) have lived, and many artifacts were found here. They have three really nice hiking trails. Today we tried to more challenging one called the Miami Fort Trail. It's about 1.4 miles long and it fairly secluded. Most of the trail is gravel, you won't get too muddy. At the end it opens up to an amazing view of the Ohio River meeting the Great Miami River at Ohio -Indiana border.The park is fairly large and you won't run into to many people as Shawnee Lookout is off the radar of most parks in our area.

My husband and I made a stop here to stretch our legs. The trail overlooking the Ohio River is quite nice. There is a pronounced incline and decline toward the end of one of the trails, so I wouldn't say it's wheelchair-friendly. However, there were parents with small kiddos hiking. All in all, your hike won't be too strenuous.Bonus: Hamilton County restored a log cabin and an old school house, which are both on the grounds. There is also a playground.

This place has it all. Trails,woods,hills,river views,hill views and so on.This is my continue reviews of places to carry out date night because that is all we can do in this time.One word of caution maybe not caution? It is back there off route 50. You really drive about 5 miles to get to it. And when you get to the park it is another long drive to get to the end!! There is a nice scenic view of the golf course as soon as you enter the park. Very nice view of a hill overlooking the course.I did not hike but they have plenty of trails.So do go and enjoy this very nice park.