Landen-Deerfield Park

Tucked away in the heart of the Landen-Maineville area lies a 95-acre hidden gem with connections to the Little Miami River, offering opportunities for mountain biking, outdoor recreation, and fishing. You won’t want to miss out on exploring this park!

Join the Warren County Park District, the Cincinnati Off-Road Alliance (CORA), and Green Umbrella’s Greenspace Alliance for the Meet A Greenspace Hike at Landen-Deerfield Park on Friday, September 19, from 3:00-4:30 pm.

A Community Hub

Landen-Deerfield Park lies in the heart of the Landen-Maineville area. The sprawling 95-acre park offers a variety of recreational options, including approximately two miles of hiking and mountain biking trails. The northern portion of the park is home to Simpson Creek, a local hidden gem. This area of the park offers nature enthusiasts the chance to escape bustling suburbia and settle into a serene space surrounded by babbling water and chirping birds. It is the perfect place to seek respite and reconnect with yourself and nature.

Work to restore the water features at the park is currently underway – read on to learn what is happening!

Re-imagining Waterways through Restoration

The Warren County Park District is the recipient of a nearly $1 million investment focused on improving water quality, nature play and recreation, nature education, public safety, and long-term maintenance. Known as the Simpson Creek Headwaters Restoration Project, this investment will assist in restoring a tributary of the Little Miami River near Simpson Creek. This will also revitalize a beloved water feature, the Landen-Deerfield Park Pond, to a natural stream channel with wetlands and a pond system. These changes will help improve water quality in the Little Miami River Watershed.

The project, scheduled to begin in the latter half of 2025, is designed to establish natural waterways at the park by reducing the size of the pond. Historically, this pond never existed in this location and was created by the damming of a stream in the 1980s. While the pond is a popular spot for anglers today, it is an unhealthy water body due to its shallow depth, the depletion of oxygen from the growth of algae, duckweed, and watermill, and the subsequent influx of chemicals designed to “treat” the unwanted aquatic plant growth.

Long term, this project will be able to improve wildlife and fish habitats, establish natural streams, wetlands, and stream edges that will be more effective at removing pollutants from local waterways, increase accessibility for park-goers to interact with the water, and reduce downstream flooding risks and maintenance costs for the dam.

Reimaging Trails

One of Warren County Park District’s partners is the Cincinnati Off-Road Alliance (CORA). CORA was founded in the 1990s by a group of dedicated mountain bikers in Greater Cincinnati who had trouble finding trails for singletrack mountain bike use. CORA focuses on building and advocating for more miles of sustainable, off-road trails. Warren County Park District and CORA work together to provide community members with access to nature.

Today, CORA maintains over 115 miles of multi-use natural surface trails throughout the region, including 3.5 miles of trails at Landen-Deerfield Park.

Explore Landen-Deerfield Park!

Join us for this unique outdoor experience with the Warren County Park District! The hike will take place on Friday, September 19, from 3:00-4:30 pm at Landen-Deerfield Park and will be guided by Warren County Park District and CORA staff. We will meet at the Trailhead Shelter at the back of the park by the bit arch. The park’s address is 2258 US-22 in Maineville, OH, 45039.

This hike is part of our monthly Meet a Greenspace Hiking series. We hope these hikes will provide those who join the time and space they need to reconnect with nature. If you have any questions, contact Green Umbrella’s Greenspace Alliance Manager Claire Carlson at claire@greenumbrella.org.