page_title: Marysville, Ohio
section_title: Parks and leisure
hierarchical_section_title: Marysville, Ohio / Parks, fitness, and leisure / Parks and leisure
caption_attribution_description: English: Scotts Museum Store, Marysville, Ohio, United States
context_page_description: Marysville is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Ohio, United States approximately 27 mi NW of Columbus. The population was 22,094 at the 2010 census. This marks a 38.59% increase from 2000.
  Marysville's longtime slogan is "Where the Grass is Greener".
  In December 2008, Marysville was designated as a "Preserve America Community" by the First Lady Laura Bush.
context_section_description: There are numerous parks, totaling over 300 acres (1.2 km²). They include such features as walking and bike nature trails along Mill Creek, with trails at Aldersgate, Eljers, McCarthy, Mill Creek, Mill Valley South and Central, and Shwartzkopf parks. There is an amphitheater at the American Legion park, soccer and baseball fields at Eljer, Lewis, Mill Creek, and Mill Valley South and Central parks, lighted tennis courts at Eljer and Lewis parks, basketball courts at the American Legion and Aldersgate park with lighted courts at Eljer and Lewis parks, and a football field at Lewis park. There is fishing at Aldersgate, McCarthy, Mill Creek, Mill Valley Central, and Shwartzkopf parks. There is a nature preserve at MacIvor Woods. There is a Frisbee golf course, and a skateboard park at Eljer Park.
  There are several horse farms and equine centers located in the Marysville area, as are several local golf clubs. The Piatt Castles, Covered Bridges of Union County, and the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway are a short drive away.
  The Scotts Miracle-Gro museum is located just south of the square in Uptown.
  The Marysville Public Library is located on Plum Street near Uptown.
  Marysville became one of the first cities in Ohio to legalize the usage of UTVs for street usage under the ORC 4511.215 in March 2018. There are a couple of further restrictions in addition to the ORC involving usage on roads of 25 mph and below and avoiding the two main streets through the center of uptown.
caption: Scotts Miracle-Gro museum, Uptown
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