Gorgeous location for photography! It is one of my favorite spots to bring couples for engagement sessions, but its also great for family photos, senior pictures, or any other portraits.

Great place to run around and explore. Lots of little ponds. Lots of fossils. Lots of opportunity to scramble on rocks.

Excellent open area for meandering. Gravel covered paths make for easy walking. Bring a hat because there is very little foliage cover in the main section of the park.I also suggest that you look at some geology resources before visiting the park to enjoy all of the rock formations.A small riding trail can be followed into deep under brush, But the rocks are the real reason to visit this beautiful park.

This is a very cool place! There a few trails, but a lot of open area to explore. It reminded me of a desert, which was weird since thats not Ohios normal feel, so it makes for a unique experience. There are great places for RC cars or boats, and some neat plants to check out.

I was disappointed with the area. I love the fossils, and it is a pretty place, or could be. I saw too much trash around and graffiti The walk was not an easy one for me, so anyone with joint issues should be prepared. Also, there were supposed to be educational signs from what I understand, but I only saw two. I would say its worth a visit, just pick up your trash and respect the park.

What a gem! Kids loved exploring here. The water was really fun for ones kid to catch minnows.

Really enjoy coming here. Nice, easy hikes and interesting views. And if you go early enough, its very peaceful.

My kids absolutely love climbing the rocks here. This place is amazing.

This is a very unique place. It is an old rock quarry with a few ponds and some hiking trails. I found it very interesting, but quite different from most parks. I did not see any playground equipment, but I think they should add some. It could stand to be better developed, but maybe it is fine as it is since it seems to be well attended during this time of COVID-19. The ponds are full of water in the Spring and there is so much space one feels quite safe.

Nice place for a casual hike. Theres a good chance to find some fossils.

Was beautiful. A unique area for a hike unlike any trails elsewhere in Ohio.

One of the nice places in Fairborn. The most I like about it is that nature is mostly taking care of it. The park is very big and it takes many visits to walk all it’s trails. Also, it has different sets to enjoy, such as a pond, open spaces, and trees to walk in between. Some people say that if you pay attention you may found fossils! Parking and admission is free. I highly recommend this place and if you love nature go and enjoy your day!

A real unique place to hike to get a workout. Fairly accurate map in AllTrails app.

A different local park, built around an old quarry. Hike around the rim and then venture inside and explore the boulders and several ponds. Easy access from 675.

Amazing park for free roaming or trail walking. We were able to keep our distance from everyone even though the parking lot was full. The park is huge! We found fossils, hiked up the rocks, played in the water, found birds, and walked the wooded trail. Definitely family friendly and dog friendly time!

Beautiful place! Great to walk your dogs or take pictures! Very vast and open with great peripheral detail!

Perfect place to hike, and enjoy nature, some rare fossils are found here, be sure to read the plaques youll learn alot. Please cleanup after one another in this park to keep it greene.

Love this place. Has a way of taking you away even if for a brief moment. Wear your hiking shoes and bring some water head West through the park to enjoy a nice overlook. Small climb but worth it.

I was on an organized hike so I learned new things about this area. It is so beautiful. I plan to go back in different seasons.

Great place to take your kids. Plenty of rocks to climb over and trails to explore

This quarry is great, its open with lots of room to wonder. Plus there are outlying trails. My dogs &kiddo love coming here to hike around on a pretty day

Oakes Quarry Park is very unique. The dramatic rock formations and semi-desolate landscape impart a sense of adventure and energy different from the other parks in the area. I really enjoy seeing the lakes, fossil beds and cliffs here. It is fascinating to see forest succession happening here as barren areas are taken over by grasses, scrubby brushes and small trees.

A hidden gem in Dayton. A great place for photo shoots! I always see dogs splashing around in the water there. This parks makes you feel like you are somewhere other than Ohio!

We didnt hike here but we did have a family photo shoot at this location. Im sure we will return at a later date.

Its a beautiful place but its really popular for photographers :/. Too many in the park

It was cool. Its very flat and big lol.

Beautiful place to hike, fish, or just walk. Love taking kids they can just run and run lol.

Saw people having fun young and old! Even saw a young man and a tire!We all had fun.

I ended up here because the family I came to visit all worked, none of whom have actually been here, having no idea where I was headed. At first it looked like I was not allowed to be there with the construction trucks, but there is a sign(also dog friendly, was flying or he’d def be with) and I entered the trail the an amazing outlook of vast nature, rocks and trails leading random relocation of where you start, but it really was beautiful and defiantly plan to return.

Great place. Great for all kinds of activities like hiking and fishing.

We did a Star Wars themed photoshoot here last May 5th and it was great. A great venue for outdoor shoots with feels of desert/ abandoned planet or something. It has rocks and small ponds and horizon of mountains. Saw some people fishing and walking their dogs. Im not sure tho if there is any entrance fee to go in but for shoots i know you need to secure a permit. Not sure how much bec our organizer prepared the permit for our shoot. :)Check out my ig: @izzyquinnzilla

Interesting to explore. Good for walking and nature observation.

Very beautiful. Paths are very easy to walk on. Lots of rocks to climb on. They even have a mile long trail for people to ride their horses. You can bring your dog. So if you love being outside. This is the place for you

I gave it 3 stars because it is a very nice place to walk and explore, but my complaint is there doesnt seem to be much upkeep going on. The graffiti is getting bad and the trail marker signs with the educational info are getting so faded. Some trail markers are knocked down. If it were kept up better it would be such a wonderful place to learn from. #fairborndobetter.

Oakes Quarry park is the best place to go hiking I like to take my dogs there and climb the rock wall.

The Clarks visited their fourth park in a month... That’s four straight weekends that we’ve taken a quick family road trip!! We intend on hiking a new park every weekend until next winter! This wonderful recommendation came from a friend of mine, Sean Roberts!We had an absolute blast this morning at Oakes Quarry Park! We hiked, climbed rocks and saw a lot of really great scenery! Win / Win / Win#TeamClark #OakesQuarryPark #DaytonStrong

Almost like a desert with a couple very long, shallow, water spots. Beautiful sunsets.

A quiet place and a great location for hiking, even in the midst of winter!

Great place to get a nice walk in and have open space

This place means alot to me everything changes every season this place brought me peace that surpasses my own understanding I find something new everytime I go Ive been going there since I was in high school its helped with my getting into the navy I almost died here and this place saved me I live this park and if you want to experience peace go here alone smoke and breathe this place has a mind of its own I recomend loud or CBD

Nice easy walk.

Huge park, plenty of hiking and open ground to walk. I dont have horses but you can ride em here, certainly no lack of room for it!

The police kicked me out when I was there to look for the comet.

Good for walking but terrible for fishing.

Cool place.

Good little hike close to home. Takes me about 40 minutes to walk around the very outside trail. It needs mowed out there as of right now grass and weeds pretty thick in spots but you can still get thru.

The turtle hatch was good this spring. Baby turtles were a lot of fun.

Park has water holes for dogs to play in.

Unique park flat open spaces would recommend

Beautiful place

Good local place to get outdoors and be active.

This was an okay place to hike. The trails were not cut back so there were branches and spiderwebs in a lot of places on the perimeter loop. The quarry was nice to wander around. There is graffiti on a lot of rocks but not a lot of garbage. My young son enjoyed throwing rocks into one of the ponds but the water didnt look too clean around the edge so I didnt want him to wade in it. Im glad I went to see the park but I dont think Ill be going back anytime soon since there are so many other nice parks in the area with much better maintained trails.

Quiet place to hike. Great trails and maps available

Hike here alot great place to go

Beautiful public space and a nice, stroller friendly hike!

Nice, big open area with lots of pools in the basin for dogs to play and a short loop along the top. However, be aware that there is only a port-a-let and no water fountains so be prepared to bring your own when visiting.

Has promise, but the trails arent marked, which makes it kind of difficult to figure out where youre supposed to go.

Great place. Almost feels like another world from some angles.

Had a great time exploring. You can dig for fossils in some spots and keep them.

Great place for photos! We had a sunset mommy and me photo shoot and there are a lot of options for set spots.

Nice place to hike

Me and my kids love taking walks at the quarry.

This was a beautiful park and fun to explore! The only thing that we didnt love was the graffiti on a lot of the rock surfaces.

Fantastic place to spend an entire afternoon! Hiking, swimming, or hunting for fossils. Great place for the dogs! Wouldnt be a bad place for the kids if the familys would start throwing away the trash they bring in. There are plenty of trash barrels on site no need for this littering.

Amazing at sunset, go there about 2 times a week.so much to look at, Dogs love it ! Fills like your in Arizona abit. Small gift from God, just right around the corner. ..

3 stars only because of the endless amount of fake hippies who congregate on the cliffs. The outside loop is nice if you have a puppydog who needs a little run time. Overall a great little park for an interesting adventure..complete with fossil hunting and rocks and cliffs.

Beautiful place for family pictures.

Fossils all over the quarry and a surprising amount of wetlands. Good to go anytime of the year.

Unique place to walk. Doesnt feel like you are in Ohio, in a good way! Pretty rocks and ponds. The dogs love cooling off in the water. We did see a snake, but he was more afraid of us and slithered off quick!

Beautiful place to take a hike. Great place for bashing or rock crawling rc cars and trucks. A couple nice ponds and a area to look for fossils.

Bring a map, but a great place to bring the puppies!

Such a beautiful place. I look forward to coming back in the spring and searching for fossils!

Great place to bring dogs

I like to pretend Im in a post apocalyptic wasteland while Im here

Nice place to walk

If you have never been here...GO! This place is awesome!

Great place for peaceful walk.

Strange but beautiful place. It does smell like marijuana throughout most of the park. The trails arent well marked. We had a good time but solely on the weirdness of the experience.

It was really confusing. There was a map at the beginning and that was about it.There are areas of rocks all throughout but we werent sure where the designated fossil area was?? I kept looking for a sign like the one I saw on here but never found anything like it.Paths were not clear. There was a port o potty! No TP tho.Idk. I expected more.Do not take kids for fossil hunting if youve never been and dont know exactly where to go. My kids hated it! I found a few but the kids really killed any enjoyment with all the whining. I noticed there were at least two other families with the same issue so Im glad it wasnt just us.Ill be back but the kids will stay at home. And we will go when its not hot as you know what (theres very little shade anywhere).Trail markers?? Please??

Such a beautiful place

Scaler crawler fun. There is so much to get into if you like scale crawling. I fear it wont last long though.

The park is mostly undeveloped. We went to watch the sunset. Very nice.

You can find fossils here for you or your kids and do some rock climbing (at your own risk)

Great park for a short hike.

One of the best places in Fairborn to watch the sunset.

Nice open area park to walk in if it has been to wet for the other parks in the area. Fossil hunting is a nice alternative activity.

Its a good park with some cool history. However it does need some trail maintenance and the signs need redone

A great walk with history.

Looks almost other worldly. Fun place to hunt for fossils.

Great place for a walk with the dogs

Great place to bring your pup!

We love it !! Me and nephew go running and walking

No clear directions marked.

Nice Serene place to get away different trails to walk enjoy the quiteness

Great place to find some beautiful quartz and Granite and of course fossils

I loved it. Can you night fish there?

The most overlooked natural gem in Ohio, in my opinion. The fossils alone are worth the trip

Great place to hike

Not maintained and very overgrown. Paths are not very clear. Parking lot has massive potholes. The smell of Marijuana throughout park. Hippie getaway.

Great outdoors experience