City parks include:

Oberlin Recreation Complex – Oberlin’s newest park includes baseball, softball and soccer fields with adjacent green space. Future improvement plans include a Concession Stand/Restroom Building and pavilions.

Bike Path – Oberlin’s section of the North Coast Inland Trail, a 13.1 mile route between Kipton and Elyria is a 3.1 mile paved bike path and walkway, cutting diagonally across the City.  A new .6 mile extension links the Bike Path to the Recreation Complex.

From west to east, Wright Park, Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Park Street Park and Spring St. Park provide continuous open space along Plum Creek.  Each park offers its own amenities:

Wright Park - a 1.9 acre green space with Veteran's memorial, a path running along Plum Creek connects to South Professor St. and the Oberlin College arboretum.

Martin Luther King Park - 1.5 acres with benches and sculptures, adjacent to City Hall.

Park Street Park - 5.58 acres with two basketball courts, a baseball diamond, playground and horseshoe pits.

Spring Street Park - 12 acres of park and woodland with two picnic shelters and a playground.

Legion Field - 2.6 acre green space with ball field.

Depot Park - 4 acre playground and park area adjacent to the Bike Path.

Roadside Park - 5.7 acres of picnic area on SR511 east.

Parsons Road Upland Reservoir - 43.6 acres of water for fishing with adjacent picnic and sledding areas. Fishing is permitted at the Parsons Road Reservoir.  Boats are prohibited on all reservoirs except Parsons Road (non-motorized only).

Morgan Street Reservoir - 12.5 acres including two former water supply reservoirs and historic treatment facilities with a walking trail around the perimeter connected to the Oberlin College arboretum.  Fishing is permitted at the Morgan St. reservoir. 

Bill Long Nature Preserve/Scott and Olive Carson Nature Preserve- The Bill Long Nature Preserve includes a 13 acre reservoir formerly the City’s water supply when the Water Treatment Plant was located on Morgan St. now maintained as a natural area.  In 2001, the family of Scott and Olive Carson donated an additional 12 acres of woodlands between the Bill Long Nature Preserve and Beech St.