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Keehner Park

Keehner Park is a 123-acre property nestled along the east fork of the Mill Creek, offering active and passive recreational opportunities including:

  • UPDATE! Creekside, wooded trails - Download/View Trail Map >
  • Two playgrounds
  • NEW! Pickleball courts 
  • Tennis courts
  • Basketball courts
  • Picnic shelters available for rent for $30 a day.
  • The Cabin in the Clearing: a 1800s log cabin open for special events
  • Amphitheatre: Home to the West Chester Concert Series on select summer Saturdays, plus Labor Day.
  • West Chester Township permit (complete with shelter online reservations) is required for use of fire circles.

Picnic Shelter Reservations

See availability and book picnic shelter reservations online. Fire circle permitting is part of the online shelter reservation process (Owl Shelter only); shelter rental fees apply. View shelter amenities and map below the Keehner Park calendar at the bottom of this page (click to jump).

 

Founders' Day Weekend

Connect & Celebrate!

  • Date: 06/01/2023  (all day)
  • Introduction: June 1-4, 2023

Established June 2, 1823, West Chester, Ohio celebrates its bicentennial anniversary in 2023! Save the dates for a weekend full of fun, free activities June 1-4, 2023.FoundersDay-01

The best way to stay connected is by subscribing to COMMUNITY REPORT, a West Chester Township e-newsletter. Join the conversation on social media with hashtag #WestChester200.

For more West Chester history and ways to be involved in our yearlong 200th birthday party, visit www.WestChesterOH.org/200. 

Thursday

West Chester, Ohio welcomes The Remains for opening night of our free Thursday night summer concert series, The Takeover presented by First Financial Bank. The Takeover is 6 to 9 p.m. on The Square @ Union Centre, 9285 Centre Pointe Drive.

Friday

Enjoy food, beverage and entertainment all day at the Union Centre Food Truck Rally! The Food Truck Rally is 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on The Square. Blessid Union of Souls plays a free concert and a nighttime drone light show closes out the evening. 

Saturday

The Olde West Chester Founders Festival goes from 2 to 6 p.m. in the historic business district along Cincinnati-Dayton Road. This event includes a Chili Cookoff at West Chester Fire Headquarters and the grand opening of the West Chester History Center. 

Then, the West Chester Symphony Orchestra opens the Keehner Park Concert Series with free, live music from 7 to 9 p.m. in the park at 7211 Barret Road.

Sunday

The National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting, 8070 Tylersville Road, hosts special "VOA Days" activities from noon to 4 p.m.

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