Lick Run Greenway
Welcome to MSD's Lick Run GreenwayCincinnati’s newest urban recreational space, the Lick Run Greenway, is officially open to the public!
Location, Hours, and Parking
The Greenway is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily in the Cincinnati neighborhood of South Fairmount. Parking is available in the main lot at 1645 Queen City Avenue (45214), a satellite lot at 1911 Queen City Avenue, and along the south side of Westwood Avenue and north side of Queen City Avenue. View the parking map. View the Greenway rules.
Amenities
The Greenway offers the following amenities:
- Walking/biking paths along a mile-long urban stream and pond.
- Brand-new Cincinnati Recreation Commission (CRC) area with a playground, spray park, basketball courts, two shelters, and stage area. The two shelters are currently first come, first served. CRC is not taking reservations at this time.
- Lick Run Heritage Trail, a series of educational signs about the Greenway and South Fairmount’s ecological history and cultural heritage. The signs are located throughout the Greenway and in the community at large.
- Programming (look under What's New?)
Other Ways to Connect
Can't visit the Greenway in person? Visit it online through our virtual Lick Run Heritage Trail.
Interested in keeping the Greenway clean, safe, welcoming, and a resource for outdoor and environmental education? Join the Lick Run Greenway Ambassador Program.
Benefits
On the surface, the Lick Run Greenway looks like a park with a stream running through it, but it’s also a stormwater management project that helps control sewer overflows into the Mill Creek.
The Lick Run Greenway eliminates about 800 million gallons1 of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) annually into the Mill Creek from the CSO 5 outfall. CSO 5 is the largest volume overflow in MSD’s service area.
The Lick Run Greenway - in combination with storm sewers, bioswales, and restored stream channels - collects rainwater from across the Lick Run watershed and carries it directly to the Mill Creek. This keeps it from mixing with sewage in the combined sewer system and causing sewer overflows.
The Lick Run watershed covers about 2,900 acres and includes South Fairmount and portions of East Price Hill, West Price Hill and Westwood.
The Lick Run Greenway is helping improve water quality in the Mill Creek and is also providing opportunities for neighborhood revitalization in South Fairmount.
1Combined with a Smart Sewers (real-time control) project at the CSO 5 outfall.