7 acre Small park with tons of trees and plants. Most of which are well marked. There is a fairy garden, conifer garden and some other areas. Currently a scare crow competition going on. It would appear that its an annual thing. There is a smell, touch, taste area in the fenced in area under the big buckeye tree in fenced in area. East place to walk around for an hour or maybe 2 if you read and stop and take it in. Plenty of chipmunks and squirrels playing around.

Absolutely STUNNING! Id heard about this place but didnt ever think it would be as beautiful as it is. It rivals the Metroparks in Columbus, which we in Zanesville sincerely need to invest in, to enrich our area and the people who benefit from time in nature.

Not only can you see tons of different species of plants, trees, flowers, etc. Youll find touch, smell and taste gardens! A nice walk in the woods also ended with a beautiful pond with an ENORMOUS carp/coy in it.

Beautiful gardens, very well maintained. The gardeners, Angel and Penny are wonderful women who are very knowledgeable and kind. Highly recommended!

We love Mission Oaks! It’s beautiful, calm and truly a lesser known gem of Zanesville (which isn’t a bad thing ). We love it so much that we brought our two baby toads here after they finished the last stage of metamorphosis. ️ We spend at least a couple hours here every time we come and love seeing everything change through the seasons. If you come visit, please do not leave trash around, it really isn’t difficult to hold it until you find the trash can or put it in your car. Be respectful and prepared to fall in love with everything there.

Nice place to walk around. Well taken care of. Gardens are easy to find. Lots of plants are identified with signs. You can see a lot of pretty flora you dont normally see. It is a little hidden gem in Zanesville.

Nice little park to stroll around for a few minutes. Its a small park but very pretty and lots of the flowers and trees are labeled

Nice little garden. Waterfall and various trails to explore. A random mailbox included some hand written notes fro other kids.

Quiet, beautiful with a veriety of wildlife and plants. Worth your time.

This garden is absolutely beautiful. Great for family photos.

When I first arrived I thought this was a super small park. It turns out it is such a hidden treasure! I wish I lived closer!

A hidden zen like atmosphere right in the middle of a busy area of zanesville. Very peaceful

Love this place. Gorgeous flowers, very well maintained.

Beautiful place. Los of greenery and trees makes for great pictures.

A gorgeous, calming, sanctuary right in town.

One of my favorite places in Zanesville! It is hard to believe it is in the heart of a neighborhood. The fliers are lovely and it is so very peaceful.

Truly a hidden gem. Would love for this to be in my back yard

A beautiful park and wonderful escape from the city! Our whole family, from 5 to 50 loves Mission Oaks!!

Very pretty and well maintained. Fun with nature. Saw a turtle sunning itself

This is a small but diverse garden with two main parts. The conifer garden has a lovely pond and small waterfall. The woodland garden has nice tree covered paths and places to sit and relax.

If you go make sure to say hi to Turt Reynolds and Turt Ferguson

Its a relaxing place to visit

It is so beautiful here at Missions Park.

Beautiful garden. Decent walking paths. Great way to get back to nature in the city.

A very special place that has events from time to time. Its very beautiful and nice of it to be free. Such cute little activities for kids to enjoy and the fairy areas in the woods is a wonderful experience for anyone with little ones. This was one of my late moms favorite places to go in Zanesville and will always be special to my family and myself.

What a hidden Jem. The conifer harder was spectacular

Mission Oaks is such a great place to go to enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Enjoy the relaxing views and sounds of the waterfall or take in the more wooded areas. This is one of Zanesvilles hidden gems, located just minutes from Maple Avenue. Mission Oaks is the perfect place to unwind, take some beautiful photos of the foliage or for that most important event. And its free for all to enjoy! ***(If you plan to visit a while and will be there around dusk, be sure to apply some mosquito repellent!)

A Gem in the middle of town! Nice walk.

Nice quiet beautiful place

So beautiful in all seasons. Definitely worth an hours visit when you come to Zanesville!

If you’re in Zanesville, take the time to visit!

The gardens are beautiful with each new season bringing pleasant surprises. Its also a great place to watch birds and wildlife.

Passion, engagement and passion again! For trees...flowers...and natural beauty!

Great for a fun stop with kids, a quiet walk in the woods, a picnic, photo session, or to just sit and enjoy nature. Not to sound cliche, but this truly is a hidden gem in Zanesville, Ohio. Beautiful gardens and trails throughout. Its not large but theres lots to see. Kids love the fairy garden.

Beautiful place. I wasnt aware of this place until recent, but definitely curious how it will look in the spring.

I love visiting Mission Oaks year round to watch the variety of plant life bloom. Its hard to believe something so peaceful and lovely lies nestled in the middle of the city.

The fairy garden was extremely disappointing.

Nice hidden park right in the center of town almost.

A great place to do your potraits and pictures and its pretty scenery

What a great place! You can take your date here, you can take your dog here, or you could just go there by yourself and walk around. This place is really awesome and I highly recommend it to anybody in the Zanesville area. Its like nothing you would ever think Zanesville would ever have.

Its pretty there..

Very nice quiet gardens

This is a beautiful, mostly hidden gem in a residential part of Zanesville. The plantings are well maintained and attractive. I highly recommend a visit.

Very pretty placw

Beautiful place

Beautiful place, free admission and very well kept grounds

A beautiful garden, free open to the public and close to the bustling Maple Ave. its beautiful all year, but best in the spring. One side allows you to view various shrubs and trees and this pond. The other side is a short, but precious trail. Theres a fairy garden and gazebo.

Very beautiful scenery and great setting for pictures

I think it would be beautiful in the summer. Things were drying up in September.

Its a small place; if you arent stopping to appreciate its beauty you would be in and out in less than an hour probably. Very lovely though, there is a pond full of fish and turtles, they were at the surface when I was visiting so it was pretty cool. Also, theres a take a book leave a book box which is pretty nifty. I really enjoyed it here.

Interesting place to visit. The fairy garden and bog were great.

A rarity in the middle of town. Absolutely gorgeous. A must see in the spring and summer months. Great location to take pictures.

Love this place. A beautiful relaxing place to go!

Have you ever been to Zanesville, Ohio? you know the city... the obe with the famous y-bridge where you can criss it and remain on the same side of the miskingum river. well what do I do after i see this great structure?im glad you asked. take alook at some of tge public access gardens in this city in central Ohio. Mission Oaks is a beautiful, restful break of the city. where you can surround yourself with natures beauty. several species of trees and flowers that you can look at and enjoy to yoyr hearts content.what can YOU do to help keep these gardens beautiful? you can join the volunteer group that manages it along with master gardeners. if you love the outdoors... you will love this oasis in the middle of this city. right by Hellen Parcells nursing home.

I’ve used this spot for many photo sessions. So beautiful.

A beautiful garden Meticulously placed plants and trees! A variety of wildlife as well! Especially in the evening there is some deer that tromp around the woods.

Beautiful gardens with a huge variety of trees, bushes, and flowers and walking paths, also a pond and waterfall.

This place is so beautiful. Its kind of mysterious, because I dont know who keeps care of it.

It was cool but didnt see much flowers was disappointing.

Great place to walk your dog.

The Park/Garden is very nice normally I would give it 4 stars. Unsafe walkways is the issue that degrades the park. The walkways are extremely slippery. We were there Nov. 8, 2018 for a walk, the ground was not wet but damp. We notice right away that the walkways were slippery and dangerous so we were being very careful. Was not enough I slipped and fell ended up in the emergency room with a spinal injury. Slip marks from people slipping were notice in several places throughout the gardens. The trails are unsafe! If you are older and a fall could be a serious issue for you STAY AWAY!

Very peaceful and great place to take a afternoon walk. Hard to imagine such a beautiful place in zanesville, Ohio.

Beautiful gardens to view. Wonderful relaxing place.

A nice place to go to get ideas for planting plants at home.

Excellent little gem of a park in Zanesville. Definitely worth an hour or so of your time. Try visiting during different season for a new experience every time!

Just beautiful and quiet. One could spend hours here easily. Love the signs for each plant or tree so one can know its name. A place to visit that you wont regret.

Great place, late winter so muddy off the trails, but still very serene.

Beautiful and kid friendly. Very pleasant.

Quite and unassuming, yet a totally enjoyable haven of respite for the nature loving senior adult who needs time out of the busyness of the city life. Nestled in the suburbs of a growing city.

Beautiful small gardens hidden away where least expected

This place is beautiful.

This place is absolutely beautiful!

Loved it! Beautiful

Beautifully kept grounds. Great volunteer staff. Picturesque location, popular for photo opportunities.

What a fantastic garden - beautiful, relaxing. Definitely a place to check out.

Beautiful

A photographers paradise.

Loved it here...many diverse flora to see. I especially liked the pond.

Beautiful hidden gem in North Zanesville.

Found this treasure on a weekend trip to Zanesville. A truly under rated Ohio gem. Highly recommended for a peaceful walk in nature in the heart of a wonderful town.

Beautiful place great spot for pictures and a lovely place to sit and read a book

Very beautiful. Great for pictures

Absolutely beautiful!

This place is amazing. Its quiet and beautiful. Great place to go.

Its a suprising little escape where you would expect it to be. Its free. You can feel your lungs relaxing because of the pine trees. Grey place for children too.

This was a nice, relaxing place to stretch our legs on a long car ride. The gardens and very well maintained, and there is a nice variety of plants.

Small but really nice.

Clean well maintained

I have worked in the neighborhood for quite a while and never noticed it very nice little place to visit

Nice place for a photo op

Beautiful there. Wonderful place to go see

Got married in the garden nice place.

A beautiful place for photos prior to any formal dress occasion

A beautiful walk through garden with woods, pond, flowers, unusual trees and schrubs with id tags.

Very awesome place in the middle of zanesville. Very serine. Very educational. Very beautiful.

A bit out of the way, and can be hard to find. However, it is beautiful and quiet.

Very pretty

Very peaceful.

We had a relaxing hour strolling through these beautiful gardens. It was a hidden oasis!

Beautiful public gardens. Great for family photos