Thank you to our 2023 Friends of the Park donors, sponsors, and supporters who have collectively contributed more than $75,000 to help care for and maintain this 250-acre jewel and keep Ariel-Foundation Park looking beautiful year-round!

Ariel Corporation
Barbara Barry
Melanie Bolender
Barry Bowden and Jackie Johnson
Maureen Buchwald
Keith and Kate Burley
Todd and Christy Burson
Jeff and Cheri Butcher
Ellis Brothers
Linda Ellis, in memory of Hunter Wright
Burt and Lois Hanson
Bill and Cindy Higgs
Brian and Amanda Huprich
Susan Kahrl
Cameron and Christine Keaton
Kenyon College
Knox Community Hospital
Knox County Foundation
Inge Krajenski
William Lawhon Jr.
Doug and Julie Leonard
Bill Levering
Gerald and Barbara Lindstrom
Elizabeth Lutwick
McDaniel CPA
Deborah Massa
Dick and Peggy Mavis
Chuck and De Merrilees
Mike and Paula Miller
Joe and Krys Mortellaro
Mount Vernon Rotary Foundation
Steve and Jeanne Mullendore
Josh and Meredith Mullet
Amy Murnen
Susan Murray
Joe and Sally Nelson
Dan and Carolyn O'Brien
Marc and Jen Odenweller
Stanley Osborn
Steven Oster
Park National Bank
Noel and Suzanne Parrish
Parrish-O'Neil & Associates
Michael Percy and Nicole Pagano-Percy
Mark and Denise Ramser
Roger and Chrystal Rardin
Tom Rastin
Larry and Sarah Goslee Reed
Stephen Rex, in memory of Suzanne Mayer Rex
Kim and Pam Rose
Keith and Vickie Sant
Kurt and Sandy Schisler
Ted Schnormeier
Jeff and Stephanie Scott
William and Donna Scott
Carol Shurlow
Ora and Sue Smith
David and Kim Stuller
Martha Stuller
Jan Thomas and Gary Doernhoefer
Dennis and Pat Tuttle
United Aggregates, Inc.
Larry and Nancy Vail
Ian and Charlotte Watson
Bruce and Kathy White
Karen Buchwald Wright
Sam and Tate Wright, in honor of Ralph and Arlene Bross
Gordy and Fran Yance

Park Info

 

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 Ariel-Foundation Park, located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, is a 250-acre civic park that offers a one-of-a-kind experience for visitors of all ages.

Visiting Hours

Ariel-Foundation Park is officially open April 1 through November 15. Some areas of the park are accessible to pedestrians year-round. Daily hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. There are no admissions or parking fees. The Rastin Observation Tower, park museum, picnic pavillions, trails and other park features are free and open to the public. The Rastin Observation Tower is open during winter months, as long as weather allows.

Contact Us

Foundation Park Conservancy
P.O. Box 644, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
[email protected]
740-501-9293

Mount Vernon City Parks Department
1700 Old Delaware Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
[email protected]
740-393-9501

 
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