Daniel Drake Park is a

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...

park located on Red Bank Road opposite Onondago Avenue in the neighborhood of Kennedy Heights, named after

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(a physician and early citizen of Cincinnati). The park is owned and operated by the

Cincinnati Park Board The Cincinnati Park Board (officially the Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners) maintains and operates all city parks in Cincinnati, Ohio. Established in 1911 with the purchase of , today the board services more than of city park space. The boar ...

. The land was purchased by the city in 1957 and expanded in 1959. The shelter was designed by the

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Arend and Arend. Sledding is a popular winter pastime along the park's steep hillsides.

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