Overview
Greater Cincinnati, for the purposes of this website, is the portion of the Cincinnati metropolitan area lying within Ohio.
However, the term "Greater Cincinnati" more often refers to a larger area that also includes several counties in Kentucky and a small part of southeast Indiana.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–Oct. Summer highs reach about 86°F; winter lows dip to about 23°F. Cold months (Jan) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Jun and May. (climate data from nearby Cincinnati)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- LUK Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field, Cincinnati — 14 mi away. Directions
- CVG Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport, Cincinnati / Covington — 27 mi away (major hub). Directions
Sample 3-day trip
- Day 1: Clermont County — Clermont County Fair.
- Day 2: Butler County — explore the town.
- Day 3: Hamilton County — explore the town.
Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.
Photos
Places in Greater Cincinnati
Regions
Cities
- Cincinnati
- Hamilton
- Middletown
- Oxford
- Lebanon
- Springboro
- Sharonville
- Blue Ash
- Wilmington
Other destinations
- Caesar Creek State Park, northeast corner of Warren County, I-71 exit 45, Route 73 west, southeast of Dayton. 285 campsites, electrical hook-ups. The campground offers showers, flush toilets, pet camping, horseman's camp with 30 sites, two camper cabins, one cedar cabin, 2,830-acre lake, unlimited horsepower, boating, water skiing, five launch ramps, forty-three miles of hiking trails, men, thirty-one miles of bridle trail, horsemen's camp, five-mile mountain bike trail, 3.5 -mile novice trail, hunting, fishing, picnic areas, tables, grills, drinking water, nine picnic shelters, day lodge, a meeting room, kitchen, outdoor tables, grills, 1,300-foot beach, concession area, changing booths, nature center, naturalist programs year round, pioneer village with 15 historic buildings depicting life in early 1800s. Playground equipment, basketball court, games and sports equipment.
- East Fork State Park, Clermont County. 25 miles east of Cincinnati and south of SR 32, off of Route 133. 384 electric campsites, 5 full-hookup sites, showers, flush toilets, drinking water, camper's beach, boat ramp, pet camping, 4 spacious Cedar Cabins, 4 camper cabins, horsemen's camp. Backpacker trail, 10 miles of scenic areas, 20-mile round trip. 32-mile perimeter trail circles the park, for hikers, backpackers, and horsemen. Four primitive campsites are these trails. 5-mile mountain bike trail. 2,160 acres of water, unlimited horsepower boating, and six launch ramps. Hunting, fishing, picnic areas, tables, grills, drinking water, two picnic shelters, swimming, 1,200-foot beach, change booths, restrooms, vending area, mini-golf course, bike rental, basketball, horseshoe courts, and playgrounds.
- Stonelick State Park, Clermont County, northeast of Cincinnati south of Route 28 on Route 133. 114 campsites 108 electric, showers, flush toilets camp store, laundry facilities, pet camping, Deluxe 14' x 20' camper cabin, launch ramp, hunting, fishing, beach, picnicking, tables, grills, two picnic shelters, five miles of hiking trails, volleyball, basketball courts, horseshoe pits, playground equipment, bike and boat rental, and a basketball court.
See
Cincinnati: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Zoo, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, Taft Museum of Art, the Weston Art Gallery, Pendelton Art Museum, the Harriet Beecher-Stowe House, the Krohn Conservatory, the Cincinnati Observatory Center and the Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education.
Lebanon: Warren County Historical Society Museum
Warren County: Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village in Waynesville, First Free Black School in Harveysburg, the Fort Ancient State Memorial in Oregonia, the Springboro Historical Society Museum in Springboro, and the Wright-B Flyer Museum in Springboro.
Go next
- Northern Ohio River Region, which includes the Kentucky portion of the Cincinnati area
- Miami - Scioto basins
- Southern Indiana
Nearby
Loveland
City / town · 32 listings · 4 mi away
Milford-Miami Township
City / town · 27 listings · 5 mi away
Maineville
City / town · 2 listings · 6 mi away
Montgomery
City / town · 7 listings · 7 mi away
Northeastern Clermont County
Rural area · 5 listings · 7 mi away
Deerfield Township
City / town · 7 listings · 7 mi away
Blue Ash
City / town · 30 listings · 9 mi away
Union Township
City / town · 11 listings · 9 mi away
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