Richland Avenue Park
and Dairy Lane Park
The former Southside Park consists of two sections, both formerly part of The Ridges of Ohio University. They are now called Richland Avenue Park and Dairy Lane Park. Both front on Dairy Lane, one also fronting on Richland Avenue, and the other also fronting on South Park Drive.

Richland Avenue Park has restrooms, an individual-use shelterhouse, and a small group shelterhouse with five tables, as well as an elaborate playground.

Dairy Lane Park has a larger shelterhouse with 10 tables and built-in restrooms, and features an 18-hole minature golf course, softball field, basketball court, tennis court, and shuffledboard, as well as individual outside picnic stations. There is limited off-road parking north of the golf course and ballfield on Piggery Lane, but the parking for the shelterhouse is parallel parking on South Park Drive.

Directions

From center Athens, take Congress Street south. This will become Richland Avenue at Union Street. Continue on Richland Avenue over the Hocking River and across the roundabout. On the far side of the roundabout, Dairy Lane will be the first right. Turn right then take the next right for the Richland Avenue Park parking lot. Continue on Dairy Lane and take the second right for Dairy Lane Park.

GPS for Richland Avenue parking lot: 39.3179, -82.1077
GPS for the Dairy Lane Park Shelterhouse: 39.319, -82.1121