Storybook Trails

Fran DeWine and children at book display along Storybook Trail

In 2019, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio partnered with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to launch the Storybook Trails program. The partnership promotes the importance of literacy, a healthy lifestyle, and connecting with nature.

Currently, there are 21 Storybook Trails located in Ohio State Parks and 10 located at Welcome Centers and Rest Areas for families and children to explore together. Each Storybook Trail is a half-mile walking path with pages of a children’s book on child-height panels. Many of the trails feature a book from the Imagination Library collection.

Learn more about Ohio’s Storybook Trails at our State Parks: ohiodnr.gov.

Learn more about Ohio’s Storybook Trails at our Welcome Centers and Rest Areas: transportation.ohio.gov