• Dayton's National Park

    Dayton Aviation Heritage

    National Historical Park Ohio

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    I-75 north and south bound EXITS for FIRST and THIRD Streets are now CLOSED for construction. See Directions for alternative routes to our park. More »

Outdoor Activities

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Learn To Indentify TREES!

Learn to ID trees at Wright Memorial with our easy to use map and tree list.

Click here for a complete list of trees at Wright Memorial.

Click here for a map of trees at Wright Memorial to accompany tree list.

 

Enjoy a variety of free outdoor activities at the park

  • During the summer daily walking tours of the Wright-Dunbar neighborhood start at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center
  • During the summer, daily walking tours of the Huffman Prairie Flying Field are available
  • Bike-with-a-ranger tour schedule for 2012 is now available - click here for more.
  • Kids' programs are conducted at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center
  • First Flight Ceremony, December 17th at the Wright Memorial (Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center)

Click on Schedule of Events and For Kids for more information.

 
Participants on a Bike-with-a-Ranger tour.
Participants enjoying a Bike-with-a-ranger tour.
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Did You Know?

Replica catapult device at Huffman Prairie Flying Field.

On September 7, 1904, the Wright brothers use a catapult launching device for the first time at Huffman Prairie Flying Field, Dayton, Ohio.