Vickers Pavilion
The facilities are available to use first-come-first-served, unless a paid rental has been made.
Rentals can be made no more than one-year-to-date in advance of the desired date.
Rentals cannot be made less than 5 days before the desired date.
Cancellation Policy:
- Receipt number must be provided in order to cancel or change a reservation.
- Refunds will be processed within 5 working days after the cancellation is received, according to the cancellation schedule below.
- Prior to 60 days before reserved date 85% refund
- 30-60 days before reserved date 50% refund
- Less than 30 days before reserved date no refund
Ways to Reserve
Available to rent up to ten (10) days in advance, and no more than one-year-to-date.
• By Phone: 330.740.7116 (Visa, MasterCard, Discover)
• In person at Fellows Riverside Gardens (Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover)
Equestrian Facilities
Mill Creek MetroParks provides outdoor equestrian facilities in Ellsworth Township, Ohio, at the Vickers Nature Preserve. The MetroParks does not provide horses. No membership required. The facilities are available to use first-come first-served, unless a paid rental has been made.
Available to rent sunrise to sunset. Contact the MetroParks Administrative Office Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. for rental availability. Rentals require full payment and a signed reservation agreement, before a reservation can be made.
The horse trails, hiking trails, and restroom facilities are open to the public year-round.
The MetroParks provides 1 vault restroom, and 1 port-a-john. If your event requires additional restroom facilities, please contact a MetroParks Maintenance Manager at 330.702.3000 x 111 to arrange for more port-a-johns at an additional fee.
When facilities are available, more than one horse show may take place in the outdoor facilities; management reserves the right to assign stalls for various shows in order to efficiently accommodate multiple events.
Main Ring, sized 250 feet x 160 feet
West Ring, sized 240 feet x 160 feet
Warm up ring, sized 190 feet x 90 feet
Stalls – 74
If a renter of the facility is going to host an event, then the renter will be responsible for ensuring that all participants in the event will also need to complete the form and return in order to participate.
Rates
Main Ring – Includes pavilion and office
Regular Rate – $175/day, Sunrise – Sunset
Discounted Resident Rate – $150/day, Sunrise – Sunset
Main Ring and West Ring – Includes both rings, pavilion and office
Regular Rate – $300/day, Sunrise – Sunset
Discounted Resident Rate – $250/day, Sunrise – Sunset
West Ring – Includes West Ring building
Regular Rate – $175/day, Sunrise – Sunset
Discounted Resident Rate – $150/day, Sunrise – Sunset
Warm Up Ring – Included with rental of one ring or the other
Stall (74 available) – Same fee whether a tack or horse stall
Regular Rate – $20/day, Sunrise – Sunset
Discounted Resident Rate – $15/day, Sunrise – Sunset
Additional Port-a-johns
Regular Rate – $125/ea/day
Discounted Resident Rate – $125/ea/day
In order to receive the discounted Resident Rate, the individual or business issuing payment for the facility rental must provide proof of Mahoning County residency as part of the reservation request.
Ways to Reserve
Available to rent up to ten (10) days in advance, and no more than one-year-to-date.
• By Phone: 330.702.3000 (Visa, MasterCard, Discover)
• In person at Davis Education & Visitor Center in Fellows Riverside Gardens. (Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover)