{"id":726,"date":"2017-03-29T16:28:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T20:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/?p=726"},"modified":"2025-09-28T11:52:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:52:36","slug":"hidden-gems-in-oxford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/2017\/03\/hidden-gems-in-oxford\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Gems in Oxford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oxford may be small, but it has so much to offer! Whether you&#8217;re a first-year or a senior, chances are you may not have heard of some of these places. Here is the unofficial list of\u00a0 the &#8220;Hidden Gems&#8221; in Oxford.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \">1. The Formal Gardens<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>*Located between the Marcum Conference Center and The Miami Inn at the northeast end of campus.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.27.46-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-729 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.27.46-PM.png\" alt=\"Two people sitting on a bench next to a lake\" width=\"633\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.27.46-PM.png 633w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.27.46-PM-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.27.46-PM-600x390.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.27.52-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-730 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.27.52-PM.png\" alt=\"Walkway between trees and flowers\" width=\"651\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.27.52-PM.png 651w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.27.52-PM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.27.52-PM-600x398.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n2. Trails on Western Campus<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.30.12-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-731 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.30.12-PM.png\" alt=\"Two females wearing Miami shirts walking down a paved path through woods. \" width=\"295\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.30.12-PM.png 295w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.30.12-PM-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \"> <a href=\"http:\/\/miamioh.edu\/student-life\/_files\/documents\/natural-areas\/2013_muna_trails_2013_bw.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-732 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.31.36-PM.png\" alt=\"Map of Miami Natural Areas\" width=\"449\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.31.36-PM.png 449w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.31.36-PM-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n3. Hueston Woods&#8212;Beach, camping, boating, archery, horses, and much more!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>*A 10 minute drive from campus located at 6301 Park Office Rd, College Corner, OH 45003<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/creek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-733 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/creek.jpg\" alt=\"Creek surrounded by woods\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/creek.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/creek-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/creek-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \"> <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Exterior_From_Lake_1-557x284.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-734 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Exterior_From_Lake_1-557x284.jpg\" alt=\"Lake and dock with large lodge in the background\" width=\"557\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Exterior_From_Lake_1-557x284.jpg 557w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Exterior_From_Lake_1-557x284-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \"> <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Hueston-Woods-Lodge-photos-Exterior.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-735 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Hueston-Woods-Lodge-photos-Exterior-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Five people riding horses through the woods\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Hueston-Woods-Lodge-photos-Exterior-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Hueston-Woods-Lodge-photos-Exterior-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Hueston-Woods-Lodge-photos-Exterior-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Hueston-Woods-Lodge-photos-Exterior-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Hueston-Woods-Lodge-photos-Exterior.jpeg 1405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n4. <a href=\"http:\/\/miamioh.edu\/cas\/academics\/centers\/iff\/our-farm\/index.html\">The Miami Farm<\/a>&#8212;Our very own sustainable and organic farm<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.36.17-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-736 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.36.17-PM.png\" alt=\"three people picking and cleaning romaine leafs\" width=\"672\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.36.17-PM.png 672w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.36.17-PM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.36.17-PM-600x398.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \"> <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.37.09-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-737 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.37.09-PM.png\" alt=\"students and staff working on the farm\" width=\"674\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.37.09-PM.png 674w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.37.09-PM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-11-at-1.37.09-PM-600x397.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n5. Peffer Park<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>*Located just off campus on US-27, Oxford Millville Rd.<\/p>\n<p>A Miami botanist will be hosting Wildflower Walks on Sundays in April and early May. Meet at the Peffer Park Pavilion at 1 pm. More info and dates available on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enjoyoxford.org\/home-two\/this-week-in-oxford\/wildflower-walks\/\">Enjoy Oxford website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/index.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-738 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/index.jpg\" alt=\"park shelter\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/index.jpg 259w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/index-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"autogrow-textarea \"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/peffershelter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-740 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/peffershelter.jpg\" alt=\"footbridge over a creek\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/peffershelter.jpg 625w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/peffershelter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/peffershelter-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n6. Moon Co-Op&#8212;Natural foods market and deli.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>*Located next to TJMaxx in the Tollgate Shopping Mall<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632933_1315885445102311_7840716024170638090_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-746 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632933_1315885445102311_7840716024170638090_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Agricultural produce\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632933_1315885445102311_7840716024170638090_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632933_1315885445102311_7840716024170638090_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632933_1315885445102311_7840716024170638090_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632933_1315885445102311_7840716024170638090_n-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632933_1315885445102311_7840716024170638090_n-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632933_1315885445102311_7840716024170638090_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/web1_1Moon-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-747 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/web1_1Moon-2-300x172.jpeg\" alt=\"interior of the store\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/web1_1Moon-2-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/web1_1Moon-2-600x344.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/web1_1Moon-2.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632922_1316551818369007_5062413751230144453_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-745 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632922_1316551818369007_5062413751230144453_n-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"sandwiches and beverages\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632922_1316551818369007_5062413751230144453_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/files\/2016\/11\/14632922_1316551818369007_5062413751230144453_n.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What did we miss? We&#8217;d love to hear about your favorite hidden gems in and around Oxford!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxford may be small, but it has so much to offer! Whether you&#8217;re a first-year or a senior, chances are you may not have heard [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1681,"featured_media":749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-at-miami"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1681"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=726"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4916,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726\/revisions\/4916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}