Riverscape MetroPark

Formerly known as Van Cleve Park, the crown jewel of Dayton, Ohio’s Five Rivers MetroPark system lies in RiverScape MetroPark.  The park offers peaceful views of the Great Miami River as it flows under the Dayton Skyline.  Another feature entails Dayton Inventors River Walk where the city celebrates its inventors such as Charles Kettering, Joe Desch, and Ermal Cleon Fraze.

RiverScape MetroPark Features

  • Dayton Fountain of Lights:  A feature of RiverScape MetroPark entails the Five Rivers Fountain of Lights where the large river fountain spans 800 feet wide and sprays reaching 200 feet in the air.
  • Dayton Inventors River Walk:  Where sculptures celebrate Dayton’s inventors such as Charles Kettering, Joe Desch, and Ermal Cleon Fraze.
  • RiverScape River Run:  Several hazardous low dams were removed and converted to kayak chutes making Dayton’s water resource a haven for outdoor enthusiast
  • Founders Point:  A decorative five-sided pavilion paying tribute to the Miami Valley’s five rives as well as the Van Cleve family who first set foot ashore at this spot
  • Great Miami Riverway:  The first National Water Trail in Ohio, 99 miles of river trails and bike trails providing 11 nationally recognized outdoor experiences

Dayton Artwork

This gallery entails Dayton’s most iconic location and presents artwork that highlights the best of Dayton's fine art photography.  These scenes capture Dayton’s fountains at sunset which become the backlit fountain sprays under interesting skies.  If you are seeking Dayton Sunset prints, this gallery is for you.

Additional Daytonscapes

Many of the art prints in this gallery use an element of RiverScape MetroPark as a subject so I've grouped them in this gallery.  The galleries below take a different approach.  In many cases, the subject is the Dayton Skyline which employs a panoramic technique, so these fall into a dedicated gallery.  Another Dayton iconic spot offering a view of RiverScape MetroPark arises from the adjacent Deeds Point, so be sure to check out these galleries!

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Dayton Fine Art Photography featuring the RiverScape MetroPark Fountain of Lights during a colorful sunset. A perfect print for Dayton Corporate Art

Dayton Fountain of Lights Spray at Golden Hour

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A nightscape scene from RiverScape MetroPark where purple foreground flowers match the background accent light as streetlights warmly illuminate the park plaza

RiverScape Plaza Pavillion in Purple

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A cityscape scene from Dayton’s RiverScape MetroPark which long fountains offer trickle sounds as the setting sun washes the plaza in golden light.

RiverScape MetroPark Plaza Gardens

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A sunset scene paying tribute to the inventor of the pop top can by a sculpture of a six pack of cans where the warm sunlight glints off the top of the display

RiverScape MetroPark Ice Rink

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A lenticular fountain in RiverScape MetroPark where the setting sun passes through the surrounding trees and paints the fountain in warm tones.

RiverScape MetroPark East Pavilion No. 2

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A cityscape scene from Dayton’s RiverScape MetroPark which long fountains offer trickle sounds as the setting sun washes the plaza in golden light.

RiverScape MetroPark East Pavilion No. 1

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A panoramic view of one of the largest fountains in the world on an incredibly clear day over the Dayton Skyline

Panorama of RiverScape Fountain of Lights in Late Summer No. 4

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A twilight image of RiverScape’s RiverRun where the kayak chutes lead the eye to the opposite shoreline and the warmly lit CareSource Building all under the nighttime glow of a moon

Moonlit RiverScape

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Dayton Ohio’s Fountain of Light erupts during a sunset where the sun peaks through the overcast sky and warmly illuminates the fountain spray on this summer evening

Glowing Fountain of Light Spray, Dayton Ohio No. 1

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Dayton’s Fountain of Lights panorama erupting during colorful sunset where the fountain sprays catch the warm sunlight

Fountain of Lights Finale No. 1

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Dayton’s Fountain of Light panorama erupting at sunset while in the background, high cirrus clouds catch the day’s last rays.

Fiery Fountain of Lights

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An abbreviated display from Dayton’s Fountain of Lights due to high winds, but the central fountain still reaches skyway through the evening sun rendered as a starburst

Dayton’s Fountain of Light at Golden Hour No. 2

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An abbreviated display from Dayton’s Fountain of Lights due to high winds, but the central fountain still reaches skyway through the evening sun rendered as a starburst

Dayton’s Fountain of Light at Golden Hour No. 1

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Dayton couple relaxing under the RiverScape Founders Point pavilion watching the Miami River gently pass by as sunset yields to twilight.

Dayton Date Night No. 7

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A colorful twilight evening where the sky colors and surrounding park accent lights seemed to form a crescendo of color as the evening yielded to nightfall

Blue Hour Over RiverScape MetroPark No. 2

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A stainless steel sculpture of the Wright Brothers flying their 1905 Wright Flyer as it sits along Monument Street in RiverScape MetroPark

1905 Wright Flyer Statue

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Twilight over RiverScape MetroPark where an eddy forms as Great Miami River spills over River Run which serves as a leading line to the warmly lit Dayton Skyline

RiverScape Swirl

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A rock-stacked cairn stands on the shoreline of the Great Miami River which also perfectly reflects the lights from the Dayton Skyline

Peaceful RiverScape Evening

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Dayton skyline at twilight where the city pays respect to Detective Del Rio by turning its accent lights to blue

Dayton Salute to Detective Jorge Del Rio No. 11

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