Huffman Dam is part of a system of five earthen flood control dams built, and still managed by, the Miami Conservancy District after the flood of 1913. The land the park now sits on was part of the Mad River flood control system created in 1922 by the Miami Conservancy District. It was leased to MetroParks in 1966 and the park opened to the public on April 1, 1967.
The construction of the dam required moving railroad lines and remains of their bridge abutments, which still can be seen along the Mad River at the north end of the park and from the bottom end of the hill on the hiking trail at the south end.
Hike or bike across the top of the dam to get scenic views and connect to the more than 330-mile regional paved trail network and the The Buckeye & North Country Trails.
