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Metroparks of the Toledo Area

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Phone
  
+1 419-407-9700

Address
  
5100 Central Ave, Ottawa Hills, OH 43615, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosed

Similar
  
Side Cut Metropark, Swan Creek Preserve, Farnsworth Metropark, Pearson's Metropark, Toledo Botanical Garden

Profiles

Metroparks of the toledo area guests


The Metroparks of the Toledo Area are a series of twelve parks in the Toledo, Ohio area.

Contents

Metroparks of the toledo area


Parks

The Metroparks include:

  • Bend View Metropark
  • Blue Creek Conservation Area
  • Fallen Timbers Battlefield
  • Farnsworth Metropark
  • Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
  • Pearson's Metropark
  • Providence Metropark
  • Secor Metropark
  • Toledo Botanical Garden
  • Side Cut Metropark
  • Swan Creek Preserve Metropark
  • Wildwood Preserve Metropark
  • Plants

    The parks currently contain nearly a third of the rare plant species in Ohio. While the mission and programming relating to the care and education of nature, the parks also routinely offer programs relating to state history and area culture.

    Trails

    In addition to these parks, the Metroparks encompass three bicycle trails:

  • University/Parks Trail
  • Wabash Cannonball Trail - North Fork
  • Wabash Cannonball Trail - South Fork
  • Geography

    The Metroparks consist of over 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of land, which span a wide variety of land types. They also include over 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) of the Oak Openings Region of Ohio, an area located along what used to be the western edge of Lake Erie.

    References

    Metroparks of the Toledo Area Wikipedia