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The Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks are a group of 20 metropolitan parks in and around Columbus, Ohio. They are officially organized into the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District. The Metro Parks system was organized in 1945 under Ohio Revised Code Section 1545 as a separate political division of the state of Ohio.
Toledo, Angola and Western Railroad [23] Owned by Lucas County and maintained by Metroparks, University of Toledo and City of Toledo. [22] Wabash Cannonball Trail - North Fork: 46 miles (74 km); about 9.5 miles (15.3 km) in Lucas County [24] Maumee to Montpelier: Wabash Railroad [25] Owned and managed in Lucas County by Metroparks. [26]
Columbus, Ohio has numerous municipal parks, several regional parks (part of the Metro Parks system), and privately-owned parks. The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department operates 370 parks, with a combined 13,500 acres (5,500 ha). [1]
Blacklick Woods was the first Columbus-Franklin County Metro Park created by the district in 1948. There are now 20 Metro Parks. Columbus-Franklin County Metro Parks created in 1945 to preserve ...
Quarry Trails Metro Park is a 220-acre (89 ha) metropolitan park in Columbus, Ohio, owned and operated by Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks.The park opened on November 30, 2021, as Central Ohio's 20th metro park.
Oak Openings Preserve Metropark is a nature preserve located in Swanton Township, Ohio, owned and operated by Metroparks Toledo. Most of the park is an oak savanna ecosystem, characterized by alternating wetland and vegetated dunes. [citation needed] The park hosts the Beuhner Center, an interactive nature center. [4]
Swan Creek Preserve Metropark is a regional park in Toledo, Ohio, owned and managed by Metroparks Toledo. The park contains several miles of often used trails. The park contains several miles of often used trails.
Clear Creek Metro Park is a nature preserve located at 185 Clear Creek Road in Rockbridge, Ohio, just off U.S. Route 33. [1] It is part of the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks system. [1] It also contains the largest Ohio State Nature Preserve. Open 6:30 am until dark, the park is home to over 800 plant species and over 150 species of ...