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Location Former railroad Notes University/Parks Trail: 7 miles (11 km) [22] University of Toledo to Sylvania Township: 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 ...
The name Five Rivers MetroParks comes from five major waterways that converge in Dayton. These waterways are the Great Miami River , Mad River , Stillwater River , Wolf Creek , and Twin Creek. Five Rivers MetroParks comprises more than 15,400 acres (62 km 2 ) and 25 facilities with a number of amenities and features.
Farnsworth Metropark is a regional park in Waterville, Ohio, owned and operated by Metroparks Toledo. The long narrow parks sits on the western shore of the Maumee River with a view of several islands, including Missionary, Butler and Indian islands, all of which are owned by the State of Ohio. [3]
website, operated by Audubon Ohio, located within the 120-acre Scioto Audubon Metro Park on the Scioto River Harrison Lake State Park: Wauseon: Fulton: Northwest: 147 acres with 105-acre lake, camping and trails Highbanks Nature Center: Lewis Center: Delaware: Central: website, 1,159 acres, operated by Columbus Metroparks Hocking Woods Nature ...
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]
Wildwood Preserve Metropark is a nature reserve and historic estate located in Sylvania Township, Ohio. Wildwood is the most-visited of the 19-park Metroparks Toledo district. [2] Metroparks Toledo purchased the property in 1975 following a citizen-led effort to preserve the grounds of Stranleigh Estate. [2]
Side Cut Metropark is a regional park in Maumee, Ohio, owned and managed by Metroparks Toledo and named for being a sidecut on the Miami and Erie Canal. [5] The sidecut was built over an 18-year period in the nineteenth century and completed in 1842, opening to boat traffic the following year.
Blue Creek Metropark is a park and conservation area in Whitehouse and Waterville Township, Ohio, owned by Metroparks Toledo and partially leased to the city of Whitehouse. [4] The rustic area has a parking lot and a one-mile loop trail leading to a wetland and a quarry pond. Fishing is permitted in the pond.