Metroparks of the Toledo Area
The Metroparks of the Toledo Area are a series of twelve parks in the Toledo, Ohio area.[1]
Parks[]
The Metroparks include:[1]
- Bend View Metropark
- Blue Creek Conservation Area
- Fallen Timbers Battlefield
- Farnsworth Metropark
- Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
- Pearson 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.[2] 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.[citation needed]
Trails[]
In addition to these parks, the Metroparks encompass three bicycle trails:[3]
- University/Parks Trail
- Wabash Cannonball Trail - North Fork
- Wabash Cannonball Trail - South Fork
Geography[]
The Metroparks consist of over 12,000 acres (4,900 hectares) of land, with 180 miles of trails, [4]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.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Metroparks of the Toledo Area - do toledo
- ^ "Oak Savanna Habitat Management". Metro Parks Toledo. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ http://wabashcannonballtrail.org/
- ^ "Every Metropark is different". Retrieved 1 November 2020.
External links[]
- Protected areas of Lucas County, Ohio
- Park districts in Ohio
- Parks in Toledo, Ohio
- Northwest Ohio geography stubs