Secor Metropark

Secor Metropark
A trail in Secor Metropark
Interactive map of Secor Metropark
TypeRegional park
LocationRichfield Township and Sylvania Township, Ohio
Coordinates41°40′02″N 83°47′20″W / 41.667222°N 83.788889°W / 41.667222; -83.788889
Area837 acres (339 ha)
Created1949
OperatorMetroparks Toledo
OpenYear-round, 7 a.m. until dark daily

Secor Metropark is a regional park in Richfield Township and Sylvania Township, Ohio, owned and managed by Metroparks Toledo. The park is in the Oak Openings Region.

Features

The park holds the most dogwoods of anywhere in Northwest Ohio, and most of Secor's tree trunks are buttressed—have extra wide bases—in order to remain stable in the park's swampy soil.[citation needed]

Wolfinger Cemetery, a burial site of Richfield Township's first settlers, is also held inside the park's boundaries.

The park is the former home of the National Center for Nature Photography.

References

  1. ↑ "Metroparks Toledo Agency Overview". Metroparks Toledo. Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved January 9, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ↑ "A Rich History". Metroparks Toledo. Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rules and Regulations". Metroparks Toledo. Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ Metroparks Toledo: "Secor" Archived 2014-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Photography Center to Get New Name, Broader Purpose". Metroparks Toledo. Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved January 8, 2022.