Secor Metropark

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.[4]

Secor Metropark
A trail in Secor Metropark
TypeRegional park
LocationRichfield Township and Sylvania Township, Ohio
Coordinates41°40′02″N 83°47′20″W
Area837 acres (339 ha)[1]
Created1949[2]
Operated byMetroparks Toledo
OpenYear-round, 7 a.m. until dark daily[3]

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.

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.[5]

References
  1. "Metroparks Toledo Agency Overview". Metroparks Toledo. Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. "A Rich History". Metroparks Toledo. Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. "Rules and Regulations". Metroparks Toledo. Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved 9 January 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 8 January 2022.


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