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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