Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Urban Park, Swanton, Ohio
4139 Girdham Rd
Swanton, OH 43558
www.metroparkstoledo.com/metroparks/
Phone: 419-407-9700; Fax: 419-407-9785
Size: 3,668 acres. Location: In western Lucas County, two miles west of Toledo Express Airport. Facilities: Group campsites (primitive), picnic areas, lakes, trails (50 miles), lodge, playground. Activities: Group camping, fishing, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, ice skating. Special Features: Nearly one-third of Ohio's endangered plant species, as well as endangered insects, can be found within the park's boundaries.
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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
| Oak Openings Preserve Metropark | |
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 Mallard Lake at Oak Openings |
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| Type | Nature Preserve |
| Location | Swanton, Ohio |
Oak Openings Preserve Metropark is the largest of the Toledo Area Metroparks. It is a nature preserve located near Swanton, Ohio and is part of the Toledo Metroparks. It is located southwest of the Toledo Express Airport, and contains sand dunes and several rare plant species. Most of the park is an oak savanna ecosystem, characterized by alternating wetlands and vegetated dunes.
The park hosts the Beuhner Center, a unique, interactive nature center, and frequent scout camping.[1] There are over fifty miles of trails in Oak Openings Preserve.
The park gets its name from the region in which it is located. Oak Openings Preserve lies within the larger Oak Openings Region of Northwest Ohio. The region hosts over 180 rare species of plants and animals. This is over one-third of all rare species found in the state of Ohio.[2]
According to The Nature Conservancy, the Oak Openings Region is one of the 200 "Last Great Places on Earth".
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