Secor Metropark Explained

Secor Metropark
Type:	Regional park
Location:	Richfield Township and Sylvania Township, Ohio
Coords:	41.6672°N -83.7889°W
Area:	837acres^[1]
Created:	1949^[2]
Operator:	Metroparks Toledo
Open:	Year-round, 7 a.m. until dark daily^[3]

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]

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]

External links

• Metroparks Toledo
• Park Map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Metroparks Toledo Agency Overview. 9 January 2022. Metroparks Toledo. Metroparks Toledo.
2. Web site: A Rich History . Metroparks Toledo . Metroparks Toledo . 8 January 2022.
3. Web site: Rules and Regulations . Metroparks Toledo . Metroparks Toledo . 9 January 2022.
4. http://www.metroparkstoledo.com/metro/parksandplaces/index.asp?page_id=511 Metroparks Toledo: "Secor"
5. Web site: Photography Center to Get New Name, Broader Purpose . Metroparks Toledo . Metroparks Toledo . 8 January 2022.