Oak Openings Preserve Metropark is the largest of the Toledo Area Metroparks. It is a nature preserve located near
Swanton, OhioSwanton is a village in Fulton and Lucas counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 3,307 at the 2000 census.-History:A.D. Baker, a steam engine inventor, ran a machine shop in Swanton from 1901 to 1953.-Geography:...
and is part of the Toledo Metroparks. It is located southwest of the
Toledo Express AirportToledo Express Airport is a passenger and cargo airport located 10 miles west of the city of Toledo in the extreme Western portion of Lucas County, Ohio, United States, near the border with Fulton County, just east of the town of Swanton, Ohio. It is also a base for the Ohio Air National Guard's...
, and contains sand dunes and several rare plant species.
The park hosts the Beuhner Center, a unique, interactive nature center, and frequent scout camping. There are over fifty miles of trails in Oak Openings Preserve
The park gets its name from the region in which it is located.
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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark is the largest of the Toledo Area Metroparks. It is a nature preserve located near
Swanton, OhioSwanton is a village in Fulton and Lucas counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 3,307 at the 2000 census.-History:A.D. Baker, a steam engine inventor, ran a machine shop in Swanton from 1901 to 1953.-Geography:...
and is part of the Toledo Metroparks. It is located southwest of the
Toledo Express AirportToledo Express Airport is a passenger and cargo airport located 10 miles west of the city of Toledo in the extreme Western portion of Lucas County, Ohio, United States, near the border with Fulton County, just east of the town of Swanton, Ohio. It is also a base for the Ohio Air National Guard's...
, and contains sand dunes and several rare plant species.
The park hosts the Beuhner Center, a unique, interactive nature center, and frequent scout camping. 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 RegionThe Oak Openings Region is a globally rare ecosystem composed of over 130 square miles in Northwest Ohio. Then land consists largely of oak savanna and grassland prairie...
of Northwest
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
. 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
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
.
According to
The Nature ConservancyThe Nature Conservancy is a US charitable environmental organization working to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive....
, the Oak Openings Region is one of the 200 "Last Great Places on Earth".
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