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8425 Sylvania-Metamora Rd.
P: 419-885-8992, 419-885-8993
F: 419-882-4817
E-Mail: city.parks@cityofsylvania.com

What We Have For You

Use the following list to find parks equipped for your interests. Click on any park name and you'll be taken to the information for that park.

For a list of parks by name and each park's features, click here. To find out what's on the schedule in Sylvania parks, sports and recreation, or check the Events page.

Activities

6465 W. Sylvania Ave.
P: 419-885-4485
www.ymcatoledo.org

Get a great workout in a family-friendly environment. This facility is equipped with aerobics studio, fitness center, gymnasium, locker rooms, racquetball/squash courts, ropes challenge course, sauna, steam room and whirlpool. Seasonal facilities include outdoor pool/baby pool, outdoor basketball court, tennis courts, softball field and Lempert Lake.

Parks

Sylvania has 252 acres of parkland, from small show parks to lakes with rowboats and paddleboats to larger parks with waterslides and athletic fields. Some are run by Sylvania Parks & Forestry, some by city and township joint boards. But they’re all outstanding examples of how natural beauty and outdoor play make our lives better.

For shelter house rentals in city parks, contact Parks & Forestry at 419-885-8992.

City Parks

Addington Park
Addington Lane
Neighborhood open-space park (.33 acres)

Burnham Park
Between Maplewood Avenue and Erie Street
Three-acre neighborhood park with picnic area, grills, shelter house, Plummer Pool and tot lot.

Check the events calendar on this page for music performances and senior programs.

Plummer Pool
6940 Maplewood Ave.
P: 419-885-8996
www.playsylvania.com
Plummer Pool is an outdoor family swimming pool owned by the city on the grounds of Burnham Park in downtown Sylvania. Seasonal staff provide swim lessons and supervised summer fun. For information on admissions, hours, employment and lessons, click here.

Clayton Fischer Park
Between Marshall and Carter roads
Active park with ball field, children's play equipment, picnic area and skating circle on 3.55 acres.

Harroun Community Park
Main Street at the rear of St. Joseph Church parking lot
This 26-acre park also features an open-air shelter with picnic tables, a rustic amphitheater, an ADA-friendly entrance and parking area, a deck with water view, sheltered picnic tables and a sledding hill.
Check out the Harroun Community Park self-guided tour and brochure here!

Arthur W. Landseadel Nature Interpretive Center
This is Sylvania’s nature preserve, with opportunities to learn, observe native wildlife and just enjoy nature. Hiking/biking trails border the Ottawa River Shelter along Ten Mile Creek.

Before visiting the interpretive shelter and the wildflower and tree information kiosk, download our wildflower and tree trail maps and a self-guided tour. To schedule a group outdoor program or event, call us at 419-885-8992 or e-mail us at city.parks@cityofsylvania.com.

Maplewood Square Park
Maplewood at Main
Downtown park with gazebo seating and flower garden on .08 acre.

David E. Richards Park
Sun Valley at the Bridge
Passive, naturalistic woodlands covers these 14.5 acres along Ten Mile Creek.

Sister City Garden
5717 N. Main St.
Three-season formal garden on 2.04 acres with picnic and café seating for 33. Free for informal visits; rentals available.

Veterans Memorial Park
At the end of Garden Park Road
Veterans Memorial Park offers four baseball fields, a course for runners and space for soccer on 19 acres. Exercise run is free access. To schedule/reserve a baseball or soccer field, call Parks & Forestry at 419-885-8992.

Memorial Grove at Veterans Memorial Park
Visit this tranquil setting created by Parks & Forestry especially for commemorating special people and events. Designed for quiet reflection in beautiful surroundings, Memorial Grove is filled with flowering trees planted on 4 acres by Parks & Forestry at the behest of loved ones as part of the Commemorative Tree Program.

The Olander Park System (TOPS)

6930 Sylvania Ave.
P: 419.882.8313
http://www.olanderpark.com
TOPS operates and maintains 197 acres of parkland in the City of Sylvania and Sylvania Township. The Olander Park System hosts approximately 20 free nature and education programs monthly, as well as major community events like the Maple Syrup Festival, Easter Egg Hunt, Kids Fishing Derby, the Sunset Serenades summer concert series, the Sylvania and Super Kids triathlons and the Halloween Hike.

For shelter house rentals at the following parks, call the TOPS office at 419.882.8313 or e-mail info@olanderpark.com.

Olander Park
Olander Park offers a 28-acre spring-fed lake on 63 acres with natural sand beach, fishing, rowboat and paddleboat rentals, bait shop, concessions, restrooms, 1.1-mile walking path, picnic areas, open-air or enclosed shelter house rentals, sand volleyball courts and horseshoe pits. Find out more at The Olander Park System website.

Fossil Park
5705 Centennial Road, Sylvania, Ohio
Visitors come from around the world to hunt for fossils in a real rock quarry. More than 200 prehistoric species include 375-million-year-old Devonian fossils. Three dig sites include an ADA-friendly dig site and handicap-accessible ramp to the quarry bottom with concrete walkways. Find out more at The Olander Park System website.

Quarry Ridge Bike Trail
Entrance at 8601 Brint Rd. begins 5-mile bike trail connecting Sylvan Prairie Park to Fossil Park, Centennial Quarry and Terrace and Pacesetter Park.

Sylvan Prairie
Brint Rd. near Sylvania Ave.
Plans for this 106-acre park include a sledding hill, 3-acre lake and playgrounds, with 80 percent of the acreage restored to an oak savannah and native vegetation meadow and wetlands. Scheduled to open in 2009. Find out more at The Olander Park System website.

Whetstone Park
Twain Drive at McGregor Lane
Whetstone features three acres of land with an ADA-friendly playground, sand volleyball court, 2-acre open field for sports, picnic tables and an open-air shelter with 4-foot grill. Find out more at The Olander Park System website.

Sylvania Area Joint Recreation District (SAJRD)

7060 Sylvania Ave.
P: 419-885-1167
F: 419-885-7146
playsylvania.com
The SAJRD is a collaboration by the City of Sylvania, Sylvania Township and Sylvania Schools to provide high-quality recreation and leisure facilities, parks, programs and activities.

To rent facilities at Centennial Terrace, Pacesetter Park, Sylvania Sports & Exhibition Center and Tam-O-Shanter ice arenas, visit playsylvania.com

Centennial Quarry & Terrace
5773 Centennial Rd.
Centennial Quarry is a deep-water, spring-fed swimming facility surrounded by rock cliffs; average depth of 22 ft. A favorite for area teens and young adults, the quarry offers diving platforms, water toys (aqua-bobber, water teeter-totter, log roller), swim rafts, a beautiful sandy beach, three sand volleyball courts and a basketball court. Find out more.

Centennial Terrace offers weekend dances on a 10,000 sq. ft. terrazzo dance floor, a wide variety of entertainment styles and private catered possibilities. Check www.playsylvania.com for upcoming events, tickets and booking information. Find out more.

Pacesetter Park
8801 Sylvania-Metamora Rd.
Pacesetter Park is a multipurpose 138-acre sports turf park with onsite concessions, restrooms, walking path and an ADA-friendly playground with two areas for different-aged children. Open lighted fields provide flexible configuration for simultaneous team sports – soccer, lacrosse, baseball, softball and more. Find out more.

Sylvania Sports & Exhibition Center
7060 Sylvania Ave.
The Sylvania Sports & Exhibition Center/Field House accommodates indoor soccer, lacrosse, flag football, basketball and volleyball, as well as trade shows, expos, receptions and large weddings (great for sports enthusiasts!). Find out more.

Tam-O-Shanter
7060 Sylvania Ave.
Come to the “Tamo” often for public family skating, figure skating, hockey leagues and hockey tournaments. Two NHL-sized ice arenas make this home to 14 local and regional high school hockey teams. The pro shop has everything your player needs. Concessions and The Loft restaurant onsite. Find out more.

YMCA

Sylvania JCC/YMCA
6465 W. Sylvania Ave.
P: 419-885-4485
www.ymcatoledo.org
Get a great workout in a family-friendly environment. This facility is equipped with aerobics studio, fitness center, gymnasium, locker rooms, racquetball/squash courts, ropes challenge course, sauna, steam room and whirlpool. Seasonal facilities include outdoor pool/baby pool, outdoor basketball court, tennis courts, softball field and Lempert Lake.