Experience Metroparks in a new light.
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Remember the excitement of your first backyard campout? Metroparks has several options for you and your family to camp in the Metroparks. We have tent campsites, cabins and the Cannaley Treehouse Village.
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In mid-January the 2022 backpacking programs will be announced.
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There’s always something to do at a Metropark, and always something new to learn. Metroparks offer a number of free or low-cost educational programs and events for children and adults.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to take advantage of structured programs and events. You’ll experience stunning scenery close to home. You’ll see history where it happened. Best of all, you’re sure to learn something new while gaining an even greater appreciation for the natural world.
Rising high in the sky from the depths of bridges and other structures in the Maumee River, they quickly plummet out of sight in the blink of an eye. In a single, aerobatic bound, high numbers of insects disappear into large, gaping beaks attached to tiny, iridescent feathered torpedoes, sometimes cruising at speeds of 45 mph.
Sticking together like glue, unique plants like one-flowered broomrape (Orobanche uniflora), recently discovered at Fallen Timbers Battlefield, and blue-stemmed goldenrod (Solidago caesia), are perfect examples of a plant parasite-host relationship that occurs right under our feet, trailside.
When you visit the Metroparks during the spring and summer, keep in mind that many birds are sitting on nests as you pass them by on the trails or by boat. Birds and their nests are often quietly camouflaged or hidden in the grasses, wetland vegetation, or small shrubs. Numerous species of birds choose Metroparks to call “home,” during the summer months, due to the fact that these natural areas offer abundant food and excellent habitat.