Set a Goal and Hit the Trail!
Join the Metroparks Trail Challenge! Sign up, set a goal and hit the trails for your health and well-being, while making friends and memories along the way. Everyone enrolled in the Trail Challenge is invited to participate in a Facebook group to share photos, experiences and words of encouragement to others. As always, ALL miles count toward your goal, regardless of where you choose to recreate – miles in a Metropark, in your neighborhood, a City Park, on vacation or anywhere outdoors that you are purposefully accumulating miles.

Trail Challengers Receive:
• Eco-friendly stainless steel water bottle
• Metroparks Toledo Trail Challenge sticker
• Opportunity to earn hiking, biking, park stickers, and invitations to earn special stickers
• Entry into private Trail Challenge Facebook group
• Special coupon offers to shop at Ridge & River!
• Tracking form

Get Outside Yourself!
• Registration Fee: $20 (Includes new stainless steel water bottle. Register for Ticket #4026.)
• OR RENEW your challenge registration for only $5. (Stickers only. Renewed registrants will not receive another stainless steel water bottle. Register for Ticket #4027.)
• Runs: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
• Set your goal(s)

How to earn stickers:
• Hiking, walking, running 100 miles: One sticker awarded per 100 miles.
• Biking (road and paved trails or mountain) 100 miles: One sticker awarded per 100 miles.
• Park stickers: Hike every trail at a park and receive a sticker for that park. 19 Metroparks.
• Paddling: Available to those with their own canoe, kayak, or stand up paddleboard. Can also rent a kayak or attend a Metroparks *program.
• Tree Climbing: Attend a tree climbing *program.
• Archery: Available to those with their own archery equipment. Participants can also rent archery equipment or attend a Metroparks *program.
• Special stickers: Be on the lookout for special stickers available for a limited time!
*Please bring your Trail Challenge water bottle to the rentals or Metroparks program to receive your sticker!

All other stickers will be available at the Manor House front desk during regular business hours.

Metroparks Toledo is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Staff can adapt many programs to be accessible to anyone who would like to participate. For additional information or questions, please contact Metroparks staff by calling 419-407-9700 or by using the contact form at MetroparksToledo.com.

THIS REGISTRATION IS FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO RENEW THEIR TRAIL CHALLENGE REGISTRATION ONLY.

STICKERS ONLY. If you register for this section, you will NOT receive a new stainless steel water bottle. If you want a new Trail Challenge bottle, please register for Ticket #4026. The water bottles are the same as last year.

Set a Goal and Hit the Trail!
Join the Metroparks Trail Challenge! Sign up, set a goal and hit the trails for your health and well-being, while making friends and memories along the way. Everyone enrolled in the Trail Challenge is invited to participate in a Facebook group to share photos, experiences and words of encouragement to others. As always, ALL miles count toward your goal, regardless of where you choose to recreate – miles in a Metropark, in your neighborhood, a City Park, on vacation or anywhere outdoors that you are purposefully accumulating miles.

Trail Challengers Receive:
• Eco-friendly stainless steel water bottle
• Metroparks Toledo Trail Challenge sticker
• Opportunity to earn hiking, biking, park stickers, and invitations to earn special stickers
• Entry into private Trail Challenge Facebook group
• Special coupon offers to shop at Ridge & River!
• Tracking form

Get Outside Yourself!
• Registration Fee: $20 (Includes new stainless steel water bottle. Register for Ticket #4026.)
• OR RENEW your challenge registration for only $5. (Stickers only. Renewed registrants will not receive another stainless steel water bottle. Register for Ticket #4027.)
• Runs: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
• Set your goal(s)

How to earn stickers:
• Hiking, walking, running 100 miles: One sticker awarded per 100 miles.
• Biking (road and paved trails or mountain) 100 miles: One sticker awarded per 100 miles.
• Park stickers: Hike every trail at a park and receive a sticker for that park. 19 Metroparks.
• Paddling: Available to those with their own canoe, kayak, or stand up paddleboard. Can also rent a kayak or attend a Metroparks *program.
• Tree Climbing: Attend a tree climbing *program.
• Archery: Available to those with their own archery equipment. Participants can also rent archery equipment or attend a Metroparks *program.
• Special stickers: Be on the lookout for special stickers available for a limited time!
*Please bring your Trail Challenge water bottle to the rentals or Metroparks program to receive your sticker!

All other stickers will be available at the Manor House front desk during regular business hours.

Metroparks Toledo is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Staff can adapt many programs to be accessible to anyone who would like to participate. For additional information or questions, please contact Metroparks staff by calling 419-407-9700 or by using the contact form at MetroparksToledo.com.

Family Pride Day
Sunday, August 4th, 12 to 3 p.m.
Glass City, Glass City Market Hall

Join Metroparks and Toledo Pride at the 3rd annual Family Pride Day. Find common ground at Glass City Metropark with exciting activities including the Climbing Wall, Roller Skating at the Ribbon, Mountain Biking Skills, Kids Zone, Food at the Garden, and more. You won’t want to miss this awesome event for All Ages!


Family Pride Day – Volunteers Needed

Join us for Family Pride Day! Volunteers are needed to assist with our Kids Zone, Rock Climbing, and Mountain Biking activities. Volunteers assisting in this opportunity may guide program participants through safety, instruction, and gearing up. This may involve a moderate activity level and may include some lifting. If you are interested in this opportunity, please connect with Hannah Calandra at [email protected] or by phone at 419-407-9840. No experience required!

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Come on in!

Gather inside the NEW Enrichment Center at Glass City Metropark for some back-to-school fun! Community partners will join Metroparks in creating exciting activities to highlight this unique space. Frozen treats. Packo’s hotdogs. Kid Zone activities. Giveaways. Raffles. Glow archery. Mascots. The list goes on and on! Refreshments are available while supplies last.
Bring your family and friends!

No Reservations Required.
Free, Family Friendly Fun.

The Enrichment Center, Glass City Metropark
815 Front Street

Whether you are an experienced angler, or trying fishing for the first time, we invite you to reel in Metroparks memories at this youth fishing event.

Cannonball prairie pond will be open for youth fishing (under age 18) during this time. Youth ages 16 & 17 will need to have an Ohio Fishing License. You are welcome to bring your own equipment, but we will also have fishing poles and bait available on a first come, first served basis.

Help protect the balance of this ecosystem by taking all of your live bait home and dumping nothing into the water or onto land!

This event runs rain or shine. Please dress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear. No flip-flops.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the program.

Meet at Cannonball Prairie Metropark.
No registration. Free.

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Have you ever wanted to learn how to clean and cook what you catch from your own fishing trips? We invite you to join our experts for live fillet demonstrations to sharpen your skills. After your fish is prepared it will then be cooked in a mobile kitchen brought by ODNR Division of Wildlife.

Cannonball prairie pond is only open for youth fishing (under age 18). Youth ages 16 & 17 will need to have an Ohio Fishing License. You are welcome to bring your own equipment, but we will also have fishing poles and bait available on a first come, first served basis. Help protect the balance of this ecosystem by taking all of your live bait home and dumping nothing into the water or onto land!

This event runs rain or shine. Please dress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear. No flip-flops.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the program.

No registration, Free.

Glass City GLOWtacular
Saturday, September 14
7-10 pm
Glass City Metropark

Light up the night with glow skating, rock climbing, mountain biking, paddling and more at this family-friendly event. Metroparks outdoor skills experts will be on hand to guide you as you discover your next outdoor passion – regardless of ability.

Brought to you by Metroparks Members.

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Take a peek at this transformational project! Well underway, Riverwalk, is the talk of the town. Join Metroparks staff inside the Enrichment Center. Then, hop on an open-air golf cart to venture further into Glass City Metropark where you will view what has been accomplished, what is currently under construction and where we are going next.
FREE. Reservations needed. Space is LIMITED. Various dates available.

Adults and 16+
Meet at Glass City Metropark, Glass City Enrichment Center

Celebrate bugs - yes, bugs! - August 24th at BugFest from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Swan Creek Metropark.

Metroparks will be joined by other community partners to entertain, educate and amaze you with all things bugs!

Don't miss Dr. Insecta's Spider Stroll 10:30am-12:30pm.

Drop in to see what all the buzz is about!

No Reservations Required.
Free, Family Friendly Fun.

Airport Entrance
4301 Airport Hwy.
Toledo, OH 43615