Park Entrance: 761 Lallendorf Rd, Oregon
Park Office/mailing address: 4600 Starr Ave., Oregon, OH 43616
Macomber Lodge: Navarre Ave (SR2), between Lallendorf and Wynn roads
Open 7 a.m. until dark every day; extended hours for winter recreation
Pearson is one of the last remaining stands of the Great Black Swamp, a notorious forest that once blanketed much of northwest Ohio. Purple cress, spring beauties, trillium, wild ginger and wild geranium bloom in spring. The thick woods and location close to Lake Erie make Pearson a favorite stopover for a wide variety of migrating birds. Buildings, shelters, bridges, ponds and a garden with a waterfall were built by workers enrolled in Depression-era work programs, such as the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps.
Pedal Boat Concession
Open Memorial Day through Labor Day
Hours: Noon to 7 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
Fee: $5 for a ½ hour rental
Other Attractions
- Sledding Hill
- Ice Skating
Other Features
- Indoor and Picnic Shelter Rentals
- Window on Wildlife
- Playground
- Ball diamonds
- Soccer Field
- Tennis Courts
- Fishing
- Historical WPA buildings & bridges
- 1800s Black Swamp cabin
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Pearson North Wetland Mitigation Bank
Part of a 300-acre addition to Pearson Metropark, north of Starr Avenue, is a wetland mitigation bank. Tens of thousands of trees and shrubs have ... (more) |
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Pearson (video) 
From the WGTE documentary " Toledo Stories: Metroparks of the Toledo Area" |
