The City of Toledo continues to invest in parks, recreation spaces, and natural areas across Toledo through a wide range of capital improvement projects. these investments include playground replacements, athletic facility upgrades, trail and waterway restoration, new amentities and major park rehabilitations.
Citywide Parks & Recreation Investments
These improvements are designed to strengthen access to safe, high-quality recreational spaces throughout the city.
Parks Facilities, Playgrounds, and Recreation Upgrades
Central City Area Parks – $1.09 million
Includes Robinson, Savage, and Smith Parks
- Shelter improvements
- Athletic field upgrades
- General recreation enhancements
East Toledo Area Parks – $380 thousand
Includes Prentice, Garfield, Collins, and Burnett Parks
- Playground upgrades
- Bleacher upgrades
- Ravine improvements
South Toledo Area Parks – $600 thousand
Includes Danny Thomas, Dale Stone, and Ashley Parks
- Amphitheater improvements
- Loop trail enhancements
- Playground improvements
West Toledo Area Parks – $500 thousand
Includes Greenwood and Mayfair Parks
- Playground improvements
North Toledo Area Parks
Includes Detwiler and Jamie Farr Parks
- Detwiler Stream Restoration
- Jamie Farr Splash Pad and playground
Sports Improvements
$295 thousand
- Westwood Football Field
- Friendship Park Basketball Court
- Fort Meigs Sertoma Pickleball Courts
Community Amenities
- New public access restrooms at Ottawa Park and Savage Park
- New parking lot pavement at
- Believe Center
- Zablocki Center
- Navarre Senior Center
- St. Anthony's Community Center in Junction Neighborhood
Trails, Waterways, and Environmental Restoration
The Collins Park Stream Restoration project will restore a degraded watercourse and wetland habitat on a portion of Duck Creek within the Maumee River watershed. Proposed project features include daylighting Duck Creek and creating a more natural stream channel, restoring adjacent floodplain and wetland habitat along Duck Creek, creating pollinator habitat, and reforesting a portion of the parkland while maintaining the golf course.
Collins Park Stream RestorationThe restoration project restored 24 acres of wetland habitat through invasive species management, regrading, and native plantings. 36 acres of invasive plant species were treated and 1,950 linear feet of stream along Mud Creek was restored by reconnecting the stream to the floodplain and planting native species.
Detwiler Golf Course Stream RestorationPontiac Preserve, formerly Penn 7, is a 59-acre wildlife habitat enhancement project funded through a National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Partnership grant awarded to the Great Lakes Commission and subcontracted to the City of Toledo.
Open to the public in 2026.
Pontiac PreserveThe restoration project restores the area to a more natural stream and floodplain to better handle high flows and larger volumes of rain by slowing down the water so it no longer causes so much erosion and cutting into the streambank. Reducing the erosion of the stream banks allows for better water quality and an improved aquatic habitat.
Bandore Park RestorationWhat's Happening in City Parks
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