About Ottawa and Jermain Parks

In its initial conception by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead, Ottawa Park was intended to be central to a vast park and boulevard system. It remains one of Toledo's most frequently used parks.

Ottawa Park is the largest of Toledo's city parks. Originally built in 1892 on 280 acres belonging to John B. Ketchum. Ottawa park and the adjacent Jermain Park now occupy more than 350 acres. It hosts a police museum, bike trails, bocce ball, sledding hills, fishing, a 3.5 mile paved multi-use trail, an amphitheater and open air ice-rink.

Before its purchase in 1915, Jermain Park was an amusement park. It is currently under construction with the addition of four new pickleball courts set to open in 2024.

These parks have been lovingly cared for by a group of park enthusiasts called "Friends of Ottawa-Jermain Park."