Aeraland Recreation Area
Aeraland Recreation Area is a rural county park in a quiet country setting. The scenic South Branch of the Portage River flows through the 74.8 acres. Visitors may picnic, hike and birdwatch in relative isolation and solitude.
Blanchard Landing
Blanchard Landing marks the end of the 37.6-mile Blanchard River Water Trail. As a wayside destination, the 3-acre park offers relative isolation and solitude. Visitors can escape for a while and enjoy fishing, picnicking, and the sounds of silence. Facilities include picnicking areas, developed river access site, parking, and seasonal restroom.
Blanchard River Nature Preserve
With a strong emphasis on environmental preservation, visitation is limited to hiking, bird watching, and landscape and wildlife photography along a quiet walkway to the river's edge, and boating and fishing via a primitive river access site.
Blue Rock Nature Preserve
Blue Rock is not just a name, but a descriptive reflection of its history. In the early 1900s, heavy, bluish clay known as "blue rock" was stripped from the area to make clay targets by the Remington Arms Company.
Bright Conservation Area
Collectively, 29.4-acre Bright Conservation Area at 10184 Township Road 244, 7.1-acre Lehman Conservation Area at 16428 Township Road 208, and 54.2-acre Riverbend Conservation Area west of an intersection between Township Road 207 and Township Road 244 along with Riverbend Recreation Area form an impressive 220-acre outdoor complex along the banks of the Blanchard River.
Centennial Park
Centennial Park is owned by the City of Findlay and managed by the Hancock Park District. The .5-acre park, while limited in its offering, integrates an outdoor fitness center with the adjacent Blanchard River Greenway Trail to create a complete exercise program.
Civitan Park
Civitan Park serves as a 3-acre neighborhood park with community-wide access to active play facilities, including playground, basketball court, multi-use trail, and an open play area. Facilities include picnicking areas, basketball court, playground, Blanchard River Greenway Trail, and parking.
Eastpoint Area
Eastpoint Area is owned by Hancock County and managed by the Hancock Park District. The 1-acre park affords the opportunity for fishing, canoeing and kayaking, and picnicking. It also serves as a wayside destination for resting, relaxing, and enjoying the waterfront and as the eastern terminus for the Blanchard River Greenway Trail. Facilities include picnicking areas, boat launch, and parking.
Great Karg Well Historical Site
The Great Karg Well Historical Site is owned by the City of Findlay and managed by the Hancock Park District. The .5-acre park is the site of an historical monument honoring the Great Karg Well.
Hancock Parks District
As Hancock County's principal outdoor recreation agency, the Hancock Park District has basic responsibilities for park and recreational resources. Created by Hancock County Probate Court at the request of the City of Findlay and Hancock County, the Hancock Park District was created in 1970 and is a special district of the State of Ohio.
Indian Green - Worden Family Conservation Area
In addition to preserving the natural area along the Blanchard River and expanding wildlife habitat, 27.3-acre Indian Green - Worden Family Conservation Area was created to afford access to a rare natural section of the Heritage Trail shared by the south unit of Litzenberg Memorial Woods.
Lawrence Conservation Area
Linear in shape and tucked away at least in part along the Blanchard River, 16.1-acre Lawrence Conservation Area is extremely high profile given its location south of S.R. 568. It reminds the passerby about the value of natural areas with their calming effect, softening of the urban landscape, and support for local wildlife.
Lehman Conservation Area
Bright Conservation Area, Lehman Conservation Area and Riverbend Conservation Area are located along the Blanchard River. Collectively with Riverbend Recreation Area, they form a 220-acre outdoor complex along the river's banks.
Liberty Landing
Liberty Landing is owned by Hancock County and managed by the Hancock Park District. The 2-acre park is a popular starting point for canoeists and kayakers paddling a 9.3-mile section of the Blanchard River Water Trail to Blanchard Landing. As a wayside destination with a quiet country feel, visitors enjoy picnicking, fishing, and the sights and sounds of nature. Facilities include picnicking areas, developed river access site, parking, and seasonal restroom.
Litzenberg Memorial Woods
Litzenberg Memorial Woods contains 227.7 acres on the north side and south side of U.S. Route 224 West. Land is characterized by rolling countryside, wooded ravines, and a grand expanse of wetlands, prairie, and sky. It blends the area's rich agricultural heritage with conservation and wildlife, education and history, hiking and exploration, picnicking and play, and social gatherings and special events to create a unique destination.
