Blue Creek Conservation Area


Blue Creek Metropark is a conservation area located in Whitehouse, Ohio that is part of the Toledo Metroparks.
Visit the new area on the east side of Schadel Road, across the street from the historic hog barn.
The rustic area has a parking lot and a one-mile loop trail leading to a wetland and a quarry pond. Fishing is permitted in the pond. A temporary restroom is located in the parking lot.

History

In the 18th century, the Wyandot, Potawatomi, Ottawa, and Chippewa lived on the land. By the 19th century, it was being used for quarrying limestone. This was the case until Toledo purchased the property in 1917 as the location of the Toledo House of Corrections, which was used until 1991.
In 2019 the Ohio Department of Natural Resources installed a Seismometer at the park to monitor the Bowling Green Fault Line.