The Olander Park System provides Sylvania Township and the surrounding community with five parks and numerous public events and activities.
OUR PARKS
The Olander Park System (also known as TOPS) manages the following five parks. Click on a park’s name for its location, hours, activities and more.
1. Olander Park is best known for 28-acre Olander Lake where you can fish, rent paddle or row boats, swim at our supervised natural sand beach, and rent picnic shelters or our community hall.
2. Fossil Park allows kids of all ages to dig for the fossils of ancient ocean creatures in 375 million year old Devonian Era shale deposits.
3. Sylvan Prairie Park is a 150-acre natural area encircled by the Quarry Ridge Bike Trail. 4. Whetstone Park is a 3-acre neighborhood park with an ADA accessible playground.
5. Southview Oak Savanna is a 7-acre remnant of the rare Oak Openings Savanna plant community located along the University Parks Bike Trail.
EVENTS
TOPS' major annual events include the Maple Sugaring Fest, Easter Egg Hunt, Kids Trout Derby, “Sunset Serenades” Concert Series, Super Kids & Sylvania Triathlons, Halloween Hike and numerous family and community programs and events that promote the area’s natural habitats and meet the physical activity needs of our constituents. Go to our Upcoming Events page to learn more about the events that will be happening soon.
Upcoming Events:
Check out The Pathfinder, The Olander Park System's events newsletter for all our upcoming events:
