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Olander Park - 6930 Sylvania Avenue 
Olander Park 2012 Hours:
January 1: CLOSED
January 2 to February 29: 7 am to 6 pm
March 1 to 10: 7 am to 7 pm
March 11 to 31: 7 am to 8 pm April 1 - 30: 7 am to 8:30 pm May 1 to 25: 7 am to 9 pm May 26 to July 31: 7 am to 10 pm August 1 to 26: 7 am to 9 pm August 27 to September 3: 7 am to 8:30 pm September 4 to 30: 7 am to 8 pm October 1 to 14: 7 am to 7:30 pm October 15 to November 2: 7 am to 7 pm November 3 to December 23: 7 am to 5:30 pm except Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day: CLOSED December 24: 7 am to Noon December 25: CLOSED December 26 to 30: 7 am to 7 pm December 31: 7 am to Noon
Olander Park is the 60-acre recreational oasis of Sylvania and Sylvania Township. Its spring-fed 28-acre lake is a popular destination for fishing, boating, and swimming. The park's 1.1-mile paved ADA-accessible loop around Lake Olander is ideal for walking, jogging, rollerblading, and bicycling.
SORRY but The Olander Park System does NOT allow PETS in Olander Park.
Additional features include four playgrounds, two sand volleyball courts, restrooms, concession machines, and seasonal boat rentals and bait shop.
TOPS maintains other Sylvania area sites including Whetstone Park, Southview Oak Savanna, Sylvan Prairie Park, Quarry Ridge Bike Trail, and Fossil Park.
OLANDER PARK ADMISSION:
Sylvania School District Residents: FREE
All Others: Late April through September: $3 / car Monday through Friday
$5 / car Saturday & Sunday
$7 / car Major Holiday Weekends
October to mid-April: FREE
NEDERHOUSER COMMUNITY HALL & OPEN AIR SHELTER RENTALS
Olander Park offers three rental facilities.
The Nederhouser Community Hall seats 160 people, with its beautiful deck overlooking scenic Lake Olander. It is the ideal venue for weddings, reunions, company and corporate events, birthday and anniversary parties, graduations, and all other activities. Rental for a 9-hour block of time is $400 Monday through Thursday and $600 Friday through Sunday. TOPS requires a Certificate of Insurance for all Nederhouser Community Hall events. The park system allows alcohol in the Hall but nowhere else in the park.
Olander features 2 open-air shelters that are perfect for reunions, company events, birthday and anniversary parties, graduations, and assorted programs. Each has a 4-foot charcoal grill and electrical outlets. Open Air #1 seats 80 people and rents for $50 Monday through Friday & $100 on Weekends. Open Air #2 seats 60 people and rents for $40 Monday through Friday & $80 on Weekends. Shelters are available until 2 hours prior to the posted closing of Olander Park.
TOPS prohibits ALCOHOL in the Open Air Shelters.
See our Rentals Page for more details on the Community Hall and the Shelters, including available dates.
FISHING
Lake Olander follows State of Ohio regulations enforced by Ohio Department of Natural Resources patrols. Ohio requires a fishing license from ages 16 to 65. The Bait Shop, open seasonally from late April through September, offers a limited selection of bait and related fishing supplies for your convenience, but does not sell fishing licenses nor sell or rent fishing poles.
PADDLEBOATS & ROW BOAT RENTALS
The Boat & Bait Shop is open 10 am to 6 pm weekends from late April through September 30, with daily hours from early June to late August.
You MUST be 16 years of age or older to rent a boat & 12 years or older to ride in one without an adult guardian. All Boat Rentals require a $5 deposit:
Paddleboats: $3 per half-hour, seats up to 3 people
Rowboats: $3 per hour, seats up to 4 people
Fisherman's Special: Monday through Friday, $6 per day; holidays excluded
The Boat & Bait Shop closes during inclement weather.
SWIMMING
Lake Olander's all-natural Swim & Beach Facility is open seasonally from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend.
Memorial Day Weekend to early June - weekends only
Early June to mid-August - open daily
mid-August to Labor Day Weekend - weekends only
Open Noon to 7 pm, until August 8
Open Noon to 6 pm, after August 8
Admission for Sylvania School District residents is $2 per person, and for all others $4 per person. Children 2 and under are free. Seasonal passes are available.
The Lake Olander Swim & Beach Facility has lifeguards on duty all open hours.
The Olander Park Systems's Land Management Team Honored The City of Sylvania conveyed a prestigious City Beautiful Award to the Land Management Team of The Olander Park System for its design, development, and construction of the JoAnne Gorman Rain Garden & Walkway at the Olander Park entry. Mr. Art Landseadel, City of Sylvania Forester & Special Projects Director, presented the award to the Land Management Crew on Wednesday, July 20, in the Callahan Administrative Office. The City Beautiful Award is in conjunction with the United States Postal Service. Carriers in Sylvania’s 12 mail routes “nominate” area homeowners who do fabulous jobs at beautifying their front yards. Since so many Sylvanians consider Olander Park to be the community’s “front yard,” the City and Postal Service presented its first-ever Special City Beautiful Award to the Land Management Team for “improving Sylvania’s environment by establishing the JoAnne Gorman Rain Garden & Walkway.”  The concept and almost all work came from Sylvania School District alumni. Former park system assistant manager Ms. Lyndsey Jordan, Maplewood ’97 & McCord ‘00, and now a Contract Negotiation Specialist for the United States Air Force, suggested a rain garden to eliminate two issues: the maintenance lot often flooded and froze in the Winter, and the first view visitors saw was a large mulch pile, garbage dumpsters, and refuse cans. A rain garden would solve the safety concern and beautify the primary entrance. At this time, TOPS coincidently hired Ms. Casey Fuleky, Southview ‘10, who was exploring a Landscape Architect career, and assigned her the Gorman Garden. She would later be on the 2009 Southview Ohio Nursery & Landscape State Championship Team, then won the 2010 Individual Ohio Landscape Management Proficiency Title. In addition to the Gorman Garden, she did the new master plans for TOPS six parks, was LA Intern on the Downtown Sylvania River Trail, and is currently designing the Sylvan Prairie Park sledding hill complex. Mr. Bryan Davis, Southview ‘07, joined TOPS in that year, returning each Summer as he completes his Master’s degree in Psychology from Ohio University in 2012. He led the installation crew since 2009, with his brick walkway adding an unintended but important aspect to the improvement – safely separating walkers and children from the busy main roadway. Joining Lyndsey, Casey and Bryan in implementing the garden & walkway are current Land Management staff James Dunnett, Chad Eldridge, Stephanie Gang, Matthew Johnson, Adam Lewandowski, Cameron McLeod, James Niday, Jr., Katie Ransburg, and Ben Sheehan. Former Sylvania Seasonals who assisted in 2009 and 2010 include Elizabeth Ampthor, Jacob Eby, Trevor Fournier, Natasha Musser, and Elizabeth Strick. JoAnne Gorman and her husband, Steve, were two of the park system’s most beloved volunteers before his passing in 2002, then hers in 2009. The Gorman Family dedicated contributions in JoAnne’s memory to TOPS and these tallied 80% of the garden & walkway’s initial $5,500 cost. Since its September 2009 opening, dozens of other families donated memorial benches, trees, and monuments. If you would like to add your own tribute, please contact TOPS maintenance manager Dave Woodcock at 419-882-8313 ext.27 or e-mail him.
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