Outdoor Recreation in Lima, Ohio
Experience everything we have to offer. Feel the thrill of our sporting events from collegiate baseball club games to stock, sprint and midget car races at our motorsports park; or join the excitement at our regional and national events and championships at the Allen County Fairgrounds. Try a round of golf at one of our many courses, or take in scenic walking, hiking and biking in our city and county parks.
A multitude of arts and cultural activities are readily available: see a Broadway show, hear our powerful symphony orchestra or enjoy an innovative production at our local community arts theater.
Visit our accredited county museum and its historic exhibits and various curiosities.
Return to the 19th century as you tour a Victorian mansion and continue back in time to see our train exhibits and learn about our remarkable railroad heritage. Don’t leave the county without seeing our canal history museum and the region’s only postal museum.
There is no shortage of fun, excitement and thrills throughout Lima/Allen County. For more information on what we have to offer to visitors and residents, including a detailed community calendar of events, check out www.VisitGreaterLima.com.
Recreation in Lima
Axe Cave
www.axecave.com
The Axe Cave is an axe-throwing experience that is raising the bar for local entertainment, making sure you have an experience you’ll never forget. Also offering adult game nights each Friday night. Call for reservations.
Bradfield Community Center
www.bradfieldcenter.com
Offers child care, basketball, volleyball, computer training, a fitness center and meeting rooms.
Crosshairs Lima
www.crosshairslima.com
Paintball and Nerf and Archery Tag.
Empowered Sports Center
www.empoweredsportslima.com
Indoor sports complex providing high school and college regulation pitching lanes and batting cages for softball and baseball, as well as a 12,000-square-foot multi-sport field for more than a dozen sports in one convenient location.
Kangaroo Cave
www.thekangaroocave.com
Indoor active play center with inflatable attractions suitable for children. Birthday party and group packages available. Open Saturdays 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and on Sundays noon-3 p.m.
Ottawa Metro Park Beach
www.jampd.com
Enjoy a 450-foot sand beach swimming lake with wheelchair access, “raindrop” water fountain, Aqua Jump water trampoline with Aqua Launch attachment, slip-n-slide, vending machines and covered picnic area. Beach is also available for after-hours parties, from 8 a.m.-11 p.m. (one week advance notice). The beach is supervised by certified lifeguards and park rangers for visitors’ safety.
Schoonover Park & Pool
www.cityhall.lima.oh.us/facilities
Featuring a 25 acre lake, multiple shelter houses, a public pool, walking trails and Lima’s only observatory.
20th Century Lanes Bowling
www.20thcenturylanes.com
Westgate Entertainment Center
www.westgateentertainmentcenter.com
Lima Family YMCA
www.limaymca.net
Baseball
Lima Locos
825 S. Cable Rd., Lima
(419) 22-LOCOS (225-6267)
www.limalocos.net
Home Field: Simmons Field, 616 Heindel Ave., Lima
The Lima Locos are a member of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. Each season provides an approximately 40-game schedule against teams from Cincinnati, Xenia, Celina, Athens, Toledo, Adrian MI, Flint MI and Canada. Come out and watch some future professional players right here in Lima, Ohio. ›
Limaland Motorsports Park
www.limaland.com
This 40-acre facility and racetrack play host to racing events each Friday night, April through August. It’s the place to be on Friday night for good times with great friends and racing excitement. See Northwest Ohio’s Quarter-mile of Thunder! For a complete schedule and event information, visit their website or call (419) 998-3199.
Golf
Bluffton Golf Club
www.bufftongolfclub.net
PGA professional course includes pro shop, driving range, practice areas, banquet facility and snack and beverage bar. 18 holes, par 72.
Colonial Golfers Club
www.colonialgolfersclub.com
PGA professional course/public practice range with 18 holes par 72, watered bent grass fairways, complete pro shop and lounge with beverage and snack menu.
Hidden Creek Golf Club
www.hiddencreekgolfclub.net
18 holes on 160 acres featuring 26 acres of natural areas to complement the bent grass fairways, tees and greens, four sets of tees on each hole, paved cart paths, pro shop, beverage and snack bar. Banquet facilities and outdoor pavilion.
Oaks Golf Club
PGA professional course, 18 holes, par 72.
Shawnee Country Club
Tamarac Golf Club
www.tamaracgolfcourse.com
Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District
2355 Ada Rd., Lima
www.johnnyappleseedparks.com
The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District, created in 1972, is a comprehensive system of natural areas and preserves designed to enhance the quality of life of the citizens of Allen County by providing passive outdoor recreational and educational opportunities while conserving and protecting the natural resources of the area for future generations. The park district currently has 12 park areas with over 1,400 acres for activities including hiking, picnicking, interpretive programs and guided nature walks, camping and swimming, fishing and boating, horseback riding and bicycling. For information about events and organized programs taking place in the Johnny Appleseed Metro Parks, call (419) 221‑1232.
Agerter Road River Access
15410 Agerter Rd., Spencerville
Allen County Farm Park
1582 Slabtown Rd., Lima
Deep Cut Historical Park
22900 SR 66, Spencerville
Ft. Amanda State Memorial
22901 SR 198, Logan Township
Heritage Park
2092 Reed Rd., Lima
Hermon Woodlands Metro Park
485 N. Wapak Rd.
Kendrick Woods Metro Park
971 N. Defiance Tr., Spencerville
Lauer Historical Farm
800 Roush Rd., Lima
Lippincott Bird Sanctuary
3093 Bellefontaine Rd., Lima
McElroy Environmental Education Center
2355 Ada Rd., Lima
McLean-Teddy Bear Park
2004 N Dixie Hwy.
Motter Metro Park
10740 Columbus Grove-Bluffton Rd., Bluffton
Ottawa Metro Park
2632 Ada Rd., Lima
Rotary Riverwalk/Ottawa River Bikeway
Veterans Freedom Flag Monument
1157 Buckeye Rd., Lima
handicap accessible.
Harrod Railroad & Veterans Memorial Park
Corner of Napoleon and Harrod roads, Harrod
City of lima department of parks, recreation and forestry
900 S. Collett Street, Lima
www.cityhall.lima.oh.us
The City of Lima’s park system maintains 11 parks and three recreation areas totaling over 335 acres. The park system offers facilities for traditional park activities, such as picnics and playground equipment, and a variety of active recreation facilities programs. For information about events and organized programs at city parks, call the parks department in Lima at (419) 221‑5195.
Town Square Downtown Lima
Baxter Park
1500 Ellison Drive, Lima.
Buttonbush Wetland Preserve
2319 Central Point Pkwy., #2303
Cook Park
Michael Avenue
Faurot Park
Woodlawn Avenue and North Shore Drive
Hover Park
Collett and Kibby Street
Lima Stadium Park
East Bellefontaine Avenue adjacent to Spartan Stadium
Lincoln Park
East Elm Street near Lima Memorial Hospital
Ottawa River Corridor/River Walk & Bikeway
A nearly 14-mile hiking and biking trail along the Ottowa River
Robb Park
Metcalf Street and Robb Avenue
Schoonover Park
Findlay Road (State Route 81) and Jefferson Street
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
East 8th Avenue
Kibby Corners Park
Main Street and Kibby Street
Collett Street Recreation Area
Collett Street, south of North Shore Drive across from Hover Park
Simmons Field Recreation Area
On the Riverwalk between Collett Street and Heindel Avenue, south of the Ottawa River
Fishing
Agerter Road River Access
Agerter Road, via St. Rt. 81
Bresler Lake Reservoir
10 miles west of Lima, bordered by St. Rt. 81, Agerter, Kemp and Conant roads
Buckeye Quarry
Bluffton
Ferguson Lake
3 miles east of Lima on Reservoir Road
Lima Lake Reservoir
1.5 miles east of Lima on State Route 81, next to Ottawa Metro Park
Lost Creek Reservoir
Roush and Reservoir Roads, two miles east of Lima
McLean-Teddy Bear Park
2004 N. Dixie Hwy. in Bath Township
Metzger Lake
3 miles east of Lima on Reservoir Road; adjoins Ferguson Lake
Schoonover Park Lake
Findlay (State Route 81)
Williams Reservoir
10 miles west of Lima bordered by St. Rt. 81, Grubb Road, Agerter and Sunderland roads t