Riverbend Recreation Area
16618 Township Road 208, Findlay

History: Hancock Park District’s first county park opened for America’s Bicentennial Celebration in 1976 providing year around recreational opportunities. Once said to be a Native American camp along the “big bend” of the Blanchard, the area has been a patchwork of floodplain, forest and farmland.  Now a unique habitat for wildlife, the scenery at Riverbend offers recreation for fun and fitness everyday.

Features:

• 129 acres of forest
• 101 acres of conservation area
• 3.5 Giertz Lake (public fishing)
• reservable facilities (FACILITIES SCHEDULE)
  • 7 – outdoor shelters
• 1 – enclosed outdoor shelter
• 1 – Brugeman Lodge at Riverbend (banquet facility)
• picnic sites
• 3 - playgrounds
• water (seasonal)
• restrooms
• 3 - sand volleyball courts
• horseshoe pits
• trail system (TRAILS CHART)
• 18 hole disc golf course
• wetlands
• open space
• fishing
• pay phone at Ranger Station
• pop machines at Ranger Station
• primitive campground (ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE)
• K-9 Field of Dreams (permit no longer required)
  • One acre off-leash dog run area located in the Meadow Area of Riverbend.
• Raccoon Run Winter Sports Center (CONCESSION SCHEDULE)
  • Seasonal winter sports concession for public rentals of cross-country ski and snowshoeing equipment
• Seasonal Fall Color Hayrides - schedule a tractor drawn hayride through the HPD office. Call for details. (CONCESSION SCHEDULE)

Riverbend Recreation Area Map (pdf)
Findlay Reservoir Area