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Added by Jopie, at 18 April 2016
Opening Hours
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday Closed
- Wednesday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Thursday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Saturday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Sunday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
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8 Reviews
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15 August 2017
Beautiful nature preserve with knowledgeable staff. Check the hours they're open before going, and please follow the posted rules to do our part in keeping it nice for all.
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15 August 2017
Boy was this a hidden gem. The trails here are short but you will want to take your take time and soak in the beautiful magic of this preserve. Don't bring your dog though. Pets are strictly forbidden in an effort to maintain this pristine area. Stop in and say hello to the local grounds keepers and naturalists that keep Wahkeena. They were very welcoming and happy to teach us about the beehives and the beaver den. Grab a Birch beer and take a relaxing stroll around the pond. Please note: This location is only open seasonally. There is no admission charge. Also please treat this area with great respect. As they say: Take nothing; Leave only footprints.
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09 June 2017
Great place for short hike. Floating walkway is fun. Small but filled nature center.
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03 September 2016
A step out of the hustle and bustle of everyday life into a quiet peaceful natural world.
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28 August 2016
This is a great preserve with a very informative visitors center. There is a lot to see here and a lot you can learn. Check out the Barred Owl and Red Shouldered Hawk that live on the preserve too!
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11 August 2016
Beautiful place to walk around and take photos.It's small but very nice. Loved the owl. I took some photos of the beautiful flowers there.
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11 July 2016
Stunning scenery that doesn't seem to be visited a lot. We enjoyed the trails and the terrain. The frogs in the water croaking away were a nice treat too.
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25 April 2016
We first visited this preserve yesterday. We simply saw it on a map, read some intriguing descriptions, and decided to go. We're glad we did, because it's a very unusual, surprising place. Several things make it very special: beavers, a pine forest, wildflowers, an excellent free guide map, and an especially interesting nature center. There are two big beaver lodges at one edge of the pond. There are all sorts of little surprises. There is a floating boardwalk across one end of the pond, which takes you by one of three beaver dams. There are some stunningly tall pine trees you'll walk by on the very nice 1.5 mile circuit—a fragrant bit of landscape, reminds me California and other western forests. Wildflowers are abundant, identified handily on the excellent guide map. A family of geese with brand new goslings, hatched earlier the same day (April 24), was swimming about. Frogs galore of course. Near the top of the hill are sandstone cliffs of the typical Hocking Hills variety. The guide map has numbers and letters which match numbers and letters posted along the well-maintained trail, with naturalist notes we enjoyed reading—I wish more parks would do this. A barred owl and a red-shouldered hawk are in a quiet area not far from the nature center, both injured, non-releasable, and cared for by personnel. Unlike many nature centers, this one is hands-on and reading-light, but full of small stuffed Ohio mammals and birds of every description, many dozens of them, live turtles and snakes in aquariums, a fascinating indoor beehive and knowledgeable talkative staff members on hand. Absolutely perfect learning place for children.
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