Clear Creek Metro Park (Fairfield County)
Fairfield County
Rockbridge, Ohio 43149
Clear Creek State Nature Preserve webpage
Clear Creek Metro Park webpage
Clear Creek Metro Park map
Also, see Clear Creek Metro Park
Clear Creek Important Bird Area
Fairfield County Birding Drive
eBird Bar Charts by Season
Entire Year
eBird Hotspots
Please note that the Fairfield-Hocking county line runs through Clear Creek Metro Park. (See the map below for the location of the county line.) eBird hotspots are organized by county. If you carefully keep your bird records by county, be sure to use the specific hotspots in this park so that the birds will be assigned to the proper county.
Clear Creek Metro Park (Fairfield Co.)
Coordinates: 39.5931888, -82.6239896
eBird links: Hotspot map – View details – Recent visits
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Clear Creek Metro Park–Chestnut Trail (Fairfield Co.)
Coordinates: 39.6030391, -82.6246725
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Clear Creek Metro Park–Lake Trail
Coordinates: 39.6045686, -82.6323909
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Clear Creek Metro Park–Prairie Warbler and Tulip Tree Trails
Coordinates: 39.5991412, -82.632165
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Ohio Birding Day Hike
Clear Creek Metro Park Trails
About Clear Creek Metro Park
From I-270, take US-33 east toward Lancaster. Go south past Carroll and stay on the bypass. Pass the stoplight at Sugar Grove and go about one mile to Clear Creek Road (CR-116). Turn right on Clear Creek Road (Sunoco Gas Station on the corner). Picnic areas, facilities, and trails are located along Clear Creek Road for the next seven miles.
Clear Creek Valley is one of the most pristine and secluded natural areas in Central Ohio. Variations of land surfaces, soils and climates have produced a medley of habitats that harbor more than 800 plant species and 150 species of birds, many of them rare.
You may catch a glimpse of turkey, deer, ruffed grouse, coyote, black vultures, or even see the traces of the elusive bobcat along the park’s 12 miles of trails.
Centuries of glacial flooding have cut the valley through the Black Hand sandstone leaving an array of scenic cliffs and rugged rock formations overlooking the creek.
Oak and hickory forests interspersed with giant hemlocks and ferns, along with the last remaining Ohio colonies of rhododendron, provide the perfect backdrop or a getaway from city life.
From Clear Creek Metro Park webpage
Restrooms at locations identified on Clear Creek Metro Park map.