Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve

Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve

3612 Sandy Lake Road Ravenna, Ohio 44266

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About this Location

Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve is located 1.5 miles northwest of the intersection of OH-44 and I-76 on the south side of Sandy Lake Road.

  • Spaghnum kettle-hole bog
  • Large stand of tamarack trees and other rare plants
  • Parking lot
  • Bulletin board
  • 0.25-mile trail
  • Interpretive signs

This is one of the best examples of a kettle lake bog in Ohio containing carnivorous plants, tamarack, and a floating sphagnum mat. Triangle Lake Bog is one of the finest and least disturbed sphagnum kettle-hole bogs in Ohio. The vegetational zone surrounding this glacial kettle lake follows the classic pattern of boreal bogs. A floating sphagnum mat with swamp loosestrife, leatherleaf, and tamaracks surrounds the dark acidic waters of the bog lake.

Significant species found here include northern pitcher-plant, round-leaved sundew, leatherleaf, highbush blueberry, large cranberry, poison sumac, and catberry.

Notable Trails

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Entrance fee

  • Roadside viewing

Content from Official Website