Scioto Brush Creek State Nature Preserve

Scioto Brush Creek State Nature Preserve

Tatman-Coe Road McDermott, Ohio 45652

Official Website

Tips for Birding

There is a small parking lot just north of Scioto Brush Creek on the east side of Tatman-Coe Road. The 1.5-mile River Otter Trail is a linear loop trail that runs along the north bank of Scioto Brush Creek. The trail affords excellent views of the deep pools in the creek that lie within the preserve.

The preserve offers excellent birding in all seasons, particularly during migration.

About this Location

Scioto Brush Creek State Nature Preserve protects over a mile of Scioto Brush Creek which is one of the most biologically diverse streams in Ohio. Scioto Brush Creek has over 70 species of fish including Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus) and Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides).

The preserve contains mature trees, spring wildflowers, and rare species. The preserve protects one of four populations of the federal threatened Appalachian Spiraea (Spiraea virginiana), a shrub known only in Ohio from the Scioto Brush Creek watershed.

No restroom facilities.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

Content from Official Website and Joshua Eastlake