Bath Nature Preserve--Garden Bowl

Bath Nature Preserve--Garden Bowl

Bath, Ohio 44210

Bath Nature Preserve Official Website
Bath Nature Preserve map

About this Location

The Garden Bowl, now a wetland, was once drained to be a garden when this was a Firestone estate. The drain tiles have been removed and the restored wetland attracts a variety of birds, including wading birds during migration. There is a good vantage point on the North Fork Trail, near a bench, to set up a spotting scope to view birds in the Garden Bowl. 

About Bath Nature Preserve

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The Bath Nature Preserve is a 410-acre parcel, which was formerly part of the Raymond Firestone Estate. It was funded by a bond issue that passed in March 1996 and purchased on October 1997 by Bath Township.

The Bath Nature Preserve was open for public use in August of 2001. all of the trails provide public access allowing for an experience of varied habitats and terrain while protecting the sensitive and unique areas of the property.

The Bath Nature Preserve’s diverse habitats and physical features range from open fields of grassland and old-field habitat to old-growth forests and wetlands, which include a tamarack bog, five ponds, and two creeks.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Entrance fee

Content from Bath Nature Preserve Official Website and Susan Carpenter

Last updated February 2, 2024