Campbell State Nature Preserve
Lucas County, Ohio · 2.3 trail miles in ODNR's guide
Our take written by Nature Awed
Campbell, named for Toledo naturalist Lou Campbell, is a piece of the Oak Openings region in Lucas County home to over 30 state-listed species.
Its habitats run from wet sedge meadows and swamp forest to sand dunes, sand barrens and mesic sand prairie, and ODNR names the frosted elfin and harvester butterflies among the endangered wildlife. There are 2.3 miles of hiking trails and no restrooms.
Our plain-language reading of the ODNR text quoted on this page. It adds no facts of its own.
Verify current visiting hours and access restrictions with ODNR's page for this preserve and ODNR's permit page before relying on this summary.
What ODNR says about it
A microcosm of the botanically significant Oak Openings region in northwest Ohio, Lou Campbell State Nature Preserve is home to more than 30 state-listed species. High quality habitats include wet sedge meadows, swamp forest, sand dunes, sand barrens, mesic sand prairie and oak openings.
These habitats support endangered wildlife including the frosted elfin and harvester butterflies. Rare wildflowers seen here include wild lupine, grass-pink orchid, spathulate-leaved sundew, soapwort gentian, plains puccoon and Missouri ironweed. The preserve honors Louis W. (Lou) Campbell, a well-known Toledo naturalist and outdoor writer.
Visiting
Open 1/2 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset
Stay on designated trails
Pets are not permitted
No restrooms
Verify current visiting hours and access restrictions with ODNR's page before relying on these hours.
Trails
2.3 miles of hiking trails
In ODNR's preserve guide
| Address | 2742 Crissey Rd, Monclova, 43558 |
|---|---|
| Trails (miles) | 2.3 |
| Visitor information | none printed |
Campbell, Louis W. Lucas 2742 Crissey Rd Monclova, 43558 2.3
Access permit
Campbell State Nature Preserve is not on ODNR's list of preserves that require an access permit, and its ODNR page as quoted here doesn't call for one. ODNR also says: An access permit is required to leave trails within a state nature preserve.
(ODNR: State Nature Preserves Access Permit).
The land on ODNR's map
| LANDS_NAME | COUNTY | PROP_TYPE | SUM_CALC_ACRES | MANAGING_AGENCY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell State Nature Preserve | LUCAS | Dedicated Nature Preserve | 172.49 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves |
| Campbell State Nature Preserve | LUCAS | Dedicated Nature Preserve | 60.98 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves |
| Mapped acres | 233.47 (our sum of the parcels ODNR's GIS layer maps under this name) |
|---|---|
| Access permit | No whole-preserve permit requirement identified in the sources we check; named-area or activity permits may still apply |
| Centre of mapped land | 41.5906, -83.7719 (our calculation; not an entrance or parking lot) |
Statewide rules
Ohio Administrative Code chapter 1501:17 sets rules for nature preserves and natural areas under ODNR's supervision or its designated custodian, on pets, drones, picnics, collecting and more. Can I…? quotes them rule by rule, with their exceptions.
Pets are prohibited at all state nature preserves, except Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve where leashed pets are only allowed on the multipurpose paved trail.
Check before you go. Verify current hours, access and trail information on ODNR: Campbell State Nature Preserve and ODNR: State Nature Preserves Access Permit; our checker last found the quoted words there on October 14.
Nearest other preserves
Straight-line miles between the centres of mapped land (our calculation), not driving distance.
- Kitty Todd State Nature Preserve · Lucas County · about 2.3 miles
- Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve · Lucas County · about 4.4 miles
- Girdham Road Dunes State Nature Preserve · Lucas County · about 4.9 miles
- Audubon Islands State Nature Preserve · Lucas County · about 7.2 miles
- Goll Woods State Nature Preserve · Fulton County · about 31 miles