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Knox Woods State Nature Preserve

Knox County, Ohio · 1 trail miles in ODNR's guide

Our take written by Nature Awed

Knox Woods is a small mixed hardwood forest in Knox County with exceptionally large sugar maple, black oak, red oak, shagbark hickory and black walnut trees.

ODNR is candid that heavy grazing in the past reduced its spring wildflowers. Knox County Park District manages it, access is through Wolf Run Regional Park, and there is 1 mile of hiking trail.

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

This small mixed hardwood forest is dominated by exceptionally large sugar maple, black oak, red oak, shagbark hickory and black walnut trees. Several large specimens of tulip tree, black gum, white oak, white ash and wild black cherry are also present.
ODNR: Knox Woods State Nature Preserve · our check found this text on October 14
Heavy grazing in the past has unfortunately reduced the abundance and diversity of spring wildflowers. Knox Woods State Nature Preserve is managed by Knox County Park District. Access to the preserve is through Wolf Run Regional Park.
ODNR: Knox Woods State Nature Preserve · our check found this text on October 14

Trails

ODNR's trail notes
  • 1 mile of hiking trails
ODNR: Knox Woods State Nature Preserve · our check found this text on October 14

In ODNR's preserve guide

Our table of the guide's row for Knox Woods (Knox County). The row as printed is quoted below.
Address18000 Yauger Rd, Mount Vernon, 43050
Trails (miles)1
Visitor informationManaged by the Knox County Park District • knoxcountyparks.org • Located in Wolf Run Park
The guide's row
Knox Woods Knox 18000 Yauger Rd Mount Vernon, 43050 1 Managed by the Knox County Park District • knoxcountyparks.org • Located in Wolf Run Park
ODNR: Ohio State Nature Preserves & Natural Areas Guide (PDF) · our check found this text on October 14

Access permit

Knox Woods 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

Field values as ODNR's GIS lands layer returns them (one row per mapped feature; our checker found them on October 14).
LANDS_NAMECOUNTYPROP_TYPESUM_CALC_ACRESMANAGING_AGENCY
Knox Woods State Nature PreserveKNOXDedicated Nature Preserve28.42Knox County Park District
Our calculations from those features, re-computed at each check.
Mapped acres28.42 (our sum of the parcels ODNR's GIS layer maps under this name)
Access permitNo whole-preserve permit requirement identified in the sources we check; named-area or activity permits may still apply
Centre of mapped land40.4031, -82.4285 (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.
ODNR: Ohio State Nature Preserves & Natural Areas Guide page · our check found this text on October 14

Check before you go. Verify current hours, access and trail information on ODNR: Knox Woods 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.