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Plum Run Prairie State Nature Preserve

Adams County, Ohio

Our take written by Nature Awed

Plum Run Prairie in Adams County protects about 50 acres of barren/prairie habitat, plus woods and a stream corridor that is home to the state-endangered heart-leaved plantain.

The Arc of Appalachia Preserve System owns and manages it, and donations through the State Nature Preserves tax refund program paid for it. ODNR lists 2.3 miles of hiking trails of moderate difficulty 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

Plum Run Prairie protects about 50 acres of barren/prairie habitat plus woods and important stream corridor that is habitat for the state endangered heart-leaved plantain (Plantago cordata).The preserve is owned and managed by the Arc of Appalachia Preserve System. The site was protected with donations through State Nature Preserves tax refund donation program. For more information about the preserve and trail map visit Arc of Appalachia website.
ODNR: Plum Run Prairie State Nature Preserve · our check found this text on October 14

Visiting

ODNR's visitor notes
  • Stay on designated trails
  • Pets are not permitted
  • No restrooms
ODNR: Plum Run Prairie State Nature Preserve · our check found this text on October 14

Trails

ODNR's trail notes
  • 2.3 miles of hiking trails, moderate difficulty
ODNR: Plum Run Prairie State Nature Preserve · our check found this text on October 14

In ODNR's preserve guide

This preserve has no row in ODNR's printed guide. The guide says: Preserves not listed are either unimproved, or require a written permit to visit. (ODNR: Ohio State Nature Preserves & Natural Areas Guide (PDF)).

Access permit

Plum Run Prairie 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
Plum Run Prairie State Nature PreserveADAMSDedicated Nature Preserve139.42null
Our calculations from those features, re-computed at each check.
Mapped acres139.42 (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 land38.9453, -83.3742 (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: Plum Run Prairie 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.