Trillium Trails State Nature Preserve
Hamilton County, Ohio
Our take written by Nature Awed
Trillium Trails in Hamilton County features mature woods with spring wildflowers, including bloodroot, Solomon's-seal, twinleaf and Jack-in-the-pulpit. ODNR describes it as a private preserve for many years.
Great Parks of Hamilton County owns and manages it, and ODNR's page says no facilities are present.
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
Trillium Trails features mature woods with a spectacular spring wildflower display. This area, a private preserve for many years, is renowned for its lush growth of many species of spring blooming wildflowers. Bloodroot, Solomon's-seal, twinleaf and Jack-in-the-pulpit are a few of the species present.
The preserve is owned and managed by Great Parks of Hamilton County. No facilities are present.
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
Trillium Trails 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trillium Trails State Nature Preserve | HAMILTON | Dedicated Nature Preserve | 22.84 | Great Parks of Hamilton County |
| Mapped acres | 22.84 (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 | 39.2569, -84.4849 (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: Trillium Trails 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.
- Spring Beauty Dell State Nature Preserve · Hamilton County · about 1.4 miles
- Greenbelt State Nature Preserve · Hamilton County · about 2.3 miles
- Sharon Woods Gorge State Nature Preserve · Hamilton County · about 5.1 miles
- Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary State Nature Preserve · Hamilton County · about 7.2 miles
- Warder-Perkins State Nature Preserve · Hamilton County · about 15 miles · permit