ODNR Division of Wildlife - Experiencing Wildlife - Accessible Opportunities

Accessible Opportunities


The Division of Wildlife is committed to facilitating outdoor experiences for people of all abilities.  Below is a list of accessible fishing, hunting, and wildlife viewing areas throughout the state.  For more details on specific areas or to find out the accessibility of a wildlife area near you, contact the nearest Wildlife District Office.

Fishing


Acton Lake shore fishing
Alum Creek Lake boat fishing
Atwood Lake boat fishing
Battery Park (Sandusky Bay access) shore fishing
Belpre (Ohio River access) boat fishing
Berlin Lake boat fishing
Buck Creek State Park shore fishing
Buckeye Lake boat fishing, shore fishing
C.J. Brown Reservoir shore fishing
Caesar Creek Lake boat fishing
Catawba Island State Park boat fishing, shore fishing
Clark Lake Wildlife Area boat fishing
Clear Fork Reservoir boat fishing, shore fishing
Cleveland Lakefront State Park shore fishing
Cowan Lake shore fishing
Dale Walborn Reservoir boat fishing, shore fishing
Deer Creek Lake boat fishing, shore fishing
Deer Creek Reservoir (Stark County) shore fishing
Dempsey Access (Sandusky Bay) boat fishing, shore fishing
East Fork Lake boat fishing
Emerald Necklace Marina (Lake Erie & Rocky River) boat fishing, shore fishing
Findlay Reservoir 2 boat fishing, shore fishing
Fox Lake boat fishing, shore fishing
Geneva State Park (Lake Erie access) boat fishing, shore fishing
Grand Lake St. Marys shore fishing
Griggs Reservoir boat fishing
Guilford Lake shore fishing
Hargus Creek Lake boat fishing
Highlandtown Lake boat fishing, shore fishing
Hoover Reservoir boat fishing
Hueston Woods State Park shore fishing
Indian Lake boat fishing, shore fishing
Jackson Lake boat fishing
Jackson Street Pier (Sandusky Bay access) shore fishing
Kiser Lake shore fishing
Knox Lake boat fishing. shore fishing
La Su An Wildlife Area boat fishing, shore fishing
Lake Milton boat fishing, shore fishing
Lorain City (Lake Erie Access) boat fishing, shore fishing
Madison Lake boat fishing, shore fishing
Marietta (Muskingum River Access) boat fishing
Maumee Bay State Park shore fishing
Mazurik Access boat fishing, shore fishing
Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area boat fishing, shore fishing
Miller Road Park (Avon Lake, Lake Erie access) shore fishing
Mogadore Reservoir shore fishing
Mosquito Lake shore fishing
North Reservoir boat fishing, shore fishing
O'Shaughnessy Reservoir boat fishing
Ohio River - Aberdeen boat fishing
Ohio River - K.H. Butler Boat Ramp boat fishing
Ohio River - Racive Boat Ramp boat fishing
Paint Creek Lake shore fishing
Pleasant Hill Reservoir boat fishing
Portage River (Lake Erie Access) boat fishing
Pymatuning Lake shore fishing
Resthaven Pond #8 boat fishing, shore fishing
Rocky Fork Lake shore fishing
Ross Lake boat fishing, shore fishing
Rush Creek Lake boat fishing
Rush Run Wildlife Area boat fishing, shore fishing
Salt Fork Lake boat fishing
Sandusky City Boat Launch boat fishing, shore fishing
Shreve Lake boat fishing, shore fishing
Shoreline Park (Sandusky Bay access) shore fishing
Spencer Lake boat fishing, shore fishing (2 piers)
Springfield Lake shore fishing
Stonelick Lake shore fishing
Tappan Lake shore fishing
Tycoon Lake shore fishing
Vermillion City Boat Launch boat fishing
Veto Lake boat fishing
Washington Street Pier (Sandusky Bay access) shore fishing
West Branch Lake shore fishing

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Hunting


Clark Lake Wildlife Area waterfowl hunts
Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area waterfowl hunts, deer hunt
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area waterfowl hunts
Mercer Waterfowl Area waterfowl hunts
Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area waterfowl hunts
Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area waterfowl hunts

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Wildlife Viewing


Acton Lake
Deer Creek Wildlife Area
Grand River Wildife Area
Indian Creek Wildlife Area
Indian Lake
Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area
La Su An Wildlife Area
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
Maumee Bay State Park
Mercer Waterfowl Area
Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area
Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area
Ohio State Fair
Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area
Resthaven Pond #8
Rush Run Wildlife Area
Salt Fork Wildlife Area
Spencer Wildlife Area
Sportsmen's Migratory Bird Center
Spring Valley Wildlife Area
Tranquility Wildlife Area

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Shooting Range


Deer Creek Wildlife Area shooting range
Grand River Wildlife Area shooting range / hand, trap, shotgun range
Indian Creek Wildlife Area hand, trap, shotgun range
Oxbow Wildlife Area hand, trap, shotgun range
Rush Run Wildlife Area hand, trap, shotgun range
Spring Valley Wildlife Area shooting range / hand, trap, shotgun range

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Archery Range


Berlin Lake Wildlife Area
Indian Creek Wildlife Area
Spencer Wildlife Area
Spring Valley Wildlife Area

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Visitor Center / Displays


Ohio State Fair fish pond, shooting range, displays
Put-in-Bay Visitor Center visitor center
Sportsmen's Migratory Bird Center visitor center

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Check Station


Magee Marsh Wildlife Area

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Useful Links

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