Mailing Address:
2045 Morse Road,
Building C-3
Columbus, OH 43229-6693
(614) 265-6561

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Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve

6 acres - Summit County

Address

399 Portage Lakes Dr
Akron, OH  44319

Lat/Long Coordinates

N40 59.836'
W 081 32.048'

Special Features

Remnant of a larger tamarack swamp

Facilities

Unimproved site

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Portage Lakes Wetland is primarily a tall shrub sphagnum bog community dominated by speckled alder and arrowwood.

This wet basin is too wet to enter without ankle-high boots and it is difficult to walk through the thick shrubs.

Some of the rare species found growing here include swamp birch, tamarack, alder-leaved buckthorn and smooth gooseberry.

Local directions
Located south of Akron. From the junction of I-277 and State Route 93, proceed south on State Route 93 to Portage Lakes Drive (County Road 75). Proceed east approximately 1 mile; park at the Kiwanis Senior Center on the west side of the road. The preserve can be accessed from this parking lot.