Port Clinton Lakefront Preserve

Port Clinton Lakefront Preserve

East Perry Street and Lincoln Street Port Clinton, Ohio 43452

Tips for Birding

Port Clinton Lakefront Preserve is a stop on the Lake Erie Birding Trail.

About this Location

The Port Clinton Lakefront Preserve is located in Port Clinton between Waterworks Park (west) and Port Clinton City Beach (east), totaling nearly one mile of publicly accessible Lake Erie shore. The preserve was purchased in 2009 with funding from the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP) administered by the ODNR Office of Coastal Management, and a Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Fund grant. The city of Port Clinton, the Trust for Public Land, and the Black Swamp Conservancy were integral partners in the land acquisition. The city owns the property and Black Swamp Conservancy holds a conservation easement over the preserve, requiring that the land be permanently maintained as a nature preserve.

The preserve includes wetlands, marsh, and a one-third-mile sand beach. A crushed-stone walking trail through the preserve was completed in 2014. The trail connects to both adjacent access sites.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

Content from Lake Erie Public Access Guide