Shoemaker State Nature Preserve

Shoemaker State Nature Preserve

165 Pine Gap Road Peebles, Ohio 45660

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About this Location

Shoemaker State Nature Preserve was a gift to the state in 2007 by Joyce Shoemaker in memory of her husband, Alvie Shoemaker. A portion of the land had been in Mrs. Shoemaker’s family for more than 100 years.

  • Natural arches, dolomite cliffs, and slump blocks
  • Protects tributary of Scioto Brush Creek
  • 1.5-mile trail

The 22-acre site protects several significant natural features including seven state-listed plants. The rarities found at this Adams County preserve include heart-leaved plantain (Plantago cordata), a state endangered species only known from three other sites in Ohio.

Not only botanically significant, the site is geologically significant as well. It features two natural arches, dolomite cliffs, and slump blocks harboring several species of ferns and other plants found in calcareous cliff communities.

The preserve also protects both banks of Cedar Fork for nearly a half mile. Cedar Fork is a tributary of Scioto Brush Creek which is considered one of Ohio’s most pristine waterways.

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