The Marinewood Unit is located on OH-163 between Oak Harbor and Port Clinton. It is the old Marinewood Golf Course. Since being acquired by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2014, it is now the site of a pollinator restoration and tree restoration project. As the Refuge Private Lands Biologist said, “Can you think of any better place for a butterfly?”

The Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge are working to restore the property and provide additional public use opportunities in the coming years. A kayak launch, restroom, gravel trail, and RV camp host site are planned for this area.

From Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, turn east (left) on OH-2. Turn south (right) onto OH-19. Turn east (left) onto OH-163. Located at 4640 W. Harbor Rd (SR 163), Port Clinton, OH 43452.

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge provides valuable habitat for a diversity of waterfowl and other migratory birds, resident wildlife, and endangered and threatened species. It provides a place for people to enjoy wildlife-dependent activities and learn about the complexities of the natural world through education and interpretive programming.

Ottawa Refuge is located in northwest Ohio. The entrance is located 15 miles east of Toledo, Ohio, or 16 miles west of Port Clinton, Ohio on OH-2. The entrance road is located on the north side of OH-2.

Visitors should stop at the visitor center which opened in 2007. This beautiful lodge-style building welcomes you and tells the refuge story. The building is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

There are ten miles of hiking trails. These trails travel through a variety of habitats and start behind the visitor center or from the trailhead parking lot.

The refuge wildlife drive is open on scheduled days from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The wildlife drive allows vehicles to travel through areas of the refuge not otherwise open to the general public. See the calendar of events for open dates.