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Ottawa County
=Ottawa-Lucas Co. Rd. (Ottawa Co.)= 14000 West OH-2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge website Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge map

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Ottawa-Lucas Co. Rd. (Ottawa Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6228213, -83.2538098 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Ottawa-Lucas County Road
As the name implies, this road is on the Ottawa-Lucas county line. Ottawa County is to the south, Lucas county is to the north. This hotspot is accessed from OH-2. Drive to the dead end at the school bus turn around. Birders may observe birds in the wetland on the south side of the road looking into the refuge. A scope can be helpful in observing birds here. From Ken Ostermiller

About Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
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 auto tour is open on scheduled days from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The auto tour travels through areas of the refuge not otherwise open to the general public. See the calendar of events for open dates. From Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge website

American Pipit Photo by Warren Leow || **Please, be safe. It is never safe to stop your car on OH-2 in this area. State and local police ticket drivers pulled over to the side of this highway.**

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