Conneaut+Sandspit

Also, see Conneaut, Conneaut Harbor Important Bird Area, and Conneaut Birding Drive
 * =Birding in Ohio=

Ashtabula County
=Conneaut Sandspit= Conneaut Township Park Conneaut, Ohio 44030 Conneaut Township Park (Coastal Access) webpage Conneaut Township Park map

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Conneaut Sandspit
Coordinates: 41.9696938, -80.5583171 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Conneaut Sandspit
From Ohio Ornithological Society website

About Conneaut Sandspit
The sandspit is accessed from the parking area in Conneaut Township Park. Vehicles do drive out onto the sandspit here if conditions allow. There is an observation tower on the sandspit.

The nearly 60-acre Conneaut Township Park is on land north of OH-531 (Lake Road) from the Fairview Drive intersection east to Wrights Avenue. The park has numerous parking lots including lots off of the Chestnut Street Extension, and Grove Street’s north terminus which loops the southeast corner of the park.

About half of Conneaut Township Park’s acres are comprised of sand that has collected on the west side of Conneaut Harbor’s west breakwater. The harbor’s 0.3-mile long southern breakwater marks the east side of the beach. Sand covers all but the northern 600 feet of the breakwater, which is used for fishing access.

Extending west from this structure is the park’s 0.4-mile long foot-friendly sand beach. It ranges in width from more than 1,000 feet along the east side to around 200-feet wide at the park’s west end. A series of wooden boardwalks, collectively called the Conneaut Township Park Boardwalk, connect parking areas to the beach and shore.

The mouth of a small Lake Erie tributary crosses the middle of the beach. A wooden footbridge crosses the tributary. The beach also includes a small dune area.

In the upper park area, benches overlooking Lake Erie from atop a, tiered, grass-covered high bluff provide views of the harbor and Conneaut Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse. Many additional park amenities are located in the upper park area including picnic facilities, playground equipment, a concession stand, athletic fields and courts and a gazebo. From Conneaut Township Park (Coastal Access) webpage

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 * Conneaut Sandspit Beach**

Photo by Vic Fazio || L1567386 US US-OH US-OH-007 41.9696938 -80.5583171 Conneaut Sandspit
 * Conneaut Sandspit from Observation Tower**