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Ottawa NWR--Boss Unit
Coordinates: 41.5991334, -83.1838739 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge--Boss Unit
The Boss Unit of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is on Benton-Carroll Road just south of the intersection with OH-2. There is a viewing platform at the location. During the spring and fall migration, this is a good place to look for migrating shorebirds.

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

Bald Eagle Photo by Diana Steele || **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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 Photo by Vic Fazio || L691050 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.5991334 -83.1838739 Ottawa NWR--Boss Unit