Chippewa+Lake


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Medina County
Also, see Buckeye Woods Park and Chippewa Rail Trail =Chippewa Lake Park= 7597 Ballash Road Medina, Ohio 44256 Chippewa Lake Krabill Shelter webpage Chippewa Lake Public Boat Ramp Chippewa Inlet Trail map Chippewa Rail Trail webpage

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Chippewa Lake--Krabill Shelter
Coordinates: 41.0657629, -81.9162941 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Chippewa Lake--Chippewa Lake Boat Ramp
Coordinates: 41.0604004, -81.9107062 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data Chippewa Lake Public Boat Ramp

Chippewa Inlet Trail--South
Coordinates: 41.0772011, -81.9121884 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Chippewa Rail Trail
Coordinates: 41.0789306, -81.8941498 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data Chippewa Rail Trail webpage

About Chippewa Lake
Among the largest natural inland lakes in the State of Ohio, Chippewa Lake was created some 14,000 years ago by the melting of massive glacial ice sheets as they retreated north. Chippewa Lake has a long history of human habitation going back thousands of years when Native Americans visited the fertile wetlands and lakeshores to hunt and trade. In recent history, the lake served as a playground for generations of visitors to storied Chippewa Lake Amusement Park, which closed its doors in 1978 after 100 years.

The Medina County Park District purchased open land on the west side of the lake over a period of years. In 2007, the park district acquired the lake itself. Since then, the park district has opened Krabill Shelter, a reservable enclosed shelter off Ballash Road. Today the lake is open to the public, once again, with a public boat launch off Westfield Landing Road.

Utilizing available grants and mitigation banking, the park district has been able to fund the restoration of streams and wetlands north of the lake, which will improve water quality and enhance habitat for wildlife.Together these restoration projects help preserve this special natural resource for all to enjoy for generations to come. From Chippewa Lake Krabill Shelter webpage

On the north end of Chippewa Lake is the south terminus of the Chippewa Inlet Trail. This paved bike and hiking trail provides good views of birds in the marshland between Chippewa Lake and Buckeye Woods Park.

The Chippewa Rail Trail has a parking area on Chippewa Road .25 miles east of Lake Road in the Village of Chippewa Lake.

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