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 * =Birding in Ohio=

Fairfield County
=Rhododendron Cove State Nature Preserve= 2730 Pump Station Road Sugar Grove, Ohio 43105 Rhododendron Cove State Nature Preserve webpage

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Rhododendron Cove State Nature Preserve
Coordinates: 39.631856, -82.558742 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Rhododendron Cove State Nature Preserve

 * State listed flame azalea
 * Likely largest native population of great rhododendron in Ohio
 * Parking lot
 * 1.2-mile trail - remain on marked trail at all times

Rhododendron Cove State Nature Preserve is within the Sugar Grove Region of the Hocking Hills. A relatively strenuous hike to the top of the dry ridgeline affords a view of the Hocking River Valley to the east. This dry ridge forms a horseshoe shape, supporting a significant chestnut oak community with Virginia and pitch pine, sourwood and a well-developed heath layer of mountain laurel, blueberry, deerberry, and state listed flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum). The cooler north facing slopes below the cliff lines form an environment better suited to eastern hemlock, black birch and another state listed member of the heath family – the great rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum). This is likely the home of the largest native population of this native rhododendron in Ohio. Peak blooming is typical during late June and early July.

The preserve is located south of Lancaster and northwest of the village of Sugar Grove. A small gravel parking lot is located on the north side of Pump Station Road approximately 0.1 miles west of Old Logan Road. From Rhododendron Cove State Nature Preserve webpage



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