Mackey Ford Wildlife Area

RJD

I've passed by the sign for Mackey Ford Wildlife Area many times and didn't give it much thought. Over the past few months I've noticed construction and more cars at the Scioto River Access road. I decided to see for myself and I was surprised by how nice it is. There is a decent size parking area, an access ramp into the river, and some trails along the river and some a little distance away from the river that are very scenic.

brent sieling

There is a none powered boat ramp on the Scioto that is accessible through the nature preserve.

David Jervis

Very peaceful and surprisingly not crowded at all. I didn't see anyone. I saw a beaver for the first time in my entire life. It was getting dark and I thought it was a dog and almost pet it. Awesome.

school school

Its better than nothing... Crimes down now and there is cobbled boat drop... But You arent even legally able to use it for a car (nobody is around to enforce it). To call it a wildlife area is a stretch. The water stinks of alkalinity and there is garbage everywhere. Its again better than nothing but it could use some work. Either let it naturalized completely or finish construction. Don't stop between with infrastructure that you make off limits and barren land.

Curtis Goble

This wildlife area get a lot of hunting pressure.. They had a nice Dove field in 2017... I feel that the hurricanes that came up through Ohio ran the bird numbers down..

Matt Howard

Its a swampy area so mosquitoes are bad right now. But for the city its closes place to hunt. Its well protected cops are around there often also.

Douglas Ward

Pretty nice place with a well defined fishing trail, it's there when the river isn't up high

Bill Clegg

Off the beaten path. Nature is a great learning tool. However, adult trash was evident on the ground under the bridge.