Pipe Creek Wildlife Area - Sandusky, OH

Thomas Kemmett

I actually love this wildlife area. It's beautiful with lots of wildlife and vegetation. There are lots of snakes and birds, ducks & geese, there are frogs, I even saw a beaver! It is a good hike from the parking lot to a main hiking trail along a grass gravel dike. There are all kinds of fish. Update March 14th, 2025. The trail into the reserve was closed off due to the nesting of Eagles. Check before you go to see if it is open.

Thirteendays

This place is gorgeous! Just a few short trails, but it's packed with wildlife and great scenery. There are also bald eagles in the area, including here. The parking seems a bit dicey, but it worked out fine. You should for sure stop by here if you're in the area.

Kimberly McKeown

Nice spot to walk the dog. Good amount of parking. I found quite a few ticks on my pooch at the end of the hike, so make sure you're doing your tick checks.

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good trails! pretty views

Patricia Burton (Trish)

I love, love, love this Nature Preserve. Probably my second favorite in the Erie Metropark system. If you look from Google Maps, aerial view, it is shaped like an octagon. And divided into sections. So you can hike the entire perimeter (which I highly suggest, tell you why later) because it gives the most views and where you will see the most wildlife. Canadian geese, Herons, Egrets, Seagulls (several types) terns, Tundra Swans (winter) great horned owl (nests there all the time) bufflehead ducks, mallards, wood ducks, kingfishers, lesser schaup, American coots, and redhead ducks-(to name only the ones I’ve seen but probably more) There are also several species of birds. But this is a huge area for waterfowl. The perimeter trails is wide and clear. Interior is marsh, exterior is lake. Now, trails that go through the middle have a TON of bugs so where a lot of bug spray if you plan to venture through the middle paths. Hiking Trails Nature Preserve Birds Wildlife

Haus Pickett

Nice little place to get away, very easy walk/hike. Tons of waterfowl. You get Cedar Point as a neat little back drop while you walk.

Bill Wilkeson

Very beautiful. Nice walking trail. Watch out for the poison hemlock it lines a lot of the trails.

Julie Anger

Majority of trails closed to hikers during waterfowl hunting season. Litter and graffiti.