 Adams Lake Prairie State Nature Preserve
26 acres - Adams County
Address
14633 State Rte 41
W Union, OH 45693
Lat/Long Coordinates
N38 48.750'
W083 31.783'
Special Features
- Xeric barren prairie
- Summer wildflowers
- Butterflies
Facilities
A .25 mile trail system with bulletin board and interpretive signs is present. Other visitor facilities including restrooms, drinking water and picnicking are available in the adjacent state park.
Learn more
This sparsely vegetated xeric, or dry, limestone prairie is situated on a highly eroded slope of calcareous Crab Orchard Shale surrounded by a second-growth oak-hickory woodland. Red cedar, post oak and blackjack oak occur sporadically in the prairie opening.
Prairie grasses are sparse but Adams Lake Prairie supports diverse prairie forbes including a stand of prairie dock. Some of the interesting plants found growing at this cedar barren prairie include spider milkweed, shooting-star, green milkweed, Carolina buckthorn, American aloe, slender blazing-star and large summer bluets.
Local directions
Located in Adams County within Adams Lake State Park, which is 1 mile north of West Union on State Route 41. The marked entrance to the preserve is at the far west end of the park road. |