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A List of Nature Preserves in Northeast Indiana
 
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Properties in red text are currently owned by ACRES Land Trust.  (Italic is closed to public) Properties in green text are ones ACRES helped acquire whole or in part, it helps maintain or to which it owns a conservation easement.
Items in black are unassociated preserves and nature centers.
Click on the name of an ACRES nature preserve for more information.
See the instructions in the left-hand column on this page about how to print a full-
    page map of an ACRES preserve.
A 16-page copy of our preserves with trails to walk can be printed from our Archive web page. 
 
Year
acquired
Acres
Trails (miles)
Access to
preserve
Special features
ADAMS COUNTY
Baltzell-Lenhart Woods Nature Preserve in Washington Township (DNR)
    37 no Parking lot  
Limberlost Swamp Wetland Preserve in Wabash Township (Limberlost Swamp Remembered)
  1996 479   Parking lot  

Munro Nature Preserve in Hartford Township
  1994 25.59 yes Parking lot   tree hike signs
ALLEN COUNTY
Arrowhead Marsh in Aboite Township (Little River Wetlands Project)
    97      
Arrowhead Prairie in Lafayette Township (Little River Wetlands Project)
    90      

Barrett (James M. & Patricia D.) Nature Preserve in Perry Township (& DeKalb Co.)
  1995 87   Closed to public  

Bicentennial Woods Nature Preserve in Perry Township
  1994 80 yes Parking lot Willow Creek., Arnolds oaks

Cedar Creek Bottoms Nature Preserve in Perry Township
  1984 36   Closed to public Cedar Creek

Cypress Meadow Nature Preserve in Lafayette Township
  2004 19 yes Parking space  

Dustin (Tom & Jane) Nature Preserve in Perry Township
  2005 28.56   Parking on lane in Cedar Creek --  ACRES, Inc. office
Dustin's (Tom & Jane) Conservation Easement in Perry Township
2005 43.78
Eagle Marsh in Aboite Township (Little River Wetlands Project)
    680      
Fox Island Nature Preserve (Allen County Park and Recreation Board) (Fox Island Alliance)
    270 yes Via park trails Part of Fox Island County Park

Fogwell Forest Nature Preserve in Wayne Township
  2002 58 yes Parking lot  

Foxfire Woods Nature Preserve in Cedar Creek Township
  1974 8 yes Roadside parking  

Hammer (Herman F.) Wald Nature Preserve in Springfield Township
  1989 90.9 yes Roadside parking  

Jessie's Woods Nature Preserve in Perry Township
  1996 30   Closed to public  

Johnson (Robert C. & Rosella C.) Nature Preserve in Perry Township
2004 15 Parking lot
Lindenwood Nature Preserve in Fort Wayne (Wayne Twp.) (Ft. Wayne Parks & Recreation)
    110 yes Parking lot  

Little Cedar Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Nature Preserve in Perry Township
  1997 18   Parking lot  

Little Wabash River Nature Preserve in Lafayette Township
  2004 20 yes Parking lane Closed winters for permitted hunting

Mackel (Dr. Frederick O.) Nature Preserve in Perry Township
  2003 11.3   Closed to public Cedar Creek & Little Cedar Creek
Mackel's (Jerry & Molly) Conservation Easement in Perry Township
           
Mackel's (Frederick & Alfrieda) Conservation Easement in Perry Township
           

Maumee River Overlook in Maumee Township
  1976 1 yes Parking nearby Maumee River

McNabb-Walter Nature Preserve in Springfield Township
  1982 195 yes Parking lot St. Joseph River

Mengerson Nature Preserve in Fort Wayne (St. Joseph Township)
  1973 36 yes Parking lot  
Meno-aki Nature Preserve in Cedar Creek Township (Allen County Park & Recreation Board)
    120     Part of Metea Park

Popp (Emanuel M.) Nature Preserve in Cedar Creek Township
  1996 40 yes Closed to public  
Rodenbeck (Albert D.) Nature Preserve in Perry Twp. (Ft. Waybe Ch., Izaak Walton League)
    49 -- -- Hunting permitted in season

Vandolah Nature Preserve in Perry Township
  1989 47 yes Parking lot  

Whitehurst Nature Preserve in Perry Township
  1991 4   Closed to public  

Yellow River Road Property in Lake Township
  2004 35.8   Closed to public  
DEKALB COUNTY
parts of Barrett N.P. (Allen Co.) & Douglas Woods (Steuben Co.)
FULTON COUNTY
Ruth Kern Woodland Preserve in Richland Township
2007         150                     Parking Lot     Closed due to permitted hunting  from
                                                                   October 15th thru January 6th                                          Printable PDF Map Link                         
HUNTINGTON COUNTY

Doermann (Paul E. & W. Ernestine) Nature Preserve in Huntington Township
  2004 36.19   Closed to public Clear Creek
Monument Island Wildlife Refuge in Polk Township (DNR)
    43 no Closed to public Island in Salamonie Lake

Tel-Hy Nature Preserve in Huntington Township
  1995 41 yes Parking lot Wabash River, outhouse collection
Thornhill Nature Preserve in Clear Creek Township  (Huntington College)
  1967 77      
Wygant Woods Natural Area in Rock Creek Township (DNR)
      no Parking lot Hunting permitted in season
JAY COUNTY
Bell-Croft Woods Nature Preserve in Wayne Township (DNR) (near Portland)
  1996 40      

Bibler Nature Preserve in Madison Township
  1991 105 yes Parking lot  
Kantner (Jesse) Memorial Forest in Madison Township (private owner)
    85     neighbor to Bibler N.P.
Loblolly Marsh Wetland Preserve in Jackson Township (Limberlost Swamp Remembered)
    531 yes Parking lot  

Madison Township School Nature Preserve in Madison Township
  1994 27 yes Parking lot  
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY
Ball (Edmund & Virginia) Wetlands and Nature Preserve in Tippecanoe Twp. (YMCA Muncie)
  1984 220      
Chapman Lake Nature Preserve in Plain Township (DNR)
  1999 38.43      
Chapman Lake Wetlands Nature Preserve in Plain Township (DNR)
    230      

Glennwood Nature Preserve in Prairie Township
2003 38 yes Parking lot Willetts Lake
Greider's Woods Nature Preserve in Turkey Foot Township (DNR Fish & Wildlife)
    10 yes Parking lot FWA-hunting permitted in season
Koinonia Environmental and Retreat Center in Monroe Township (Manchester College)
    100     nature center, Larrew Lake
Little Chapman Lake Nature Preserve in Plain Township (DNR)
  1994 0.579      
Pisgah Marsh Wildlife Diversity Area in Tippecanoe Township (DNR Fish & Wildlife)
    445 yes Parking lots elevated boardwalk view of area
Wawasee Wetland Nature Preserve in Turkey Creek Township (DNR)
    17 no Canoe access only Lake Wawasee

Wildwood Nature Preserve in Lake Township
  2002 238 yes Parking lot  
LAGRANGE COUNTY
Cline Lake Fen Preserve in Bloomfield Township (The Nature Conservancy)
  1998 67 no    

Culp (G. Richard & Mary H.) Nature Preserve in Newbury Township
  2002 20 yes Parking lot  
Duff Nature Preserve in Greenfield Township
    25     Cedar Lake
Fawn River Fen Preserve (The Nature Conservancy)
  1990 122   Park on road  

Fawn River Nature Preserve in Lima Township
  1996 135.25 yes Parking lot Fawn River

Indian River Nature Preserve in Clearspring Township
  1999 30 no Canoe access only  

LaGrange County Nature Preserve in Bloomfield Township (LaGrange County Parks)
    c85     nature center, sugar camp

Maplewood Nature Preserve in Bloomfield Township (assoc. w. LaGrange Co. N.P.)
  1990 37 yes Parking lot  

Marsh Wren Nature Preserve in Johnson Township
  1999 50 yes Parking lot The Spreads on the Elkhart River

Martin Lake Nature Preserve in Johnson Township
  1983 5 no Closed to public  
Mongo Fen Nature Preserve in Springfield Township (DNR)
    15.5+      
Mongoquinong Nature Preserve in Bloomfield? Township (DNR Fish & Wildlife)
          FWA-hunting permitted in season

Peterman Nature Preserve in Johnson Township (DNR)
  2005        

Olin Lake Nature Preserve in Johnson Township (DNR)
Oliver, Olin, & Martin Lakes

Stark (Jack L.) Nature Preserve in Lima Township
  2004 41.217 yes Closed to public Pigeon River
Tamarack Bog Nature Preserve in Springfield Township (DNR Fish & Wildlife)
    100 no Parking lot Natl. Natural Landmark 1973; FWA-hunting
MIAMI COUNTY

Seven Pillars Nature Preserve in Butler Township
  1993 151 yes Parking lot Mississinewa River

Seven Pillars of the Mississinewa Landmark in Butler Township
  1982 1 yes Parking lot Seven Pillars, Mississinewa River
NOBLE COUNTY

Badger (Florence) Nature Preserve in Swan Township
  2002 36   Closed to public  

Bender (Lloyd W.) Memorial Forest Nature Preserve in York Township
  1966 116 yes Parking lot Elkhart River wetlands
Bixler Lake Wetland Nature Area in Kendallville (Kendallville Parks and Recreation)
    190 yes Via park trail Part of Bixler Lake City Park

Detering Nature Preserve in Kendallville
  1986 50 yes Parking lot  

Gates (Ralph F.) Nature Preserve in Noble Township (associated with Crooked L. N.P.)
  1977 1 no Closed to public  

Hammer (Art) Wetlands Nature Preserve in Elkhart Township
  1986 373 yes Parking lots  

Lonidaw Nature Preserve in Wayne Township
  1979 25 yes Parking lot  
Merry Lea Nature Preserve in Noble & Washington Townships (Goshen College)
  1980 1150 yes Parking lots  

Nevin (Scott & Mary Frances) Nature Preserve in Green Township
  2003 99.32   Closed to public  

Spurgeon (Edna W.) Woodland Nature Preserve in Perry Township
  1961 65 yes Parking lot The Knobs

Tamarack Property in Orange Township
  2003? 9.786 no Closed to public  
Tulip Creek Nature Center in Perry Township (e-mail)
    50   Parking lot nature center
STEUBEN COUNTY

Ball Lake Nature Preserve in Otsego Township
  1995 26.75 yes Roadside parking  

Beechwood Nature Preserve in Jamestown Township
  1964 73.11 yes Parking lot  

Brammall (Terry & Nancy) Nature Preserve in Scott Township
  2004 80 yes Parking lot Pigeon Lake
Douglas Woods in Otsego Township (The Nature Conservancy) (& DeKalb Co.)
  199x 522     (directions)
Fish Creek Trail, Hamilton, in Otsego Township (city of Hamilton)
  2002   2 mi. Parking lots Fish Creek-Gnagy Park to Ball Lake

Foster (Charles J.) Nature Preserve in Jamestown Twp. (assoc. w. Beechwood N.P.)
  ?     Walk-in only  
Koeneman Lake in Clear Lake Township (Clear L. Twp. Land Conservancy, Inc.)
    11     Koeneman Lake
LaTierra Nature Preserve (Blue Heron Ministries e-mail) 
    38      
Lime Lake Nature Preserve in Millgrove Township (DNR)
  1995 90.59      
Loon Lake Nature Preserve in Pleasant Township (DNR)
  1998 6.5      

Manjeri (Muriel C.) Nature Preserve in Jamestown Twp. (assc/w Beechwood N.P.)
  ?     Walk-in only  
McClue (Charles) Nature Preserve in Pleasant Twp. (Steuben Co. Commissioners per DNR)
    80 Yes Parking lot  
Pottawatomi Nature Preserve in Jamestown Township (DNR State Parks and Reservoirs)
    256 Yes Via park trials Part of Pokagon State Park

Robb Hidden Canyon Nature Preserve in Otsego Township
1995 65 yes Parking lot

Ropchan Memorial Nature Preserve in Millgrove Township
  1973 79 yes Parking lot Part of Ropchan Cooperative Project

Ropchan Wetland Conservation Area in Fremont Township (DNR Fish & Wildlife)
          Part of Ropchan Cooperative Project

Ropchan (Sam & Adeline) Wildlife Refuge in Fremont Township
  1976 184 yes Parking lot  

Wing Haven Nature Preserve in Pleasant Township
  1983 263.36 yes Parking lot Seven Sisters Lakes, 19th cent. buildings

Woodland Bog Nature Preserve in Scott Township
  1963 20 no Roadside parking  
WABASH COUNTY
Asherwood Nature Preserve in Waltz Township (Asherwood Environmental Science Center)
    60 yes Via center's trails  
Flory-Gemmer Marsh Preserve in Chester Township (Tippecanoe Audubon Society)
      no Parking lot