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January 2024 by Mandie
Love this place, a great quick mile, with lots to see.
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December 2023 by Sarah T
Sandy Ridge is one of the best birding spots in the area and you will almost always encounter people with cameras and binoculars, so if you wonder what that cool bird is, don't be afraid to ask, somebody probably will be having to tell you. The main loop is also popular with walkers and anyone who enjoys nature.Except for one optional observation point which is ip a slight hill, the path is flat, wide, and smooth. The loop is very open so you can always see where you are, and it's practically impossible to get lost. The part in the woods can be a little damp in the spring but I've never seen it actually flooded, and it's always well maintained.Restrooms: Restrooms are always reasonably clean.Dog-friendliness: Dogs are not allowed on the main trail through the woods and the loop around the water, and you wouldn't want to take them back there because there are a lot of big geese and swans which will stand their ground and defend their territory. But dogs are welcome on the shorter trail that's closer to the front of the park.
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November 2023 by Jillian Buga
Beautiful park. Loved the views of the marsh and surrounding trees. Countless ducks and other birds. Bring your binoculars!
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November 2023 by Sean Currie
Love having this park in my backyard. Excellent for birding, walking, or running. Dogs not allowed on loop by pond. There is a 0.7mi loop that you can bring them on, but beware ticks!Restrooms: Open during day hours onlyDog-friendliness: Dogs not allowed past visitors center into woods.Picnic area: Small pavilion with picnic tables
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November 2023 by John Thurman
Love the trails. Well laid out and well cared for. Totally awesome.
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September 2023 by Brittany Barron
Perfect secluded park to collect your throughts.
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August 2023 by El H
Great walk through the woods and around the marsh. Frogs, turtles, all kinds of birds from water birds to blue birds to hawks and eagles. The deer are pretty tame also.Restrooms: Well kept
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August 2023 by Howard Trapp
Walking path was filled with wildlife on each side. We discovered a bald eagle ? nestPlayground: Great playground for small kids
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June 2023 by Wanda Boch
I love this place, well worth the almost two hr. Drive
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June 2023 by Carole Murray
There is a wonderful variety of different types of birds to be seen here, along with turtles and frogs. Very nice trail to walk on too.
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May 2023 by Cerena C
This is a very nice park. Lots of wildlife. It is a long walk back to the lake You have to walk through the forest first. It is a very enjoyable park. I always plan for 3 hours for my adventure in this park. Cuz there's lots to see there and enjoy. There's restrictions on dogs and bicycles. There are benches to sit on all around the water. There is a lot of bugs so spray yourself if you don't want to be bit.
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May 2023 by Marianna Ashley
The first thing I find weird about this park is that there is only one very short dog friendly walking path. Not only that but I took my dog on a quick run on that path today and my dog had four ticks on him by the time we were done. He's a smaller short haired dog and I didn't even let him near the tall grass along the path. I'm hoping someone sees this post and sprays the path or something, but seeing as though there are multiple reviews going back 3-4 years about the tick problem I doubt anything will be done. I definitely won't be back.
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May 2023 by Joyce Gruss
Wonderful Lorain County park and bird sanctuary. Pair of eagles nesting with two eaglettes, swans, egrets, sandhill cranes, herons, a variety of ducks, geese, and song birds. My last walk there also revealed rat snakes warming on the rocks and a baby turtle crossing the path toward the water. There are many jack-in-the-pulpit spring flowers seen walking through the woods, squirrels and chipmunks and the sound of woodpeckers, tree frogs, bullfrogs. There is a playground and clean bathrooms too. No dogs allowed except for a short side walk apart from the bird sanctuary.
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April 2023 by Abigail Y.
The park is beautiful, and a nice convenient place to go if you're local. But if you think you can go there to sit in your car quietly by yourself to admire the park you'd be wrong. I've had the police called on me not once, but TWICE- because I was sitting in my car in the middle of the day working on my crochet project and drawing? Just trying to enjoy the beauty of the park from my car while I do art. Leave me alone.
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December 2022 by Steve Supers
Nice quiet park and wetland full of wildlife. Bring a camera, there's always something to see. If you're lucky, the pair of eagles might make an appearance.Playground: Small play area for the kids if the walk around the water is too long.Restrooms: Clean public restrooms.Dog-friendliness: Designated areas for pets and clean-up supplies for waste.Picnic area: Several small pavilions and tables for gatherings near the main visitor's building and birding trailhead.