Kessler Swamp State Nature Preserve

Kessler Swamp State Nature Preserve at a Glance
Note: All Ohio state nature preserves prohibit dogs, hunting and fishing. A permit is always needed to go to any area off-trail.
Date established:
Acreage (total):	20.315 acres (8.2 hectares)
Miles of trails:	No trails; observation deck only
Hunting:	No hunting or fishing allowed
Official preserve website:	http://naturepreserves.ohiodnr.gov/kesslerswamp

To reach Kessler's Swamp from Athens, take US-33 west 24.5 miles from OH-550 to OH-644 at Logan. Take Ohio State Route 644 north 8.3 miles to Hide-a-Way Hills Road and turn left. You will pass Boch Hollow State Nature Preserve about a mile before the turnoff (and the turnoff for the Boch Hollow parking about 0.4 mile before). Take Hide-a-Way Hills Road for about 2.5 miles west to the nature preserve. Total driving distance from downtown Athens: 37.8 miles.