Cackley Swamp
Preserve
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Cackley Swamp Preserve at a Glance
GPS coordinates:Intersection of Pyro and CH&D Roads
38.922157, -82.538444
Date established:2007
Acreage (total):about 453 acres (183 hectares)
Water acreage:Minimum of about 23 acres (9 hectares), may be many times this when flooded
Miles of trails:No trails
Camping:No camping
Hunting:Not allowed
Nearby public lands: Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area
Jackson Lake State Park
Jackson Wildlife Area
Baker Swamp Preserve
Wayne National Forest, Ironton District
Tycoon Lake Wildlife Area
AOA preserve website:http://www.appalachiaohioalliance.org/conservation/cackley-swamp
Cackley Swamp is located in Madison Township in Jackson County, northeast of Oak Hill, Ohio, and southwest of Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area. It is an extension of the swamps of the Cooper Hollow area, and is in the Symmes Creek drainage. Acquisition of additional land for this preserve is active and ongoing. Much of the land acquired was done so with a grant from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Some of the land was acquired by the Ohio Valley Conservation Coalition and transferred to the Appalachia Ohio Alliance.

Directions to Cackley Swamp

To reach Cackley Swamp Preserve from Athens, take OH-32 west 37 miles from US-33 to OH-93. Take the OH-93 exit and turn left. Go 8.5 miles to Pyro Road, County Road 49. Turn left on Pyro Road. The preserve begins at 1.4 miles on the right, and extends to CH&D Road, then south along that road (to the right) for another 0.5 mile. Total driving distance from Athens: 47 miles.