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Augusta-anne Olsen Nature Preserve Access

This parking area provides access to the 132-acre Augusta-Anne Olsen State Nature Preserve, featuring over 3 miles of hiking trails including the scenic Sassafras Trail that hugs the Vermilion River's edge and offers views of one of Ohio's largest sassafras trees.

The preserve is located about one mile north of Wakeman on West River Road and is known for its spring wildflowers, ridge-top oak-maple forest, and mixed floodplain community along the river gorge.


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