caley national wildlife woods

Owned by the National Wildlife Federation but managed by the Lorain County Metro Parks, this park is better known as the Caley Reservation and is actually located closer to the small township of Pittsfield. The Caley Reservation can be easily found by heading east on Whitney Rd from OH-58 about 1 mile south of OH-303. After about 2 miles, Whitney Rd dead ends into West Rd; from here, go south and the entrance is 0.2 mile down on the east side of West Rd. Visiting mid-morning on a Saturday in spring, there were only two other cars in the lot and there were no other signs of people during my visit. The park features a short trail, several small ponds, creeks, forest, fields and wetlands resulting in a diversity of wildflowers and birds despite visiting a little late in the morning. This place is a wonderfully peaceful spot for bird watching and photography. With the ponds attracting a range of waterfowl the best times to visit are early morning or evenings in the spring or fall but the diverse habitat will support birds and wildflowers through the summer as well.

Beautiful hike to see the Swans and Cygnets. Beautiful butterflies and Kingfishers to boot! . Forest, fields, rivers and ponds. All to ourselves.