Beach City Lake Hunt Area: hunting and access
Beach City Lake Hunt Area is 1,254 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Tuscarawas and Stark counties, next to Dundee, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 7,623 deer in Tuscarawas County in 2025-26.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: ODNR's ODNR area open to hunting data, read 2026-10. Harvest: Division of Wildlife harvest reports, 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Land on ODNR's hunting mapMetro parks, county and city landBeach City Lake Hunt AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,254 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Tuscarawas County and Stark County |
| Deer harvest unit | Tuscarawas County, Stark County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | hunting area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | agreement |
| Nearest towns | Dundee (next to it), Beach City (next to it) and Wilmot (2 mi) |
What are the rules on Beach City Lake Hunt Area?
ODNR's land layer lists the area as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons and rules.
Deer bag limits in Ohio are set by county; the Division's 2026-27 season list points to the bag limit map.
How many deer are taken around Beach City Lake Hunt Area?
Beach City Lake Hunt Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters checked 7,623 deer in Tuscarawas County in 2025-26, against 7,373 in 2024-25.
| County | Beach City Lake Hunt Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarawas County | 1,211 | 7,623 | 7,373 | 7,023 |
| Stark County | 44 | 4,466 | 4,114 | 3,627 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the hunting area alone: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22).
How do you get to Beach City Lake Hunt Area?
Nearest towns: Dundee (next to it), Beach City (next to it), Wilmot (2 miles) and Strasburg (3 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 93, I-77, OH 212, US 62 and OH 21.
What other public land is near Beach City Lake Hunt Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Beach City Wildlife Area: 574 acres, next to it
- Bolivar Dam Hunt Area: 817 acres, 7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Beach City Lake Hunt Area
Counting Beach City Lake Hunt Area itself, 1,831 of the 40,354 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 1,829 |
| Other state land | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Beach City Lake Hunt Area?
In Tuscarawas and Stark counties, next to Dundee.
Can you hunt on Beach City Lake Hunt Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Beach City Lake Hunt Area?
1,831 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Beach City Lake Hunt Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Beach City Wildlife Area (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR lands hunting status.
- Boundary and acres: ODNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and ODNR's land boundaries with hunting status.
- Deer harvest: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22).
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