Beaver Creek Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Beaver Creek Wildlife Area is 373 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Greene County, next to Fairborn, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 1,076 deer in Greene 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 mapOther state landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landBeaver Creek Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 373 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Greene County |
| Deer harvest unit | Greene County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Fairborn (next to it), Beavercreek (2 mi) and Wright-Patterson AFB (4 mi) |
What are the rules on Beaver Creek Wildlife Area?
ODNR's land layer lists hunting here as restricted: hunting is limited by place, season or permit, and the area's hunting map shows where.
ODNR's hunting map for the area shows the boundaries, parking and any no-hunting zones.
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 Beaver Creek Wildlife Area?
Beaver Creek Wildlife Area lies in Greene County. Hunters checked 1,076 deer in Greene County in 2025-26, against 1,043 in 2024-25.
| County | Beaver Creek Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | 373 | 1,076 | 1,043 | 895 |
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 Beaver Creek Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Fairborn (next to it), Beavercreek (2 miles), Wright-Patterson AFB (4 miles) and Xenia (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-675, US 35, OH 444, OH 235 and US 68.
What other public land is near Beaver Creek Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Caesar Creek Wildlife Area: 2,718 acres, 9.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Beaver Creek Wildlife Area
Counting Beaver Creek Wildlife Area itself, 3,278 of the 32,009 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (10.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Metro parks, county and city land | 2,173 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 644 |
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 373 |
| Other state land | 88 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Beaver Creek Wildlife Area?
In Greene County, next to Fairborn.
Can you hunt on Beaver Creek Wildlife Area?
Yes, with restrictions: ODNR's layer lists hunting here as restricted. The area's hunting map shows where.
How much public land is around Beaver Creek Wildlife Area?
3,278 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Beaver Creek Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Caesar Creek Wildlife Area (9.8 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Beaver Creek Wildlife Area; 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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