Camp Belden Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Camp Belden Wildlife Area is 611 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Lorain and Medina counties, 4 miles from LaGrange, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 2,799 deer in Lorain 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 landLand trusts and other open landCamp Belden Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 611 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Lorain County and Medina County |
| Deer harvest unit | Lorain County, Medina County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | LaGrange (4 mi), Valley City (5 mi) and Pheasant Run (5 mi) |
What are the rules on Camp Belden 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 Camp Belden Wildlife Area?
Camp Belden Wildlife Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters checked 2,799 deer in Lorain County in 2025-26, against 3,040 in 2024-25.
| County | Camp Belden Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorain County | 470 | 2,799 | 3,040 | 2,629 |
| Medina County | 141 | 3,133 | 3,000 | 2,721 |
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 Camp Belden Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: LaGrange (4 miles), Valley City (5 miles), Pheasant Run (5 miles) and Grafton (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 57, OH 18, OH 83, OH 303 and OH 301.
What other public land is near Camp Belden Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Spencer Lake Wildlife Area: 627 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Findley State Park: 935 acres, 8.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Camp Belden Wildlife Area
Counting Camp Belden Wildlife Area itself, 769 of the 27,387 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.8%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 611 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 134 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 24 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Camp Belden Wildlife Area?
In Lorain and Medina counties, 4 miles from LaGrange.
Can you hunt on Camp Belden 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 Camp Belden Wildlife Area?
769 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Camp Belden Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Spencer Lake Wildlife Area (5.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Camp Belden 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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