Conesville Public Recreation Area: hunting and access
Conesville Public Recreation Area is 2,473 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Muskingum and Coshocton counties, 3 miles from Conesville, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 6,283 deer in Muskingum 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 landConesville Public Recreation AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 2,473 acres in 4 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Muskingum County and Coshocton County |
| Deer harvest unit | Muskingum County, Coshocton County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | hunting area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | agreement |
| Nearest towns | Conesville (3 mi), Adamsville (4 mi) and Plainfield (4 mi) |
What are the rules on Conesville Public Recreation Area?
ODNR's land layer lists the area as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons and rules.
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 Conesville Public Recreation Area?
Conesville Public Recreation Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters checked 6,283 deer in Muskingum County in 2025-26, against 6,269 in 2024-25.
| County | Conesville Public Recreation Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum County | 1,516 | 6,283 | 6,269 | 5,789 |
| Coshocton County | 956 | 8,527 | 8,196 | 7,740 |
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 Conesville Public Recreation Area?
Nearest towns: Conesville (3 miles), Adamsville (4 miles), Plainfield (4 miles) and Coshocton (4 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 93, OH 83, OH 541, OH 16 and OH 208.
What other public land is near Conesville Public Recreation Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Tri-Valley Wildlife Area: 16,885 acres, next to it
- Conesville Wildlife Area: 2,930 acres, next to it
- Wills Creek Lake Hunt Area: 6,659 acres, next to it
- Woodbury Wildlife Area: 19,248 acres, 3.9 miles away
- Munro Basin Wildlife Area: 23 acres, 4.6 miles away
- Powelson Wildlife Area: 2,775 acres, 7.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Conesville Public Recreation Area
Counting Conesville Public Recreation Area itself, 26,966 of the 63,771 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (42.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 16,146 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 10,787 |
| Other state land | 33 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Conesville Public Recreation Area?
In Muskingum and Coshocton counties, 3 miles from Conesville.
Can you hunt on Conesville Public Recreation Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Conesville Public Recreation Area?
26,966 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Conesville Public Recreation Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Tri-Valley Wildlife Area (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Conesville Public Recreation 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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