Tri-Valley Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Tri-Valley Wildlife Area is 16,885 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Muskingum and Coshocton counties, next to Adamsville, 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 mapFederal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakesOther state landMetro parks, county and city landLand trusts and other open landTri-Valley Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 16,885 acres in 6 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Muskingum County and Coshocton County |
| Deer harvest unit | Muskingum County, Coshocton County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Adamsville (next to it), Dresden (next to it) and Trinway (2 mi) |
What are the rules on Tri-Valley Wildlife 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 Tri-Valley Wildlife Area?
Tri-Valley Wildlife Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters checked 6,283 deer in Muskingum County in 2025-26, against 6,269 in 2024-25.
| County | Tri-Valley Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum County | 16,506 | 6,283 | 6,269 | 5,789 |
| Coshocton County | 379 | 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 Tri-Valley Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Adamsville (next to it), Dresden (next to it), Trinway (2 miles) and North Zanesville (2 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 93, OH 60, I-70, OH 16 and OH 666.
What other public land is near Tri-Valley Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Zanesville Nursery: 197 acres, next to it
- Conesville Public Recreation Area: 2,473 acres, next to it
- Conesville Wildlife Area: 2,930 acres, next to it
- Wills Creek Lake Hunt Area: 6,659 acres, 0.8 miles away
- Powelson Wildlife Area: 2,775 acres, 0.9 miles away
- Munro Basin Wildlife Area: 23 acres, 1.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Tri-Valley Wildlife Area
Counting Tri-Valley Wildlife Area itself, 30,977 of the 110,116 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (28.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 24,752 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 5,937 |
| Other state land | 197 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 91 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Tri-Valley Wildlife Area?
In Muskingum and Coshocton counties, next to Adamsville.
Can you hunt on Tri-Valley Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Tri-Valley Wildlife Area?
30,977 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Tri-Valley Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Zanesville Nursery (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Tri-Valley 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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