Woodland Trails Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Woodland Trails Wildlife Area is 1,705 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Preble County, next to Lake Lakengren, listed by ODNR as restricted to hunting by place, season or permit. Hunters checked 1,354 deer in Preble 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 landLand trusts and other open landWoodland Trails Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,705 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Preble County |
| Deer harvest unit | Preble County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Restricted |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Lake Lakengren (next to it), Camden (next to it) and Eaton (6 mi) |
What are the rules on Woodland Trails 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 Woodland Trails Wildlife Area?
Woodland Trails Wildlife Area lies in Preble County. Hunters checked 1,354 deer in Preble County in 2025-26, against 1,225 in 2024-25.
| County | Woodland Trails Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preble County | 1,705 | 1,354 | 1,225 | 1,116 |
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 Woodland Trails Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Lake Lakengren (next to it), Camden (next to it), Eaton (6 miles) and Gratis (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 732, OH 725, OH 122, US 127 and OH 177.
What other public land is near Woodland Trails Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Rush Run Wildlife Area: 1,165 acres, 3.8 miles away
- Hueston Woods State Park: 3,291 acres, 5.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Woodland Trails Wildlife Area
Counting Woodland Trails Wildlife Area itself, 1,731 of the 34,514 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 1,705 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 23 |
| Other state land | 3 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Woodland Trails Wildlife Area?
In Preble County, next to Lake Lakengren.
Can you hunt on Woodland Trails 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 Woodland Trails Wildlife Area?
1,731 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Woodland Trails Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Rush Run Wildlife Area (3.8 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Woodland Trails 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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