Forest Rules Location Map 1. Pike State Forest is open to visitors SCALE between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. daily. US 35 0 10 mi Legal campers and hunters may be present during other times. CHILLICOTHE 2. Operation of motor vehicles is restricted to roads provided for such US 50 travel. Speed limit on state forest BAINBRIDGE US 23 roads is 30 MPH unless otherwise US 50 PIKE STATE SRS 772 FOREST posted. Vehicles may not be parked SR 753 where traffic or access to division SR 41 service roads or trails is obstructed. WAVERLY 3. Horses may be ridden along forest SR 124 SR 220 roads or on designated bridle trails. SR 124 PIKETON SINKING 4. Fires are not permitted except in grills SR 41 SPRING SR 32 or fire rings provided, or in portable SR 772 stoves. Fires must be attended to at all times. General Location Map of Pike State Forest. Map does not include some local roadways. 5. Trash must be disposed of in receptacles provided or “pack-it-in/ Additional Information pack-it-out.” Ohio Division of Forestry 6. Camping is not permitted. Southern District Office 7. Hunting and fishing are permitted 345 Allen Ave. in most state forests as regulated Chillicothe, OH 45601 by the Division of Wildlife. Shooting (740) 774-1596 is prohibited within 400 feet of any building, facility, or recreation area, Pike Lake State Park and from or across any road or 1847 Pike Lake Road driveway. Discharge of any firearm Bainbridge, Ohio 45612-9625 is not permitted except during lawful (740) 493-2212 hunting season. EMERGENCIES—Call 911 8. Public display or consumption of any alcoholic beverage is prohibited. 9. Disturbance, defacement, or 1.877.247.8733 destruction of any property, material, forestry.ohiodnr.gov natural feature, or vegetation is prohibited. Berries, nuts, and mushrooms may be gathered and removed except from posted areas. 10. State forest boundaries are indicated with yellow blazes on the trees and/or Division of Forestry · 2045 Morse Rd. Bldg H1 · Columbus, Ohio 43229 posted signs. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/H Welcome to alive again in the fall with a panorama Pike State Forest of vivid colors. Scenic vistas also await the visitor who wants to tour the forest Acquisition of the first state forests began by car. Pike State Forest is open to public in 1916, originally to be used as testing hunting and fishing, in season. Hunters grounds for reforestation of tree species. can pursue many species of forest game Land acquisition later broadened to include including squirrel, grouse, deer, turkey, land of scenic and recreational values and raccoon, opossum, and rabbit. Fishing is to restore forest cover to land that had been also available at several ponds located in abandoned and abused. Today, Ohio’s 21 the forest. Anderson Lake, off of Dry Bone state forests cover nearly 200,000 acres and Road, is a popular spot that offers quiet provide an abundance of benefits for everyone seclusion among the hills and trees. to enjoy. With the advantage of decades of management, Ohio’s foresters are enhancing Other Area Facilities nature’s growth cycle and continuing to Recreation Pike Lake State Park, located in the middle produce some of the finest hardwood trees The forest offers a wide range of outdoor of Pike State Forest, offers a variety of in the world on state forest lands. Forest recreational opportunities. The Pike State recreational facilities and activities including management activities such as timber stand Forest APV area is located off of State Route camping, cabins, swimming, fishing, hiking, improvement, prescribed fire, and harvesting 124. The facility has 10 miles of trail open to and boat rentals. Additional ODNR recreation are employed to enhance the health, vigor, motorcycles and off-road all terrain vehicles. facilities are available near Pike State Forest. and natural regeneration of the forest. But The trails wind through the hollows and Paint Creek, Lake White, and Rocky Fork State foresters’ concerns go well beyond the trees. ridge tops, offering the visitor a challenging Parks are just a short drive, and offer camping Evaluations of water, soil, wildlife habitat, age ride as well as some beautiful scenery and and water recreation. Other attractions include and condition of the vegetation, recreational breathtaking views. Parking, latrines, and Kincaid State Fish Hatchery, Fort Hill State opportunities, and aesthetics are considered in a novice area are all provided on the site. Memorial, and the Stone House Historical preparation of area management plans. This Valid vehicle registration, protective head Landmark. Neighboring state forests to Pike process ensures that visitors may enjoy many gear, and eye protection are required. For the are Scioto Trail State Forest in Ross County, outdoor activities including camping, hiking, equestrian, there are 38 miles of bridle trails and Brush Creek State Forest in Adams horseback riding, wildlife watching, hunting, located on the forest. Beautiful scenery and County. and scenic touring. challenging terrain greet riders as they wind Hunting and Fishing Forest History through the forested hills and valleys. Hiking is permitted throughout the forest, including Hunting and fishing are permitted under Land acquisition for Pike State Forest began on the bridle trails and on the Buckeye Trail, Division of Wildlife regulations. Shooting is in 1924, with the objective of returning which runs through the forest. Bird watching, prohibited within 400 feet of any building, abused hill farms and fire-damaged timber photography, collecting nuts, berries, and facility, or recreation area and from or across lands to productive forests. Most of the mushrooms are all pursuits which hikers may any road or driveway. Discharge of any reforestation work was completed in the enjoy. For those who want to stay on the firearm, except during lawful hunting, is also 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps and beaten path, there are numerous county and not permitted. Please note that one tract the Division of Forestry. Pike State Forest now township roads that pass through the forest. off of Turner Ridge Road is posted as a “No covers more than 12,000 acres in western Pike During the spring, the redbud and flowering Hunting Zone”. County and eastern Highland County. State dogwood trees provide spectacular displays ownership is broken up into 13 separate, of color, not to mention all the wildflowers irregular shaped tracts. that blanket the forest floor. The hills come “Promoting and applying management for the sustainable use and protection of Ohio’s private and public forest lands.” 83.4˚ W 83.38333˚ W 83.36667˚ W 83.35˚ W 83.33333˚ W 83.31667˚ W 83.3˚ W 83.28333˚ W 83.26667˚ W 83.25˚ W 83.23333˚ W 83.21667˚ W 83.2˚ W 83.18333˚ W 83.16667˚ W Lapperell Rd. C-6 ROSS COUNTY T-231 C-4 PIKE COUNTY Schmidt Rd. Greenbriar 11 Davis Hickory PIKE Ridge Rd. Hill Rd. Hills 39.18333˚ N 14 Lake C-11 T-232 STATE FOREST C-16 Lapperell Rd. 13 T-243 39.18333˚ N Pine Top Pike Lake Rd. 334 Lapperell Road Richardson Hollow SR-772 Latham, Ohio 45646-9722 Muddy Fork Rd. T-213 Rd. C-16 Auerville Rd. C-20 740-774-1596 CYNTHIANA Egypt Hollow Rd. Tobacco12 Barn Hollow T-238 C-6 C-3 T-216 31 42 26 39.16667˚ N Frost Rd. 43 39.16667˚ N 15 8 Pike 28 Lake 17 Pike Lake Dry Bone Rd. C-8 29 SR-41 Baker Fork 19 16 State Park HIGHLAND COUNTY C-19 18 10 PIKE COUNTY 22 Office 9 6 7 Right Fork Pike Lake Rd. T-241 Lapperell Rd. Rd. 21 39.15˚ N Kincaid Creek 23 Fairview 39.15˚ N 20 5 Auerville Rd. SR-753 T-219 C-4 Wallace Fork Rd. Stewart Hollow T-237 T-226 C-20 Beech Flat Rd. C-15 Anderson 24 Lake 27 Left Fork T-345 NO Rd. T-217 4 Morgan Fork 39.13333˚ N 25 Morgantown Rd. HUNTING 39.13333˚ N 2 ZONE MORGANTOWN Fort Hill Rd. Green Ridge Rd. T-239 Turner Ridge Rd. 3 1 C-5 Fort Hill Shoemaker Rd. Archaeological C-6 Newfain Rd. T-224 Tower Rd. T-229 Society Bell Hollow Rd. C-13 Dry Bone Rd. C-8 Fire Dry Bone Creek T-209 39.11667˚ N LEGEND T-215 State 39.11667˚ N T-230 C-2 T-227 Forest Pike State Forest Land Service Hill Rd. Pike Lake State Park (No Hunting) SR-41 Center Pike State Forest APV Area Rigsby Rd. Lake Area Latham SR-124 LATHAM No Hunting Area 39.1˚ N Bridle Trails Kincaid Springs 39.1˚ N Bell HollowCave Rd. Lake Fish Hatchery SR-124 Buckeye Trail SR-124 C-9 C-14 Buckeye Trail/Bridle Trail Shared APV Trail PIKE STATE C-13 Miles Sunfish Creek 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 Pin Hook Rd. FOREST Trail Marker Location APV AREA Kilometers Streams/Rivers SR-124 Grassy Fork Rd. 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 1:55,000 Roads (Local Name or Forest Road #) 39.08333˚ N State forest boundaries shown are representative and believed to be Highways 39.08333˚ N correct but not warranted. State forest boundary lines on the ground are identified with signs and/or yellow paint marks on trees. Parking Lot SINKING T-205 Map reviewed and approved by Daniel Balser, Chief, ODNR Division of Bridle Trail Parking Lot SPRING Forestry, 3/2020 Data provided by ODNR Forestry, ODNR GIMS, US Census Tiger, ODOT Facilities/Points of Interest 83.4˚ W 83.38333˚ W 83.36667˚ W 83.35˚ W 83.33333˚ W 83.31667˚ W 83.3˚ W 83.28333˚ W 83.26667˚ W 83.25˚ W 83.23333˚ W 83.21667˚ W 83.2˚ W 83.18333˚ W 83.16667˚ W.