Birding spots · Ohio

Best Birding Spots in Hocking County, Ohio

Lake Logan State Park leads Hocking County's birding spots with 170 species reported, best in spring. 22 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Lake Logan State Park	170	1,055	78	137	87	98
Clear Creek Nature Preserve (northwest)	128	301	21	118	74	40
Clear Creek Nature Preserve	126	452	17	120	73	65
Wayne National Forest (Sand Run Junction)	126	238	42	104	65	77
Clear Creek Nature Preserve (west)	121	417	15	117	73	34
Conkles Hollow Dedicated Nature Preserve	109	372	20	97	67	49
Wayne National Forest (west)	106	102	18	74	64	46
Hocking Hills Reservoir	100	341	24	64	61	59
Boch Hollow Dedicated Nature Preserve	99	183	20	81	52	50
Clear Creek Nature Preserve (Pine Grove (historical))	87	116	2	81	55	4
Hocking Hills Reservoir (Cedar Grove)	84	110	15	43	54	51
Kessler Swamp Dedicated Nature Preserve	81	144	16	50	56	37
Hocking Hills State Park	79	229	14	60	51	35
Cedar Falls	79	146	6	57	45	28
Wayne National Forest (Greendale)	79	58	22	65	27	17
Hocking Hills Reservoir (Hadden Hollow)	70	111	0	38	39	43
Hocking Hills State Park (The Gulf)	69	91	6	50	41	20
Hocking State Forest	66	72	6	59	31	9
Hocking Hills State Park (Cantwell Cliffs)	59	109	10	50	35	19
Birding spot near Rockbridge	110	165	33	79	65	54
Birding spot near West Logan	81	119	19	41	62	32
Birding spot near Laurelville	70	132	8	42	42	16