Fox Lake Wildlife Area

The Adventure...

The 421-acre Fox Lake is just a short drive from the City of Athens. With its wooded rolling hills, open fields, and 48-acre lake, this wildlife area is a great place to hike, fish, and hunt. Stocked with largemouth bass, channel catfish, bluegills, and redear sunfish, Fox Lake is a great fishing-hole. Large rock outcrops known as “cradle in the rock” by locals form small cave-type shelters on the north side of the lake, and are an attraction to boaters and hikers alike. The rocks were formed in the Pennsylvanian period of the Paleozoic era, approximately 300 million years ago. They consist of Brush Creek limestone, Buffalo sandstone, and upper and lower bed Brush Creek shales. The “cradle in the rock” is in the Buffalo sandstone, which overlies the upper and lower Brush Creek limestones 

Learn More!

Wildlife District Four Office
360 East State Street 
Athens, Ohio 45701 

740.594.2211 
 
Website: Fox Lake Wildlife Area 

Getting there is Half the Adventure!

Fox Lake Wildlife Area is located just four miles west of Athens. County and township roads provide access from US Route 50 and State Routes 56 and 681. The boat launching ramp is reached from County Road 81 at the upper end of the lake.

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