Pipe Creek Wildlife Area - Wildlife refuge in Sandusky - Face Street, River Ave, USA

I love, love, love this Nature Preserve. Probably my second favorite in the Erie Metropark system. If you look from Google Maps, aerial view, it is shaped like an octagon. And divided into sections. So you can hike the entire perimeter (which I highly suggest, tell you why later) because it gives the most views and where you will see the most wildlife. Canadian geese, Herons, Egrets, Seagulls (several types) terns, Tundra Swans (winter) great horned owl (nests there all the time) bufflehead ducks, mallards, wood ducks, kingfishers, lesser schaup, American coots, and redhead ducks-(to name only the ones I’ve seen but probably more) There are also several species of birds. But this is a huge area for waterfowl. The perimeter trails is wide and clear. Interior is marsh, exterior is lake. Now, trails that go through the middle have a TON of bugs so where a lot of bug spray if you plan to venture through the middle paths. Hiking Trails Nature Preserve Birds Wildlife

Nice little place to get away, very easy walk/hike. Tons of waterfowl. You get Cedar Point as a neat little back drop while you walk.

Nice trails and varying habitats for lots of birds!

Cool place to bird watch. Very muddy!!

Great place to drop a kayak. They have recently added an EZ kayak launch, which made getting into the water a snap, even for our kids. Channel markers are easy to see and avoid, and our experience was that those using motorcraft were mindful of our kayaks - we had almost no wake to deal with at all. After a short distance, we had a direct view of Cedar Point; it was a really cool perspective.

Great place to take a long relaxing walk. Amazing views in every direction!

Cool spot wandered down street from our airbnb was beautiful with fall foliage. I u have kayak cool place to launch..def cool walking biking patch along the water. I'm from pa. So like our rails to trails in pa. Next time here will def wander further. Was happy to find this gem!

It's a great trail, but the best parts are blocked off by a no-trespassing sign. Towards the back end (I'm being honest here), beyond the sign, you see more beauty but also understand why they call it Pipe Creek, as there are numerous pipes lining the creek shore. Perhaps it's water fowl season, and maybe my trek beyond the sign was a dangerous move, but it's still a beautiful park, complete with Cedar Point views not too far off.