Oberlin Preserve
Oberlin Preserve opened in August 2020
Tall-grass prairie and Great South Woods
Western Reserve Land Conservancy, Ohio’s largest land trust, is pleased to announce the opening of a new preserve in Lorain County, the Oberlin Preserve. In October 2015, Western Reserve Land Conservancy acquired this 63-acre property on the southern edge of the City of Oberlin in Lorain County. This property is part of what is considered the Oberlin Great South Woods.
The site is on the south side of Hamilton Road, west of the Oberlin Ball Fields and the Lorain County Metro Parks-operated Splash Zone. The site is historically significant, having been a stop on the Underground Railroad and once owned by the family of John A. Copeland, Jr.
