I've passed by the sign for Mackey Ford Wildlife Area many times and didn't give it much thought. Over the past few months I've noticed construction and more cars at the Scioto River Access road. I decided to see for myself and I was surprised by how nice it is. There is a decent size parking area, an access ramp into the river, and some trails along the river and some a little distance away from the river that are very scenic.

Very peaceful and surprisingly not crowded at all. I didn't see anyone. I saw a beaver for the first time in my entire life. It was getting dark and I thought it was a dog and almost pet it. Awesome.

First time there today 9/11/21. I got swarmed by yellow jackets on the south east side. Got away with just 30 stings and I ran as soon as I felt the first one. The nest has to be huge. Be very careful walking in the woods. Thank god I didn’t have my dog.

It's a nice place to hunt not too far from the house

Very nice place. Ramp is great for Kayakers!

Its better than nothing... Crimes down now and there is cobbled boat drop... But You arent even legally able to use it for a car (nobody is around to enforce it). To call it a wildlife area is a stretch. The water stinks of alkalinity and there is garbage everywhere. Its again better than nothing but it could use some work. Either let it naturalized completely or finish construction. Don't stop between with infrastructure that you make off limits and barren land.

Its a swampy area so mosquitoes are bad right now. But for the city its closes place to hunt. Its well protected cops are around there often also.

This wildlife area get a lot of hunting pressure.. They had a nice Dove field in 2017... I feel that the hurricanes that came up through Ohio ran the bird numbers down..

Pretty nice place with a well defined fishing trail, it's there when the river isn't up high

Off the beaten path. Nature is a great learning tool. However, adult trash was evident on the ground under the bridge.