Walking Tour Guide | Preserve Brochure | Preserve Map Old-growth
woods reminiscent of the Great Black Swamp; excellent spring
wildflowers. Goll Woods is the least disturbed woodland known to
remain in extreme northwestern Ohio. This preserve features some
of the largest trees remaining in the state. Goll Woods
exemplifies the "Black Swamp" forest which once covered a vast
area of the flat post-glacial lake plains southwest of Lake
Erie. An outstanding feature of this woods is the abundance of
giant bur oaks and exceptionally large white oaks, chinquapin
oaks and cottonwoods. Many of these magnificent trees are
200-400 years old and measure 4 feet in diameter. A rich variety
of native shrubs and wildflowers occur in the woods including
spotted coral-root and three-birds-orchid. The preserve is best
visited in the spring before mosquitoes emerge. Located in
Fulton County 1-1/2 miles north of Archbold, then 3 miles west
on Township Rd F, and 1/4 mile south on Township Rd 26 to the
parking lot. Trail system is pr