Pearl's Fen and Oakes Quarry - Slow Paced Hike

Time to hike with Mountain Laurel at Pearl's Fen and Oakes Quarry. We will hike about 5 miles from Pearl's Fen through Oakes Quarry at a slow pace of 2 to 2.5 mph. Dress for the weather, bring water, and wear hiking shoes/boots.

Description of Parks:
Pearl's Fen is a peat wetland containing a rich diversity of plant and animal life that is maintained by springs that emerge from nearby glacial deposits. Visitors can view the diverse wetland area from a boardwalk and access nearby Oakes Quarry via a connector trail.

Oakes Quarry is in the northern-most part of the Beaver Creek Wetlands watershed and drains to the Little Miami River. This site was originally surfaced mined for limestone before being sold to the Oakes family in the 1990’s. The park includes trails that cross ancient limestone fossils exposed by the mining activity that formed the quarry.