Training Sites

Grace, Zöe, and Daisy.

Buckeye Search and Rescue Dogs most often trains at the following sites in Hamilton, Clermont and Brown Counties in southwestern Ohio. Click on the link in a description to access a map and directions via MapQuest.com. GPS coordinates are in degrees decimal for CONUS 27.

City of Madeira

Madeira, OH is near Cincinnati, OH. Our normal staging area is in the rear of the Municipal Building, at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Miami Avenue. Here it is on Mapquest.

East Fork State Park, South Entrance

The following sites are within East Fork State Park and are accessed via the South Entrance just off Ohio 125 near Bantam, OH.

• Blackberry Thicket. The staging area is the parking lot, near the Memorial Willow Grove. Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.01300 x W84.13735
• Deer Run. The staging area is the parking lot, beyond the tallgrass prairie, at . Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.01428 x W84.13839
• Doublegates. The staging area is at the north edge of the 90° turn. Park along the road, taking care not to block the road. Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.00523 x W84.11353
• Overlook. The staging area is the parking lot at the end of the road, by the Lake Trail trailhead. Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.01783 x W84.14198
• South Beach. The staging area is the parking lot at the end of the road, east (left as you approach) of the bathhouses. Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.01876 x W84.13345
• Tate Boat Ramp. The staging area is the ramp parking lot, all the way at the end of Elklick Road. Here it is on Mapquest. (Note that at last check Mapquest showed the ramp at the end of Buning Road, but Elklick actually goes all the way down to the lake.) GPS N39.01273 x W84.12178
• Turkey Ridge Picnic Area. The staging area is the parking lot opposite the ball field. Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.00791 x W84.12281

East Fork State Park, Other sites

• Dog Training Area. At last check, the directions on Mapquest were a little off. Watch for Bantam-Williamsburg Rd off of old SR32. It's very near the Williamsburg High School, slightly southwest of the school. The staging area is the gravel road going back to the barn on the left just before the end of the road. Park along the road, taking care not to block traffic. Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.02310 x W84.09212
• MapquestTailwater Area. This is the overflow spillway for Lake Harsha. There are three staging areas.
1. Tailwater #1 is on the right just after entering the spillway. Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.01975 x W84.16314
2. Tailwater #2 is on the left about halfway down the spillway. Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.02067 x W84.16108
3. Tailwater #3 is on the left after turning down the hill beyond the spillway. Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.02215 x W84.16019
• Twin Bridges Wildlife Area. The staging area is the parking lot at the end of Twin Bridges Road. Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.02210 x W84.08245

Stonelick State Park

Stonelick Lake State Park. The staging area is the large parking lot on the left as you approach the beach. Here it is on Mapquest. GPS N39.21933 x W84.07583