Copperhead Fire Tower

This fire tower was built in 1924 and was the first of 39 lookout towers built in Ohio’s forest. It sits on top of a hill that is over 1200 feet above sea level and the tower is 60 feet tall. You can see thousands of acres of forest and the surrounding hills from the tower. In the 1940’s Ohio began using aircraft for fire watch and the last tower closed in 1978. Ohio has restored and maintains them. Visitors can climb them at their own risk. We have been to five of them and copperhead gives the best view of the ones we’ve visited.