Category: State Parks
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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: Finding Bigfoot at Salt Fork
Salt Fork State Park is Ohio’s largest state park, with more than 17,000 acres of land and nearly 3,000 acres of water. It’s also allegedly home to the legendary Bigfoot, with dozens of sightings reported since the 1980s.
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There’s a lot to love about state parks along Lake Erie shoreline
If you’re planning a trip to Ohio’s North Coast this summer, be sure to include one or more of the excellent state parks along the Lake Erie shoreline.
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Second winner of subscription contest named
I’m happy to announce that the second winner of the Dusty Tires Subscription Contest has been chosen. Clare Blashford of Stow, Ohio, will receive a $50 Ohio State Parks gift card to use as she likes. The other winner is Judy Pyle of Zanesville, Ohio.
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One $50 gift card still up for grabs in subscription contest
I’m happy to announce that one winner of the Dusty Tires Subscription Contest has been chosen. Judy Pyle of Zanesville will receive a $50 Ohio State Parks gift card to use as she likes.
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Travel Ohio with Dusty Tires: Jesse Owens State Park receives upgrades
Jesse Owens State Park and the Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area have opened several new upgraded features to the recreational area with a new RV campground, cabins and a visitor center.
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Dusty Tires on the Road: Blackhand Country
This week we’re taking a drive out to Dillon State Park in Muskingum County, as well as Blackhand Gorge and Flint Ridge state nature preserves in Licking County.
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It’s all in a name at Grand Lake St. Marys
Grand Lake St. Marys is Ohio’s largest inland lake, offering a diverse variety of recreational activities.
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Historic Buckeye Lake’s best days may be ahead
Buckeye Lake, a 3,100-acre recreational lake in central Ohio, is a story of boom and bust cycles.
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Indian Lake State Park area is magnet for tourism
Indian Lake is an 5,100-acre glacial lake built in the 1850s as a feeder reservoir for the Miami and Erie Canal. Today, it is a centerpiece of recreation and tourism for western Ohio.
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Wolf Creek Mill, pioneer village growing at Mohican State Park
Wolf Creek Mill, located just south of Loudonville in Mohican State Park, is a story of two mill locations.