9 Hiking Trails near Hocking Hills State Park
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Lake Snowden
Albany
22.5 miles SEAn unguarded grass and sand swim beach on Lake Snowden, a 136-acre reservoir run by Hocking College near Albany, Ohio. Swimming is free from Memorial Day to Labor Day, with an $8 daily parking pass per vehicle.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Strouds Run State Park Beach (Dow Lake)
Athens, Ohio
27.3 miles E700-foot sand beach on 161-acre Dow Lake at Strouds Run State Park, four miles east of Athens and Ohio University in the wooded hills of southeast Ohio.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Slate Run Metro Park
Ashville, Ohio
27.4 miles NWSlate Run Metro Park spans grasslands, wetlands, meadows, and beech-oak-hickory forest — home to a rich mix of habitats rooted in 350-million-year-old shale geology.
Hike, Horseback
Fairfield Beach, Buckeye Lake State Park
Thornville
34.1 miles NThe south shore public swimming beach at Buckeye Lake State Park near Thornville, one of two designated beaches on Ohio's oldest state park lake. Free parking and free entry, no lifeguards, open Memorial Day to Labor Day, with a buoyed swim area, shelter
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Deer Creek State Park
Mount Sterling, Ohio
40.4 miles WA 2,337-acre resort park centered on a 1,700-foot swimming lake with two boat ramps, 232 campsites, 7 miles of trails, an 18-hole golf course, and a full marina with boat rentals.
Camp, Disc Golf, Hike, Mountain Bike, Sled, Swim
Pike Lake State Park Beach
Bainbridge
41.1 miles SWA small sand beach with a beach house on 13-acre Pike Lake, a 1930s CCC-dug lake in Pike Lake State Park south of Bainbridge, Ohio. Free to swim, no entrance fee, open 6am to 11pm.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Shoemaker Beach
Bainbridge
46.6 miles WA 1,000-foot sand beach on Paint Creek Lake, the Army Corps reservoir at the center of Paint Creek State Park near Bainbridge. Swimming is inside the buoys only and there are no lifeguards, and Ohio's BeachGuard system tracks the water quality all season.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Battelle Darby Creek
Grove City, Ohio
47.6 miles NWThe largest Columbus Metro Park at over 7,000 acres — 20-plus miles of riparian forest along the nationally noted Big and Little Darby Creeks, rich in aquatic and terrestrial diversity.
Cross-country Ski, Hike
Blendon Woods Metro Park
Westerville, Ohio
48.5 miles NSpectacular stream-cut ravines in a beech-maple forest, a 118-acre waterfowl refuge with spotting scopes, 220 bird species sighted, and over 5 miles of trails to explore.
Cross-country Ski, Hike
