Punderson State Park - Swimming Hole near Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH, Ohio
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor,Ohio
41.457, -81.213
GPS: 41°27'25.2"N 81°12'46.8"W
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State: Ohio

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Directions

From Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH, Ohio

  1. Head east on Cleveland St toward Hawthorne St (0.3 mi)
  2. Turn right onto OH-57 S/US-20 W
    Continue to follow OH-57 S
    (3.3 mi)
  3. Turn left to merge onto OH-10 E toward Cleveland (5.8 mi)
  4. Continue onto I-480 E (24.7 mi)
  5. Keep left at the fork to stay on I-480 E, follow signs for Interstate 271 N/U.S. 422 N/Erie Pa/Warren (1.5 mi)
  6. Take the exit on the left onto I-271 N/US-422 W toward Harvard/Chagrin (1.4 mi)
  7. Take exit 28B for Harvard Rd (0.4 mi)
  8. Turn right onto Harvard Rd (1.3 mi)
  9. Turn left onto Lander Rd (0.9 mi)
  10. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Pinetree Rd (0.9 mi)
  11. Turn right onto OH-87 E/S Woodland Rd
    Continue to follow OH-87 E
    (12.0 mi)
  12. Turn right
    Destination will be on the right
    (0.5 mi)
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