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Boating/Canoe/Kayak

Enjoy nature and get a workout on the water. Lakes and rivers provide canoe, kayak, water ski, and other recreational opportunities.

Buckeye Lake Buckeye Lake State Park
Buckeye Lake, constructed as a canal feeder lake in 1826, is Ohio's oldest state park. The park has long been a popular vacation spot and today offers endless water-related recreational opportunities including swimming, skiing, boating and fishing.(more)
Dillon Lake Dillon Lake State Park
The wooded hills and scenic valleys of the Dillon area offer a picturesque setting for outdoor adventure. Whether boating the quiet coves and inlets of the lake or hiking the forest trails, Ohio's rural hill country provides an outstanding recreational experience at Dillon State Park. (more)

Licking River
The Licking River provides easy canoeing and kayaking with the best areas beginning at Newark and ending at Dillon Lake.
River Access Points (No Ramps Available)
Don Edwards Park off of South 2nd Street, Newark
Under bridge on C.R. 668 - Brownsville Rd., Off SR16 South of Hanover
Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve, CR 273 - Toboso Rd. Map
   
   
   

 


 
 

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