![salt fork state park salt fork state park](https://thedyrt.imgix.net/photo/463830/media/ohio-salt-fork-state-park_445733b8-01ec-4480-b4ab-4a48fb641a01.jpg)
Each year hundreds of curious gather at the park to investigate, including at the Annual Ohio Bigfoot Conference. Bigfoot, you say? Word has it that he (or she) has been heard and seen near the primitive campground. Ohio Department of Natural Resources Naturalist Cindy Coss reports, “Last year we had 6,000 visitors to the Nature Center and this year we are hoping for up to 10,000.” It’s no wonder this park is popular every day boasts several opportunities to explore and learn including the Bigfoot Hike in the summer months.
![salt fork state park salt fork state park](https://thedyrt.imgix.net/photo/463829/media/ohio-salt-fork-state-park_cdde8338-4f96-4659-b957-e61ca1d22c89.jpg)
For a more intimate wildlife experience, visit the Nature Center where its mission is to introduce people to the animals in their own back yard. There are three known bald eagle nesting pairs and plenty of wildlife to view and enjoy. Guests can also use their own watercraft at the Salt Fork Marina. The Sugartree Marina offers up a wide variety of rental opportunities.
#SALT FORK STATE PARK FREE#
Here you’ll find 22,000 acres of land and 3,000 acres of water at the popular Salt Fork Lake.īoating is very popular here, so feel free to bring your own or rent a pontoon boat, personal watercraft, kayak or canoe. The park is immense and the drive to the lodge from the entrance is seven miles long! Stop along the way and visit the marinas, the beach and the Nature Center or try your luck at the Gem Mine. Just entering the park seems like an adventure. Above all else, bring your sense of adventure and embrace it! Sit and relax, bring a good book and an even better friend. Explore the lake, the golf course, and the hiking trails. Nestled in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains between Columbus, Ohio, and Wheeling, W.Va., is where you’ll find Salt Fork State Park Lodge.Īrriving here will put you instantly in “vacation mode,”-let the stresses of everyday life go, take a breath and look at the beautiful land around you.