Governor DeWine Announces Ohio State Parks Week

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a proclamation immediately recognizing April 22-29, 2022, as Ohio State Parks Week.

“From Maumee Bay to Forked Run, our state parks add a lot to our high quality of life and make Ohio an incredible place to dwell,” mentioned Governor DeWine. “I encourage you to have fun our state parks by taking time to get outdoors and revel in a stroll alongside a Storybook Path with your loved ones, a day on the water with associates, or a hike to a few of Ohio’s most scenic spots.”

In partnership with the Ohio Division of Pure Assets (ODNR) and the Ohio State Parks Basis, Governor DeWine is inviting everybody to go to a state park close to them from April 22-29, 2022. A full listing of programming and actions occurring at Ohio state parks is accessible on the Ohio Division of Pure Assets’ occasion calendar. 

Ohioans are fortunate to have 75 state parks to select from the place they will go to with household and associates and revel in, study, and assist the attractive panorama and pure options of Ohio. Guests can expertise hundreds of miles of trails, mountain biking, seashores, disc golf, and far more.

“Our state parks supply a bit little bit of every part, it doesn’t matter what your loved ones is in search of,” mentioned ODNR Director Mary Mertz. “From a hike alongside the paths on the southern tip of the Buckeye State to a sundown paddle alongside the shores of Lake Erie, our parks supply tranquility, journey, and every part in between.”

Governor DeWine introduced the acquisition and plans for Ohio’s 76th state park close to Xenia in 2021. The park will function an interpretation heart developed in partnership with the three federally acknowledged Shawnee tribes and the Ohio Historical past Connection. Development is deliberate to start in the summertime of 2022, and the power is anticipated to open within the fall of 2023.

The state of Ohio has a wealthy historical past of parks, beginning in 1949 when Buckeye Lake was formally named Ohio’s first state park.  The realm was touted as “Ohio’s Inland Seashore” and the “Atlantic Metropolis of the Center West.” Throughout the early twentieth century, the lake shores have been lined with inns and eating places meant for households who got here to expertise amusement park rides, a skating rink, and arcade video games.

Governor DeWine and ODNR introduced the creation of the Ohio State Parks Basis final 12 months to guard and improve Ohio’s parks and advocate for his or her future. Go to www.ohiostateparksfoundation.org to vote to your favourite state park.