Field Notes Ohio

Ohio's parks, forests and wildlife areas with camping, the ancient mounds beside them, and the Buckeye Trail that links them. Stories, trails, wildlife, and where to eat and fuel up nearby. Book campsites on ReserveOhio.
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The Buckeye TrailA 1,444-mile blue-blazed loop around Ohio, with all 26 sections.
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Mounds & Earthworks43 ancient sites, including the Great Serpent Mound and the Newark Earthworks.
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Historic Sites39 places, from Fort Steuben and Zoar to Camp Chase and the Rankin House, from the frontier to the Civil War.
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Road Trips33 drives, from the Lincoln Highway to the Morgan Heritage Trail.
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Lake Erie Beaches20 public beaches from Conneaut to Toledo and the islands, with a map.
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Oddities & Roadside Attractions19 giants, ghosts and folk-art stops, plus a Mothman just over the line.
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Caves & Caverns12 show caverns, recess caves and rock shelters, with a map.
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Waterfalls34 falls from the Cuyahoga Valley to the Hocking Hills, with trail notes and a map.
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One map for every park, mound, historic site, beach, cave, waterfall and oddity in the app.

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117 parks in 7 regions

Road Trips

33 drives across Ohio
Heritage drives and scenic byways you can do from the car

Some of Ohio's best places are best seen on the road. These are the long drives that tell a story, like the route of Morgan's Raid or the first coast-to-coast highway, and the state's scenic byways, with stops that link to the parks, mounds and historic sites in this app. Each one says how long it is, how many days to give it, and where you can camp along the way.

33 routes

John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail

Southern and eastern Ohio
A 557-mile driving tour of the Confederate cavalry raid that terrified southern and eastern Ohio in July 1863.
Heritage drive557 miles
3 to 4 days · Harrison, Hamilton County to Near West Point, Columbiana County

Lincoln Highway Historic Byway

Northern and western Ohio
Ohio's 241 miles of the first coast-to-coast automobile road, following the 1928 alignment along old US 30.
Heritage drive241 miles
1 to 2 days · East Liverpool to Indiana line near Van Wert

Historic National Road (US 40)

Eastern, central and western Ohio
America's first federally funded highway, 225 miles across Ohio with stone S-bridges, a Y-bridge and the National Road museum.
Heritage drive225 miles
2 days · St. Clairsville to Indiana line west of Springfield

Ohio & Erie Canalway Scenic Byway

Northeast Ohio
A 110-mile byway along the old Ohio & Erie Canal, past the Cuyahoga Valley, Zoar and the Tuscarawas valley.
Scenic byway110 miles
1 to 2 days · Dover to Cleveland

Amish Country Byway

East-central Ohio (Holmes County and neighbors)
A 164-mile loop of state highways linking the Amish communities of Holmes County.
Scenic byway164 miles
1 to 2 days · Holmes County to Holmes County

Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail

Ohio's north coast
A 293-mile drive along Ohio's Lake Erie shore, with lighthouses, beaches and island ferries.
Scenic byway293 miles
2 to 3 days · Conneaut to Michigan border near Toledo

Ohio River Scenic Byway

Ohio's southern border
A 452-mile drive along US 50, US 52 and State Route 7 beside the river that made Ohio a free state.
Scenic byway452 miles
3 to 5 days · East Liverpool to Cincinnati area

Maumee Valley Scenic Byway

Northwest Ohio
A 59-mile drive down the Maumee River from Defiance to Toledo, past forts and battlefields.
Scenic byway59 miles
1 day · Defiance to Maumee, at Fort Miamis

Hocking Hills Scenic Byway

Southeast Ohio
A 26-mile drive along State Route 374 through the gorges and caves of the Hocking Hills.
Scenic byway26.4 miles
Half a day · Hocking Hills State Park to Rockbridge

Covered Bridge Scenic Byway

Southeast Ohio
A 35-mile drive on State Route 26 from Marietta to Woodsfield through the Wayne National Forest.
Scenic byway35 miles
Half a day · Marietta to Woodsfield

Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches

West-central Ohio (Mercer and Auglaize counties)
A 38-mile drive through the largest concentration of Catholic churches in the state, past Fort Recovery and Grand Lake.
Scenic byway38.4 miles
Half a day · McCartyville to SR 29 west of Wabash

Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway

North-central Ohio
A 30-mile byway on SR 39 and SR 603 that links properties John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed, once owned.
Scenic byway30 miles
Half a day · Mansfield to Loudonville and Mifflin

Appalachian Byway

Southeast Ohio
A 105-to-115-mile drive on SR 78 from the Ohio River through Monroe, Noble and Morgan counties to Nelsonville.
Scenic byway115 miles
1 to 2 days · Hannibal, on the Ohio River to Nelsonville

Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway

West-central Ohio
A drive beside the state and national scenic Big Darby Creek through Union, Champaign and Madison counties.
Scenic byway47 miles
Half a day · North Lewisburg to Plain City

Drovers' Trail Scenic Byway

Eastern Ohio (Belmont County)
A 37-mile drive in Belmont County that links the National Road with the Ohio River on the old route of farmers and cattle drovers.
Scenic byway37 miles
Half a day · Hendrysburg to Bellaire

Granville Scenic Byway

Central Ohio (Licking County)
A 10-mile drive through the village of Granville, past Denison University and ancient burial grounds.
Scenic byway10 miles
1 to 2 hours · SR 37 at James Road to North of Cambria Road

Heritage Corridors of Bath

Northeast Ohio (Summit County)
A 39-mile drive through Bath Township that connects 19th-century hamlets with Hale Farm and Village and Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Scenic byway39 miles
Half a day · Ghent Road area, Bath Township to Cuyahoga Valley

Jefferson Township Scenic Byway

Central Ohio (Franklin County)
A network of ten country roads in a corner of Franklin County that has stayed rural among the suburbs.
Scenic byway15 miles
1 hour · Jefferson Township to Jefferson Township

Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway

Southwest-central Ohio (Clark County)
An 11-mile drive on Clark County Road 316 along the Mad River, past a Revolutionary War battle site.
Scenic byway11 miles
1 hour · I-70 near Fairborn to US 40 near Springfield

Miami and Erie Canal Scenic Byway

Western Ohio
A drive of 50 to 54 miles on SR 66 along the old route of the Miami & Erie Canal, with a canal boat ride at Piqua.
Scenic byway50 miles
Half a day · Miami County to Allen County

Neil Armstrong Scenic Byway

West-central Ohio (Wapakoneta)
A byway about the early years of astronaut Neil Armstrong, including the years he earned his pilot's license.
Scenic bywayVaries
Half a day · Wapakoneta to Wapakoneta area

North Ridge Scenic Byway

Northeast Ohio (Lorain County)
A 9-mile drive along all of SR 254 in Lorain County, past more than 100 historic homes from the 1830s.
Scenic byway8.8 miles
1 hour · Lorain County to Lorain County

Old Mill Stream Scenic Byway

Northwest Ohio
A pastoral drive along the Blanchard River named for a 1910 song written on its banks.
Scenic byway52 miles
Half a day · Findlay area to Putnam County

Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor

Central Ohio
A 10.5-mile drive on SR 315 along the Olentangy River, on the route of old Native trails.
Scenic byway10.5 miles
1 hour · I-270, Franklin County to US 23, Delaware County

Presidential Pathways Scenic Byway

Southwest Ohio (Hamilton and Butler counties)
A 52-mile drive celebrating William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison through the rolling hills of southwest Ohio.
Scenic byway52 miles
1.5 hours to drive, or a day to visit · North Bend to Butler County

Quaker Scenic Byway

Southwest Ohio (Clinton and Warren counties)
A 54-mile loop celebrating Quaker settlers, with meeting houses and the first school for free African Americans in Harveysburg.
Scenic byway54 miles
Half a day · Waynesville to Wilmington

Scioto Heritage Trail

Southern Ohio (Scioto County)
A drive from Portsmouth into Shawnee State Forest along the highest ridges of Scioto County.
Scenic byway99 miles
Half a day · Portsmouth to Shawnee State Forest

Tappan-Moravian Trail Scenic Byway

Eastern Ohio (Harrison County)
A 55-mile drive through the Tappan Lake and Clendening Lake regions, past Custer's birthplace.
Scenic byway55 miles
Half a day · Harrison County to Harrison County

Wally Road Scenic Byway

East-central Ohio (Mohican and Walhonding valleys)
A 10-mile byway that follows part of the route of the 'Wally' railroad through the Mohican and Walhonding valleys.
Scenic byway10.4 miles
1 hour · Loudonville area to Walhonding Valley

Welsh Scenic Byway

Southeast Ohio (Gallia and Jackson counties)
A drive of 34 to 64 miles on US 35 and SR 93 through the Welsh settlements of Gallia and Jackson counties.
Scenic byway34 miles
Half a day · Jackson County to Gallia County

Gateway to Amish Country

Central Ohio (Knox County)
A 30-mile byway on US 62 and SR 514 in Knox County that leads into the Amish Country Byway.
Scenic byway30 miles
1 hour · Knox County to Holmes County line

Ohio Underground Railroad Sites

Statewide
A drive to the museums and stations that sheltered and guided people escaping slavery, from the Ohio River to Lake Erie.
Heritage driveVaries
2 to 3 days · Cincinnati to Ashtabula

Ohio Art Corridor

Appalachian Ohio
A public-art route of murals, big sculptures and galleries through Appalachian Ohio's towns.
Heritage driveVaries
2 days · Circleville to Portsmouth