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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Gateway to Amish Country

Central Ohio (Knox County)
Scenic byway · Knox County to Holmes County line
30miles
1 hourto drive
2stops

A 30-mile byway on US 62 and SR 514 in Knox County that leads into the Amish Country Byway.

Length
30 miles
Designated
2000
Route
US 62 and SR 514 in Knox County
Connects to
The Amish Country Byway in Holmes County
Best for
The approach to Holmes County

The story

Gateway to Amish Country runs on US 62 and SR 514 through Knox County and connects to the Amish Country Byway in Holmes County. It is the western approach to Ohio's largest Amish settlement, through farm country near Mount Vernon.

Stops along the way

1 Mount Vernon
The Knox County seat.
2 Danville
A village on the way toward Holmes County.

Take the stops with you

Load the 2 stops into your maps app to drive between them.

Google Maps: stops 1 to 2

The file holds 2 waypoints and a stop-by-stop route line. Locations are approximate, often a town center, so use the stop notes to find the exact spot. Your maps app chooses the roads between stops, usually the fastest, so follow the byway signs where they differ. The GPX arrives in a zip file; unzip it and open the .gpx in a GPS or hiking app. The CSV imports into Google My Maps.

Where to camp nearby

Mohican State Park
A gorge and canoe river to the north.
Open

Tips

  • Continue into the Amish Country Byway.

Distances are the route lengths given by the sources. Confirm road conditions, closures and seasonal hours before you go.

Ohio scenic byways list →

Details last checked 2026-09-22. Confirm hours and prices before you go.