Shawnee State Park

(Ohio)

Shawnee State Park is a 1,095-acre (443 ha) public recreation area surrounded by the 63,000-
acre (25,000 ha) Shawnee State Forest in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The park is in the
foothills of the Appalachian Mountains near the Ohio River in Southern Ohio on State Route 125,
just north of Friendship.[2]

History

The area was once a hunting ground for the Shawnee Indians. The park was first opened in 1922
as Theodore Roosevelt State Game Preserve. The game preserve saw further development and
improvements by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The area became a state park
and forest following creation of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Division of
Parks and Recreation in 1949.[2]

Activities and amenities

The park's recreational activities include golf, fishing, swimming, hiking, and boating on
Roosevelt Lake and Turkey Creek Lake. The state park marina on the Ohio River is located on US
52 just west of Friendship.[2] The park's golf course was closed in 2019.[3]
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View from Picnic Point

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Location in Ohio
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Location Scioto County, Ohio,

United States

Nearest city Portsmouth, Ohio

Coordinates 38°44′05″N
83°11′54″W (https://g
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Area 1,095 acres (443 ha)

Elevation 892 feet (272 m)[1]

Established 1922

Administered by Ohio Department of

Natural Resources

Designation Ohio state park

Website Shawnee State Park

(https://ohiodnr.gov/
wps/portal/gov/odn
r/go-and-do/plan-a-vi
sit/find-a-property/sh
awnee-state-park)

Gallery


Marina Entrance Sign A view of the marina and Back porch rockers at the
(with U.S. 52 in the the Ohio River from the park lodge
background) park's parking lot

View of second growth

forest from a hiking
trail in the park

References

1. "Shawnee State Park" (https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/1058205) .

Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of
the Interior.

2. "Shawnee State Park" (https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/s

hawnee-state-park) . Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

3. Potter, Ivy (August 22, 2019). "ODNR states decision to close golf course is definite" (https://www.portsm
outh-dailytimes.com/news/40232/odnr-states-decision-to-close-golf-course-is-definite) . Portsmouth
 Daily Times. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

External links

Shawnee State Park (https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/ Wikimedia Commons has

odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/shawnee-state media related to

Shawnee State Park.

-park) Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Shawnee State Park Map (https://ohiodnr.gov/static/documents/parks/parkmaps/shawneepa

rkmap.pdf) Ohio Department of Natural Resources

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