Recreation
Parks & Rivers |Golf Courses | Cycling Trails | Camping | Athletic Clubs
So many things to see and do: just give yourself the time to enjoy. Traditional roots and a leisurely pace of life are balanced by an equally strong belief in wholesome play. When the work is done, families and friends can sample a veritable palette of recreational wonders. From camping and trout fishing to canoeing, golfing, skiing and swimming, you can refresh and recharge.
Stroll through our beautiful public parks. The largest, the city of Urbana's Melvin Miller Park, features picnic grounds, softball and soccer fields, an outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, playground equipment, a fishing pond and an outdoor band pavilion which hosts a summer concert series. Recreation commissions also provide organized baseball, softball, soccer and football leagues.
There is something here in Champaign County for people of all ages to enjoy!
Parks & Rivers
Golf Courses | Cycling Trails | Camping | Athletic Clubs
Goshen Memorial Park
Parkview Road
Mechanicsburg, Ohio (Located just off of 29)
Open daily May 1st through November 1st, the park offers a variety of recreational facilities. Tennis courts, horseshoe pits, picnic tables, and grills are all located in the upper park. The park has two shelters, a multipurpose building, a stage that is located at the foot of the park's natural amphitheater, and a large shelter house.
Harmon Park
Suellon Slayton
High St.
St. Paris, OH 43072
663.4487
Melvin Miller Park
Children's Home Road
Urbana, OH 43078
652.1053
North Lewisburg
East St.
North Lewisburg, OH 43060
747.2935
Golf Courses
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Private
Urbana Country Club-Chamber Member
Architect: P.B. Dye
4761 E. US Hwy 36
Urbana, OH 43078
www.urbanacc.com
937.653.3136
Pro Shop: 937.653.4116
Nick Wolfe - Golf Pro
An eighteen hole course with full restaurant and clubhouse amenities. Less than one hour scenic drive from Columbus or Dayton.
Public
Indian Springs Golf Course
Architect: Jack Kidwell
11111 State Route 161
Mechanicsburg, OH 43044
800.752.7846
Indian Springs is one of Mid Ohio's best golf courses. Conveniently located between Springfield and Columbus, it is just a driver and a putt away from your house. When you arrive at Indian Springs, you will be dazzled by this Jack Kidwell design. We offer you a scenic view of Mid Ohio wild life ranging from our wetlands to the beautiful Sycamore trees. You will encounter many challenges on the course, from the bunkers guarding your approach to our very own island green. The 27 holes contain bent grass greens, tees and fairways. After you consider our four star rating by Golf Digest, we are sure you will not be disappointed.
Lakeland Golf Course-Chamber Member
Architect: Barry Serafin
1772 Kiser Lake Road
St. Paris, OH 43072
www.lakelandgolfclub.com
937.663.4707
2008 celebrates the 44th Season for Lakeland Golf Course. Lakeland was redesigned in 2002 to an 18-Hole Championship Course, by current owners Ron & Ana Burns, with the insight and expertise of known course designer Barry Serafin.
Lakeland offers a five-tee complex to maximize the enjoyment for all who play the course. Generous fairways are deceptively arrayed with strategically positioned bunkers and natural water hazards. The New Course continues to grow and mature, and challenges golfers of all levels.
Woodland Golf Course
Architect: Jack Kidwell
4900 Swisher Road
Cable, OH 43009
937.653.8875
1.888.395.2001
A classic Jack Kidwell design nestled in the rolling hills of Champaign County that provides all golf enthusiasts with a scenic and challenging round of golf. It features tree-lined fairways accompanied by links style holes. The well manicured course will impress any golf fanatic. Please call to get your tee time to play Central Ohio's best kept secret!
Cycling Trails
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Simon Kenton Trail
www.simonkentonpathfinders.org
Trail Length: 14 miles through Urbana and to the Little Miami Scenic Trail
Activities:Biking, walking, running, in-line skating, Wheelchair Accessible
Trail Surface(s):Asphalt
Trail Description:
The 14 mile Simon Kenton Trail connects Urbana and Champaign County with Ohio's developing network of multi-use trails, offering visitors and local residents a safe place to bike, walk, run and skate. The trail, which is wheelchair accessible, follows the abandoned Erie-Lackawanna rail line. It begins at the Champaign Family YMCA, loops around Melvin Miller Park, and passes through town, by the recently restored Urbana Station Depot, Urbana University, the Johnny Appleseed Museum, and near the industrial park. The trail continues south to Woodburn Road, near Cedar Bog, Ohio's first nature preserve. In Springfield it connects with the Little Miami Scenic Trail, which goes through Yellow Springs and ends in the Cincinnati area.
The Urbana Station Depot, at 644 Miami Street, serves as a staging area and rest stop. It is furnished with restrooms, a coffee house, a community information center, bike racks and lockers, and parking. Parking also is available at the Champaign Family YMCA, near US Highway 36 and State Route 29; at State Route 55, just west of US Highway 68; and at Woodburn Road, just west of US Highway 68, near Cedar Bog.
Camping
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Buck Creek State Park
1901 Buck Creek Lane
Springfield 45502
937.322.5284
Kiser Lake State Park
Box 55
Rosewood, Ohio 43070
937.362.3822
The quiet and relaxing atmosphere of Kiser Lake State Park makes it a favorite Ohio getaway. The rolling wooded hills and diverse wetlands add to the beauty of this scenic lake known for its clean, clear water.
Activities:
Camping, Boating, Fishing, Hunting, Trails, Picnicing, Swimming, and Horse Trails. Call for more information.
Meadow Lake Campground and Swim Resort
4739 Woodville Pike
Urbana 43078
937.652.3400
www.meadowlakeresort.com
Meadow Lake is a 41acre facility located in a rural countrysideless than an hour drive from Columbus & Dayton. Amenities include a clubhouse with snack bar, game room, dining area and a deck overlooking a 4 acre swimming lake. Firewood, ice & LP gas are available.
Athletic Clubs
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Champaign Family YMCA-Chamber Member
Community Drive
Urbana, OH 43078
937.653.9622
Full size gymnasium
75-foot heated indoor swimming pool
Nautilus Fitness Center
Indoor Track
Much more
Springfield Racquet Club
5151 South U.S. Hwy 68
Urbana, OH 43078
937.484.3650
Tennis-Swimming instruction all ages.
All the wonderful activities and pastimes you might relate to rural, small-town America are here…right along with all the exciting vibrant, progressive events and business opportunities you expect in a metropolitan area.
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