2018 Great Lakes States – Hueston Woods S.P., Ohio
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Wednesday September 12th –
Tuesday, September 18th
Hueston Woods State Park, Oxford, Ohio
We
drove northeast into Ohio to reach our destination at this State Park. Now we
are able to apply the final state sticker to our map. Our goal has been reached
to have RV’d in all the 48 contiguous states. I found this park online and was
pleased to find out there are mountain biking trails right in the park. The
campground is very nice with spacious sites. This huge park has so many
amenities and things to do. There is a marina on the large Lake Acton. Besides
the mountain bike trails and campground, there is a lodge, cottages, golf
course, disc golf course, hiking trails, swimming beach, equestrian camp and
trails, nature center, nature preserve and Pioneer Farm Museum. There is a
covered bridge on one of the entrance roads into the park.
After
getting setup and settled, Kurt couldn’t wait to check out the trails. He took
off and found that the trails were great, other than some wet areas from the
previous day’s rain. The next day we drove around and explored the park. Kody
and Luca got to visit the dog park and run and play with the other dogs. We also checked out the marina, beach and
lodge.
The
biking trails were fun and challenging. We were able to ride on four days (when
it wasn’t raining) and really enjoyed it. Some of the trails were older and
rough, then we found new ones that weren’t even on the maps. We certainly got
our exercise riding these trails and had a lot of fun. Kurt also took the dogs
hiking a couple of days on trails along the lake and creekside, so they got
some exercise also.
Nearby
the park is the town of Oxford. After doing some research I found out that
Miami University is there. Wow, I remember hearing about this university when I
lived in Ohio. Founded in 1809, it is a renowned public research university just
35 miles north of Cincinnati, known for its focus on undergraduate and graduate
degree programs. We drove into town one day for lunch and to look around the
university campus. The campus takes up over 2100 acres, surrounded by rental
houses and apartments everywhere. The town of Oxford certainly has benefited
from the university. The town has a population of 22,000, with student population
at around 19,000. We were impressed by the town’s updated appearance and well-kept
neighborhoods. And it’s close enough to Cincinnati for access to urban
amenities.
This
would be our one and only stop in Ohio. I’m glad this was the one we chose. We
truly enjoyed the park and the rural area. We now continue to head south.
