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What a nice lake Thoreau Pond is. You can run the rapids of Olentangy River near Thoreau Pond, and the Sassafras Horse Trail is a splendid hiking trail nearby. If you came to camp Tree Haven Camp Grounds is a splendid location to do that; people from Columbus love to come here. If you want a tremendous time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Thoreau Pond. There's so much to do here at Thoreau Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Summit Vision
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| | is a glorious spot for that, and needless to say, this is a good vicinity for folks who like lakes, City of Columbus Sludge Pond is a lake around here. This lake is so wonderful. Not far from Thoreau Pond you obtain some wonderful water scenery at Thoreau Pond Dam. Through the warm days of summer at Thoreau Pond temperatures are frequently in the 80's with nighttime lows in the 60's. All through the winter highs are in the 30's with temperatures at Thoreau | |
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Pond dipping down into the 10's through winter nights. Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Columbus-Groveport, Oh is a perfect place to get some rest, and there is a glorious hiking trail nearby called the Five Oaks Trail. This
lake is so wonderful. Nearby lakes? Sure, Smith Pond is next to Thoreau Pond, and dry warm beds await you at Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus-Easton Area. Thoreau Pond is a good place of typical rainfall; the month of July is the wettest
with most of the rain, and the driest of the months is February. A perfect place for whitewater paddling close to Thoreau Pond is Scioto River, and playing golf is lots of fun at Gahanna Golf Course.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 40.075 Longitude: -82.87
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Olentangy River, Delaware CountyCounty, 17 miles away Class II - 4 miles long (Delaware Recycling Plant to Chapman Road pull-off) |
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Scioto River, -blank- CountyCounty, 18 miles away Class IV - 1 miles long (O'Shaughnessy Dam) |
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Hoover Reservoir
 | What happened to the camp grounds at Hoover!!!!This is neededback!!!We had great fun there....We recently discovered Hoover Reservoir. It's a beautiful lake, though much, if not most, is inaccessible due to ''private propery''. It appears there are several new access areas however. One can drive entirely around it in less than 30 minutes. The area around the damn, and the area around the other end (the ''Big Walnut Creek'' flow into the lake is also very nice. It's sorta hard to find a quiet area as it is near Columbus. It's well worth a visit.... |
Jackson Lake Park
 | 15 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom...PETS:No Rott Weillers, Pit Bulls or other threatening breeds allowed., GROCERY:Within a mile from the park., POOL:Our pool is being renovated, to open later in the season. We do not have an opening date at this time., GAMEROOM:From Memorial Day - Labor Day...Jackson Lake Campground and Park is only 15 miles from Columbus, OH. We offer year round R.V. camping and seasonal tent camping. We have a 3 acre fishing lake for catch and release fishing, a game room and facilities that may be rented for special events, during our season. Seasonal rates available.... |
Olentangy River
 | 16 miles away This is runnable only when the Delaware Dam is releasing. Check the USGS gauge, which should be at least 1000 cfs.... |
Scioto River
 | 18 miles away We tried this stretch of river yesterday. It was a complete waste of time. The water was flat and still. There wasn't enough current to even move us. We had to paddle the 1m back to the take-out location. What a bust! =(...How deep is the river?...The map above I believe is incorrect. It clearly shows the put in ABOVE the O'Shaughnessy dam. Are we supposed to shoot over the spill way to a 84 foot high concrete dam? Also, the take out location appears to be the back yard of a secured private residence. Well, according to the map anyway. I wish there was more information about this location.... |
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