Tag: OH: FindleySP

  • West Branch SP, OH to Findley SP, OH

    Findley State Park, OH, June 2026 The total drive is about 293 miles. Driving Directions Rest Stops General Notes

  • It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Flying Lobster?

    Findley State Park, OH, July 2026 Findley State Park has as active Naturalist that runs various weekly programs. These include kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, and Gyotaku. What is Gyotaku? It is Japanese fish printing. John saw this last year, but we did not have time to do it. Having not looked it up, we thought…

  • Stonelick State Park, OH to Findley State Park, OH

    Findley State Park, OH, July 2025 The total drive is about 229 miles. When leaving Stonelick State Park, the challenge is finding a path to I-71 that is acceptable. We drove multiple routes and decided the best option was going the same way we came in. The way we came in had no room to…

  • Findley State Park, OH to Summit Lake State Park, IN

    Summit Lake State Park, IN, July 2024 The total drive is about 253 miles. Driving Directions Rest Stops General Notes

  • One of These is Not Like The Others

    Findley State Park, OH, July 2026 The three required stars finally aligned, and John went down the the archery range; it is about a quarter mile walk from the campsite. The range was moved to make room for the Pickle ball court. For some reason, they wanted the Pickle Ball court behind the archers and…

  • Findley State Park Blue Trail

    Wellington, OH, July 2026 We got back from Lorain, Ohio and both decided on a nap since we stayed up late and got up early. Well for me, the nap didn’t happen. Too many interruptions like locking the trailer door and Mackie deciding to take a big dump that stunk up the bedroom. (The last…

  • Findley State Park, OH: Information

    Wellington, OH, June 2026 Park Information Bathrooms / Dump Station / Water Stations Internet / Phone service: Site 224 Details Park Pictures The first week had blistering heat. The cool day was the day we arrived at 84 F. For the next 5 days, the heat was in the mid to upper 90s with an…

  • Adventures with a Naturalist in Findley State Park

    Findley State Park, OH, June 2024 I absolutely loved Ohio State parks because they have Naturalists who host free events and maintain the Nature Center. For Findley State Park, the Naturalist is Wiz. He’s been with the park since 2016 and knows everything about the park, an avid bird watcher / photographer and talented engaging…

  • I think I found your problem, Ma’am

    Findley State Park, OH, July 2025 Sooo … there is a rumor that men are not good about reading instructions. There might be some truth about that, but you did not hear it from me. This is what the Sphinx Moth picture taken on my Samsung Galaxy A14 phone should have looked like. The photo…

  • We found Mothra; where is Godzilla?

    Findley State Park, OH, July 2024 The actual size of Mothra was slightly smaller than shown in the Godzilla movies. Mothra was only about 1.5 inches long with a 2 inch wingspan; I guess the film crew zoomed in like I did … or the people in Japan are really tiny. (The high-res image is…