Ohio Parks Challenge

We are working with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Parks and Watercraft) to bring you an opportunity to visit Ohio’s state Parks and to enjoy the beauty and grandeur of the night sky.

You do NOT need to be a member of the Astronomical League to participate in this challenge.  The observation log is located here.

For the state of Ohio, there are currently 57 State Parks with Campgrounds.  To earn this certification you need to do at least one astronomical observations in 46 different parks that have campgrounds.

These Ohio state parks have campgrounds:

Alum Creek
Barkcamp
Beaver Creek
Blue Rock
Buck Creek
Burr Oak
Caesar Creek
Cowan Lake
Deer Creek
Delaware
Dillon
East Fork
East Harbor
Findley
Geneva
Forked Run
Gilead
Grand Lake St. Marys
Great Seal
Guilford Lake
Harrison Lake
Hocking Hills
Hueston Woods
Independence Dam
Indian Lake
Jackson Lake
Jefferson Lake
Jesse Owens
John Bryan
Kelleys Island
Kiser Lake
Lake Alma
Lake Hope
Lake Loramie
Malabar Farm
Mary Jane Thurston
Maumee Bay
Middle Bass Island
Mohican
Mosquito Lake
Muskingum River
Paint Creek
Pike Lake
Punderson
Pymatuning
Rocky Fork
Salt Fork
Scioto Trail
Shawnee
South Bass Island
Stonelick
Strouds Run
Tar Hollow
Van Buren
W. Marion
West Branch
Wolf Run

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