Coshocton County, OH is filled with adventures for all. Scenic water and walking trails, historic sites, and public gardens offer options for adventure seekers and those searching for a place to relax, no matter the season.
Visitors of all ages love Historic Roscoe Village, a restored 1830’s Ohio and Erie Canal Town. This charming neighborhood is filled with shops and restaurants housed in historic buildings. The Roscoe Village Foundation offers self-guided tours and canal-era crafts year-round. On summer weekends, a float back in time on the Monticello III Horse-drawn Canal Boat Ride is a must.
Families love coming to Coshocton for fun! Lake Park Recreational Complex features the Lake Park Aquatic Center, Eagle Ridge Disc Golf Course, a riverside campground, trails, playgrounds, and picnic shelters. The Basin, a remnant of the Ohio and Erie Canal, is stocked with fish each spring. Eagle Ridge Disc Golf has 18 holes that will challenge players of all levels. The course is free and open year-round. It features beautiful scenery and more than 11 miles of pathways for walking.
Guests are sure to find adventure on one of the county’s many trails. The Three Rivers Wine Trail features eight unique wineries and a brewery all within a scenic drive of one another. Earn your free Three Rivers Wine Trail T-shirt by having your passport signed at each stop. On the Three Rivers Ride, motorcyclists and motorists can travel on 105 miles of gravel-free scenic roadways, enjoying the best of Coshocton’s rolling Appalachian foothills.
Clary Gardens, an emerging botanical garden, is free and open to the public year-round. Its 20 acres of hillside gardens, ponds, rose garden, outdoor amphitheater and children’s garden create the perfect place for a day of family fun, romantic stroll or picnic.
Geocachers can enjoy a variety of “hides” in Coshocton County. Geocaching is a great way to introduce navigational tools and wayfinding to kids of all ages. Using the technology within a smartphone, cachers use satellite technology to find hidden clue boxes throughout the county. Once the passport sheet is completed, it can be redeemed for an exclusive coin, available only at the Coshocton Visitors Bureau.
Coshocton’s five scenic waterways are perfect for paddling, fishing and birding. Public access points are easy to find and offer ample parking. The McWane River Walk offers walkers the chance to enjoy the river by land on this new multi-use paved pathway.
Hunters from around the state and country travel to the area each year to hunt. Coshocton has been the top Ohio county for white-tailed deer harvest for more than a decade and is consistently in the top three for wild turkey. Ohio’s largest public land, The Woodbury Wildlife area, sits just west of the city of Coshocton and features more than 19,000 acres. Nearly 10,000 more acres are found within the Muskingum Valley Watershed Conservancy District and on the AEP Conesville Coal Lands. Shooters can practice their skills at Woodbury Shooting Range and Thunder Valley Precision ranges.
Get all the details at VisitCoshocton.com. Call (740)622-4877 for a free information packet.
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