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State Parks: Deer Creek

20635 Waterloo Road
Mt. Sterling, OH 43143
Park Office
(740) 869-3124
Campground (seasonal)
(740) 869-3508
Golf Course
(740) 869-3088
Lake Conditions
(740) 869-2243
Lodge Front Desk
(740) 869-2020
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Lodge:

  • 110 guest rooms
  • Features include indoor and outdoor pools, sauna, whirlpool and exercise room
  • Additional accommodations include a restaurant, lounge and meeting rooms

Cottages:

  • 25 cottages offer overnight accommodations
  • Cottages have two bedrooms, bath with a shower, living room, complete kitchen, dining area and screened porch
  • Cottages sleep six people
  • The historic Harding Cabin offers a unique setting and sleeps 8

Camping:

  • 227 sites, all have electricity
  • Campground features showers, flush toilets and a dump station
  • Pets permitted on designated sites
  • 5 Rent-A-Camp units consisting of a tent, dining fly, cooler, cook stove and other equipment can be rented during the summer months by reservation
  • Group camp is also available by reservation
  • A horsemen's camp provides primitive overnight facilities for riders
  • A primitive group camp offers an area for groups

Boating:

  • Unlimited horsepower boating permitted
  • 2 launch ramps provide
  • Fully equipped marina offers fuel, boat rental and seasonal dock rentals

Fishing & hunting:

  • The lake is famous for its early spring saugeye fishing below the dam
  • Excellent catches of catfish, largemouth bass and crappie are possible
  • Excellent waterfowl hunting
  • 1200 blinds are issued each season on a lottery basis
  • Hunting is permitted in the state wildlife area next to the park for pheasant, rabbit, squirrel and deer

Picnic areas:

  • Several picnic areas available

Trails:

  • 9 miles of hiking trails through meadows and scattered woodlands
  • 14 miles of bridle trails accommodate riders with their own horses
  • Fitness trail near the lodge

Swimming:

  • 1,700-foot swimming beach
  • Features a concession area and changing booths

Golf:

  • 18-hole golf course near the lodge

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