With the weather warming, the flowers blooming, and the birds beginning to chirp, Ohio provides lovers of the outdoors — and those looking for new adventures — with all the thrills they're looking for this Spring in Ohio. Grab your hiking boots, camera, and camping gear when you visit these five charming towns to take in Ohio's outside wonders throughout the new season! | | | With a city motto of "A Great Lake Place", it's no wonder Huron offers a lakeside lifestyle with beautiful beaches and a small-town atmosphere off the coast of Lake Erie. It's also a great spot for birders, as its wetlands attracts nearly 300 bird species — some of which you can see at spots like Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve. | | | Central Ohio's Pickerington is a nature-lovers dream. Known as the "Violet Capital of Ohio", this charming town is brimming with ways to explore the outdoors. Two of the bridges on the Fairfield County Covered Bridge Trail (part of the Ohio Adventure Trails) are located in Pickerington: The 83-foot long Hizey Covered Bridge and the 1906 built Zeller-Smith Covered Bridge. | | | This Northeast Ohio charming town has the ideal conditions for growing roses — and was known as the "Rose Capital of the Nation" for several decades. Today, you can check out its commemorative rose garden or other outdoor spaces. There's Headlands Beach State Park with its scenic views of Lake Erie and Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve where you spend the day on the water. | | More than 100 acres of parkland, 30 parks, and a well-maintained trail system make up Vandalia. It also bears the distinction of being a Tree City, USA and a Bee City, USA (🐝 of which it's Ohio's first!). Part of the Buckeye Trail passes through one its notable parks: Taylorsville MetroPark. This metropark offers hikers great views of wooded ravines, massive rock outcroppings, and the Great Miami River.
| | | Located within Ohio's Hocking Hills region, Rockbridge is filled with big outdoor adventure. Like Rockbride State Nature Preserve which has a nature bridge that's more than 100 feet long and 10 feet wide (arching across a 50 foot ravine). Or fly through the trees on one of Hocking Hills Canopy Tours' zipline experiences. | | | |
