I hadn't been aware of this facility before, and was looking for something to do on Saturday while…read moreI was in town with my two young children. What a find! We'll absolutely be back. The Exploration Gateway is off of 12th St and right on Sippo Lake. They have a nature center, gift shop, several meeting rooms where they host special events, and a branch of the Stark County Library. There are several short trails branching off from the building and parking lots, at least some of which are stroller friendly. There is also a small playground.

Sippo Lake is gorgeous! All the beautiful trees, wild plants and foliage, and its easy access…read moremakes it the perfect spot to spend the day with your kids, friends and family. You can fish from the pier or the edge of the lake. Just throw a line in!!!! There are paddle boats, a clubhouse, boat dock, and easy pathways for walking. Parking was close and seemed plentiful. When we are in the area again I would love to spend more time at this lake and enjoy Mother Nature at her finest.

I can hike, bike, fish, and kayak all in one place! There are three entrances to the park with…read moretrails around all of them. Pretty cool to be tucked right around neighborhoods and main roads.

The perfect spot to avoid big crowds and enjoy a clean playground. They've got bathrooms and…read morethere's a hiking path around the bog. My favorite thing about this playground is that there's no sandbox. :-) It's cute and has everything kids enjoy!

Glad the park is still open for use. The buildings are closed and stayed away from those. There…read morewere hoards of people near the buildings. The path around the pond was perfect to get out and walk around.

From the owner: Hiking trails around Sippo Lake Park.read more

This is a set of two basic parking lots with a handful of spaces, catty cornered across the street…read morefrom each other, that serve the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath, and the Olde Muskingum Trail, which runs parallel to the towpath for a few miles (some runners use both trails as a loop). There are no restrooms or porta potties here, but the main Canal Fulton parking for the trail, a couple miles north at St. Helena Park, has porta potties. There are also restrooms in restaurants/businesses in downtown Canal Fulton. This trailhead, along with the one at Lock 4, are good overflow/less busy parking options from St. Helena Park.

Though they advertise being open to the public at 1 they are not necessarily ready until much later…read morethan that (and yet, just open for 3 hours on Saturday).

From the owner: Spring Hill is a historic home recognized by the National Parks Service as a stop on the…read moreUnderground Railroad. We provide tours for visitors to understand the Underground Railroad, the Rotch-Wales families who lived in this residence since 1821, and their Quaker background.

We rented four cabins for for us and our kids and grandkids. The park had many amenities. And for…read moreas large as the park was, it was very clean. Everyone loved the cabins and the beds were comfortable. They were very clean and easy to keep clean and fully enjoyable other than being very warm inside. The park is not very informative on many things. We received a packet with wristbands and the keys to the cabin and a map. I understand nowadays a lot of people use cell phones, but it really would've been nice to have a paper list of activities and times on one sheet of paper so that we could have posted it instead of searching all over on a website. We really had no clue about the movie night about the tractor ride and many other things. First off when we arrived the first two cabins were extremely hot. The third was OK and the fourth was really decent but the third and fourth were covered more by trees. No matter how hard we tried, we could not get it cool in the cabins. One of my grandsons went to school for heating and cooling and said he felt they needed recharged and also all the coils on the back condenser had dirt dust and debris, causing less airflow for cooling. A couple of the smoke detectors didn't even have batteries and on the last night one was actually beeping. Since we had so many for the weekend, they did come in waves first night on Thursday. My son called down for me to bring up their wristbands. The guard there was very rude to them and very short and when I went to take them the wristbands. Mine wasn't on my wrist, but it was in my pocket And he questioned me. And then we were never given instructions how to enter a code or given a code to enter the gate and the guard was very rude to that he had explain it. My son stated he felt like the president was on the campground lol. The second night the same thing happened with my daughter, and the guard was very short with them and rude. On the third night we decided to go out for ice cream and the security guard on return was very friendly and we had no problems whatsoever. I'm am inclosing some pictures of operation hours which I felt was very wrong. I googled peak season for Ohio camping and it stated that Sandusky Jellystone Park states peak season is from Memorial Day to Labor Day. But when we arrived on Thursday, hardy anything was open and the more we researched we found out they consider anything after August 10 to be non-peak season and they have the main attractions and a lot of stuff closed on Monday through Thursday. On Friday we tried to go swim and the lake was completely closed the whole day and they did not open the pool till 3 o'clock and they did open the waterpark at 2 o'clock. We feel there should been a disclosure when we rented stating a lot of things were closed. And then offered a lower rate. I don't understand how the same brand can state two different things on prime time camping. And on Friday, it said John o's restaurant was open at noon, but people were showing up as we were playing Pickleball between two and three, and it wasn't open. It just seems that the concern is more about money than offering a full quality time for their customers. Don't get me wrong. It is a very nice campground and they do a lot right but there are some things they need to relook at.

Very large campground!…read more I highly recommend bringing bikes or renting a golf cart if staying here. We booked in advance on the online system. It can be a bit confusing because they want you to pay extra for a specific site. The campgrounds prices are on the higher end and more than we traditionally pay but we like to do at least one camping splurge each year. We ended up getting site 340 at check in. It was along the river which was great bc my kids enjoyed playing in it. However so did everyone else in the campground so our space didn't have a lot of privacy. Lots of people cutting through it to go to the river. They had several events throughout the weekend. We decided to try the Easter egg hunt on Saturday. It was a big disappointment. Even though we showed up at starting time the eggs were already gone and lots of empty handed kids. I think they laid the eggs out early and kids came early and picked it up. They had a cool indoor rec area for the kids. We did a craft that the kids enjoyed and went back after the water park but it closes at 7 so the timing didn't work out. Even though they said they would be open the next day we rode by several times and it was closed on Sunday. The water park was nice. Although crowded the kids enjoyed the pool and water playground. They also had wibits for adults and kids. Included is also kayaking or paddleboarding but there were not many paddles to use. The campground also has put putt, a bounce pad, volleyball, covered basketball court, playgrounds, restaurants, and cornhole. I recommend bringing your own life jacket. Although no real listed trails there are lots of areas to hike. There are only 2 shower houses in the campground so showering was a challenge getting a stall and having hot water. 2 dump stations if your don't have a hook up at your site. Everyone had a great time!

Great sports venue, that's apart of the Massillon Parks and Recreation department, to go catch some…read morevolleyball. They had two courts going at once and ample seating to watch your child do what they love. Vending machines and a make shift concession area with somewhat limited options made for a good experience. The place appeared well maintained and restroom/locker room areas were clean. They also offer an aquatics area and gym area for those with memberships. Nice little amenity for those who live in that area to have access to.

My agency had a photoshoot scheduled at this establishment for months, we called several times to…read moreconfirm and let them know we would be there and all of the details, they said it was totally fine each time. When we arrived we were treated poorly, disrespected, and then eventually told to leave. We were being completely respectful and were not in anyone's way. But we were told we had "6 complaints about us" and also that our outfits were inappropriate (we had on a basketball jersey and basketball shorts.) It was clearly a racial issue, and that was very obvious. Very sad that we had to deal with being treated that way at a recreational center.

This is a great Disc Golf course. Just be prepared to climb some hills and search through some…read morebushes if you have an off throw. For some reason if I have a clear fairway I through straight but if I'm surrounded by bushes I throw the discs right into them. One of the better workouts I've had on a disc golf course. Highly recommend

Awesome park with some scenic views.. Great for disc golf or just to hike threw. There's trails…read morecutting threw by the playground area and a pavilion above that. The only bad thing about this park is the putrid smell off a southern wind from the paper mill.