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Things to do

Top attractions by region along the OTET. For even more attractions, check out our extensive Attractions page.

North

Script Cleveland @ Edgewater Park

Tire dip spot

Amish Country

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Attraction	Address	Website
Edgewater Park - Tire dip spot	7600 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, Cleveland, OH	Site
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum	1194 E. 9th St, Cleveland, OH	Site
A Christmas Story House	3159 W. 11th St, Cleveland, OH	Site
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	-Canal Exploration Center: 7104 Canal Rd, Valley View -Boston Store: 1550 Boston Mills Rd, Peninsula -Conservancy for CVNP: 1600 West Mill St, Peninsula -Hunt House: 2054 Bolanz Rd, Peninsula -Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad	Site
Mustill Store	On trail, Akron, OH	Site
Lock 3	200 S Main St, Akron, OH	Site
Summit Lake Nature Center	411 Ira Ave, Akron, OH	Site
St. Helena III	123 Tuscarawas Street, Canal Fulton, OH	Site

Central

Bridge of Dreams

Dog Fountain

Union Station Arch

Attraction	Address	Website
Bridge of Dreams	15799 Main St, Brickhaven, OH
Fountain of Dogs	201 S. Main St, Mount Vernon, OH	Site
Ariel Foundation Park	10 Pittsburgh Ave, Mount Vernon, OH	Site
Mid Point Selfie Station	Centerburg, OH
Highest Point Monument	Centerburg, OH
Union Station Arch	218 West St, Columbus, OH	Site
Scioto Mile Promenade	233 Civic Center Dr, Columbus, OH	Site
The Ohio State University	411 Woody Hayes Drive, Columbus, OH	Site

South

Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Community Mural Park

Fort Ancient - Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

Attraction	Address	Website
Battelle Darby Creek MetroPark	8465 Alkire Road, Galloway, OH	Site
Community Mural Park	On Roberts Pass, London, OH	Site
Little Miami State and National Scenic River	Green & Warren Counties	Site
Fort Ancient - Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks	6123 State Route 350, Oregonia, OH	Site
Loveland Castle & Museum	12025 Shore Drive, Loveland, OH	Site
International Friendship Park	1135 Riverside Drive, Cincinnati, OH	Site
Ohio River Tire Dip	Trail sign by the Roebling Bridge Cincinnati, OH

Where to stay

Whether you plan to stay at a hotel, Airbnb, or camp, there are tons of options along the OTET.

Hotels & Airbnb

There are so many hotels along the Ohio to Erie Trail that we recommend checking sites like Kayak.com or Expedia. We also have this Google Map with some hotels pinned along the trail.

Airbnb also has a lot of options along the trail and some rentals cater specifically to OTET riders.

Camp sites

Sites are listed from north to south. Check out our camp site spreadsheet for additional details. Hipcamp and Campendium are additional resources for finding camp sites.

Camp site	Address	Phone	Website
Hooper Farm	2835 W 11th St, Cleveland, OH		Site
Heritage Farms Campground	6050 Riverview Rd, Peninsula, OH	330-657-2330	Site
Valley Overlook Campground and Lodging	4451 Akron-Peninsula Rd, Peninsula, OH	330-271-6993	Site
Summit Metro Park Big Bend Trailhead	1337 Merriman Road, Akron, OH	330-867-5511	Site
Summit Metro Park Franklin Trailhead	South of Franklin trailhead	330-867-5511	Site
Hillside Park of Clinton	2534 W Comet Rd, Clinton, OH	330-882-5678	Email
Canal Fulton Canoe Livery and Campground	219 W Cherry St, Canal Fulton, OH	330-854-4008	Site
Clay’s Jellystone Park Resort	13190 Patterson St NW, North Lawrence, OH	330-854-6691	Site
Rivers Edge Campsite	3455 Erie Ave. NW, Massillon, OH 44646	330-353-2377	Site
Turkey Hollow Campground	7838 Township Road 102, Millersburg, OH	330-231-6935	Site
Glenmont Trail Barn Hostel	Depot Street, Glenmont, OH	330-763-1347	Site
Danville Primitive Campsite	Off Danville trailhead - Kokosing Gap Trail	740-599-6888	Email
Kokosing Valley Camp and Canoe	25860 Coshocton Rd, Howard, OH	740-599-7056	Site
Rustic Knolls Campgrounds	8664 Keys Rd, Mt Vernon, OH	740-397-9318	Site
Mount Liberty Berry Barn	7220 Columbus Rd, Mt Vernon, OH 43050	614-778-4873	Site
Alum Creek State Park	3305 S Old State Rd, Delaware, OH	740-548-4631	Site
Cross Creek Camping Resort	3190 S Old State Rd, Delaware, OH	740-549-2267	Site
Little Darby Outdoors	2555 Gardner Rd. Galloway, OH		Site
Madison County Fairgrounds	205 Elm St, London, OH		Site
Prairie Grass Trailhead	Prairie Grass Trailhead, London, OH		Site
Greene County Parks and Trail	1369 Old Springfield Pike, Xenia, OH	937-562-6440	Site
Greene County Fairgrounds	120 Fairground Rd, Xenia, OH	937-372-8621	Site
Greene County Constitution Park	1871 OH-725, Spring Valley, OH	937-562-6440	Site
One Earth Collaborative Sanctuary	Near the Oregonia Rd bridge		Site
Todd’s Fork Adventures	149 Hopkins St, Morrow, OH	513-604-9265	Site
Lake Isabella Park	10174 Loveland Madeira Rd, Loveland, OH		Site
Jim Terrell Park	130 Longworth St, Milford, OH		Site
Riverside Park	425 Victor Stier Dr, Milford, OH		Site
American Legion Campsite	111 Victor Stier Dr, Milford, OH	513-831-9876

Bike Shops

Whether you need some bike repairs or just want to look around, there are many amazing bike shop partners on the Ohio to Erie Trail. Shops with OTET trail guides or jerseys are indicated with 🎽 + 🗺️ icons. Shops are listed from north to south.

Shop	Location	Phone	Website
Blazing Saddle Cycle	7427 Detroit Ave Up, Cleveland, OH	216-218-1811	Site
Joy Machines Bike Shop	605 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH	216-394-0230	Site
Ohio City Bicycle Co-op	1840 Columbus Rd, Cleveland, OH	216-830-2667
Fridrich Bicycle	3800 Lorain Ave, Cleveland	216-651-3800
The Broadway Cyclery	665 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH	440-735-2453	Site
Gear Up Velo	6596 Brecksville Rd, Independence, OH	216-232-4300	Site
Old Station Cycle	12417 Chippewa Rd, Brecksville, OH	440-838-1988	Site
Eddy's - Peninsula	1655 Mill Street W., Peninsula	330-657-2209	Site
Blimp City Bike and Hike 🎽 + 🗺️	1675 Merriman Rd, Akron, OH	330-836-6600	Site
Dirty River Bicycle Works	110 N. Main St. Akron, OH	330-990-9300
Brimstone Bicycles 🗺️	133 Canal St N, Canal Fulton, OH	330-970-0911
Ernie's Bike Shop 🎽 + 🗺️	135 Lake Ave NW, Massillon, OH	330-832-5111	Site
Weaver's True Value	124 N. Mills St, Fredericksburg, OH	330-695-6825
L-M-N Bike Shop	8276 Harrison Rd, Fredericksburg, OH	330-695-5005	Site
E-Bikes of Holmes County 🗺️	306 South Millersburg St, Holmesville, OH	330-601-3365	Site
Buckeye Bikes	3404 OH-39, Millersburg, OH	330-674-3186
Kenyon College Bike Barn	100 Quarry Chapel Rd, Gambier, OH	713-283-8149	Site
Y-Not Cycling and Fitness 🎽+ 🗺️	227 S Main St, Mt Vernon, OH	740-392-6100	Site
Trek - Westerville	5985 Maxtown Rd, Westerville OH	614-901-8735	Site
Westerville Bike Shop 🗺️	9 W Main St, Westerville, OH	614-891-5654
Pedego Electric Bikes Powell	170 W Olentangy St, Powell, OH	614-698-0055	Site
REI - Easton	4150 Worth Ave, Columbus, OH	614-475-1938	Site
Third Hand Bicycle Co-op	979 E 5th Ave, Columbus, OH	614-299-2984
Paradise Garage	921 N High St, Columbus, OH	614-299-0899	Site
Franklinton Cyclewoks Co-op	897 W Broad St, Columbus, OH	614-228-1852
Heritage Cycles	3449 Grove City Rd, Grove City, OH	614-992-2453
Cyclical Nature Bicycles	4566 Cemetery Rd, Hilliard, OH	614-575-2453	Site
Verde Bikes	650 Harrison Dr, Columbus, OH	614-279-1100	Site
Sojourn Cyclery	1706 Wilmington Rd, Cedarville, OH	937-823-1834
K&G Bike Center 🗺️	594 N. Detroit St, Route 68, Xenia, OH	937-372-2555	Site
Morrow Bike Shop 🗺️	130 Main St, Morrow, OH	513-472-9093	Site
Loveland Bike Rental	206 Railroad Ave, Loveland, OH	513-683-0468	Site
Montgomery Cyclery	116 Karl Brown Way, Loveland, OH	513-583-8600	Site
Bishop's Bicycles 🗺️	313 Main Street, Milford, OH	513-831-2521	Site
Smitty's Cyclery	6000 Wooster Pike, Cincinnati, OH	513-271-3180
Pedego Electric Bikes	7669 Wooster Pike, Cincinnati, OH	513-677-2900
Jim's Bicycle Shop	8015 Plainfield Rd., Cincinnati, OH	513-793-1163
Reser Bicycle Outfitters 🎽+ 🗺️	648 Monmouth St, Newport, KY	859-261-6187	Site

Additional Trail Businesses

Service	Business	Phone	Website
Shuttle	Zipi Transit	330-958-1338	Site
Luggage Transfer	Sunshine Luggage Shuttle	814-279-5333	Site
Tour Services	Noble Invention Bike Touring	844-424-5342	Site
Tour Services	Great American Bike Tours	315-316-2453	Site
Tour Services	Wilderness Voyageurs	1-800-272-4141	Site

Additional Planning Resources

Trail Touring Events - Find pre-planned trail tours	Site
SAG driver tips	Site
Parking ideas - find options that riders have used in Cleveland and Cincinnati	Site