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Dillon Lake is approximately six miles northwest of Zanesville, Ohio, and twenty miles east of Newark, Ohio. Access to the lake is provided by State Route 146 via State Routes 16 and 586 from the north and US 40 and Interstate 70 from the south. The office is open from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, but the area is open 24 hours.
The picnic shelter/playground area is located above Dillon Lake, next to a large parking area. Visitors get a beautiful view of the lake, grass covered hills and wooded areas.
Plenty of recreation is available throughout this area including water sports on the lake, great fishing and hunting, biking, and extraordinary wildlife viewing. We offer an accessible fishing pier below the dam and a trail with exercise facilities.
The picnic shelter offers 10 accessible picnic tables. The facility also offers several barbeque grills and a large fenced-in playground. Other facilities include a gazebo and fitness trail surrounded by park benches, picnic tables and beautiful landscaping.
Other facilities around the area are provided by the Ohio State Parks and Division of Wildlife. These include several boat launches, plenty of hiking, biking, and horse trails, hunting areas, and a swim beach.
The facility is located along Route 146, approximately 7 miles north of Zanesville, Ohio. You can access Route 146 by either State Route 16 from the north, or by US 70 from the south.
Playground was in decent shape. Better suited for kids older than 4. It was not crowded when we were there. We were by ourselves most of the time. It's off the beaten path.
Beautiful view of out over the dam from the playground! Great playground for kids 2 yrs+, nice pavilion located next to the playground for parties or just a picnic. Always very clean when I have been there.
This is a great place to take kids, and you're just steps away from a nature walk and a beautiful lake.
It's a decent place to fish with the family if it's not crowded and u can actually find a spot. The play ground is super nice! The camping is okay. A little over priced for the bare minimum camping! But over all it's a great place to get away and spend time with the family
