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Buckeye Lake
Blue Rock
Dillon
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Welcome to our Web site!
Muskingum River Parkway
offers a wide variety of activities. Some of which
are camping, boating, fishing and hunting, trails,
picnicking and lock operation.
7924
Cutler Lake Road
Blue Rock, Ohio 43720
email:
dillon.parks@dnr.state.oh.us
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Park News !
The office is now
located at 5265 Dillon Hills Drive, Nashport, Ohio 43830
Phone 740-453-4377 or
Fax 740-453-3872
OHIO FREE FISHING DAYS TO BE CELEBRATED JUNE 2nd AND 3rd 2006
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Muskingum River Parkway
LOCKS OPERATING HOURS |
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SPRING 2006 |
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May 13-21 |
Saturdays and Sundays |
Open 9:30 a.m. - 6:00
p.m.
Closed 2:00-2:30 |
Memorial Day
Weekend |
Friday, May 26 -Monday,
May 29 |
Open 9:30 a.m. - 8:00
p.m.
Closed 2:00-2:30 |
Free Boating
Weekend |
Friday, June 16 - Monday,
June 19 |
Experience the locks
at no cost during normal operating
hours. |
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SUMMER 2006 |
June 2 to
Sept 22 |
Fridays and Mondays
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Open 9:30 a.m. - 6:00
p.m.
Closed 2:00-2:30 |
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Saturdays and Sundays |
Open 9:30 a.m. - 8:00
p.m.
Closed 2:00-2:30 |
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Fourth of July
Weekend |
Friday, June 30 and
Tuesday, July 4 |
Open 9:30 a.m. - 6:00
p.m.
Closed 2:00-2:30 |
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Saturday, July 1 -
Monday, July 3 |
Open 9:30 a.m. - 8:00
p.m.
Closed 2:00-2:30 |
Labor Day
Weekend |
Friday, Sept 1 - Monday,
Sept 4 |
Open 9:30 a.m. - 8:00
p.m.
Closed 2:00-2:30 |
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FALL 2006 |
Sept 23
to Oct 15 |
Saturdays and Sundays |
9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Closed 2:00-2:30 |
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SPECIAL NOTICE |
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Lock
#11-Ellis will remain closed
during the entire 2006 boating season. |
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Attractions
Marietta Tourist Bureau
The Wilds
Blue Rock State Park
State Forest |
For more information about the Muskingum River, contact
Zanesville/Muskingum Visitors Bureau
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The Muskingum River, because of its size
and location, has played an important role in Ohio's
history. It is the largest river lying solely within
Ohio, draining an area equal to one-fifth of the entire
state.
Missionaries settled along the headwaters of this
picturesque river in 1761. The first permanent
settlement in Ohio was established in 1788 at Marietta.
One of the city's founders, General Rufus Putnam,
recognized the economic potential of the Muskingum River
for transporting raw materials to eastern markets and
brought in New England shipbuilders. In 1824,
steam-powered paddle wheelers joined the flatboat and
keelboat traders, generating public support for river
navigation.
West Point graduate Major Samuel Curtis designed a
system of 10 dams and 11 locks to connect the Muskingum
River to the Ohio and Erie Canal at Dresden. Opened in
1841, the system provided navigable waterways from
Marietta to Lake Erie.
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