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travel4family
Explorer
May 26, 2015

Long weekend 4-5 hours Dayton Ohio

Looking for recommendations for a 5 day weekend (Wed-Sunday) to do in late July or early August.

No big cities this trip... we're looking for a campground with a pool and nice sites, and a couple day trips within an 30-45 minutes of it.

Day trips might include nice local, state or national parks, or other scenic areas. We also like exploring small towns. Some hiking ok but we're limited with an injured leg this season.

We'd like to be within 4 hours (or a hair more) of the I75 / I70 intersection at Dayton.
Thanks everyone!
  • rbtglove's avatar
    rbtglove
    Explorer
    May 26, 2015
    Hocking Hills State Park is great and there is plenty to do in the area. Only a couple hours drive from Dayton.
  • kknowlton's avatar
    kknowlton
    Explorer II
    May 26, 2015
    We love KY Horse Park, but there is quite a bit of walking in the Horse Park (not that much in the CG, depending on the location of your site). Just FYI.
  • Rangerman40's avatar
    Rangerman40
    Explorer
    May 26, 2015
    We live in Dayton as well and just spent the weekend at Kentucky Horse Park Campground in Lexington. It's only 2.5hrs, but it is a very nice campground with a large pool, a couple playgrounds, tennis courts, basketball courts, bike trails into Lexington, and of course the Horse Park itself which is really cool. My daughter got to ride a pony and if she was older they offer trail rides as well as numerous other shows and attractions. We spent all day Saturday there.

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