Beaver Creek State Park in Ohio

Aerial Photo

I have been here before but only to fish. This was the first time I have ever visited this area.

This is part of the Western Allegheny Plateau and shown here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_Plateau

You will find Calcutta, Ohio nestled in Columbiana County. This area is very rural and you will need to plan accordingly because of the lack of infrastructure.

This is not a bad thing and in fact it is a good thing from a visitors point of view.  A person just needs to plan accordingly when visiting the area.

I arrived on Saturday the 7^th of June to an almost empty parking lot.  Beaver Creek was up and muddy and on the drop.

I laid out a trek of 13 miles, but I would end up falling short because of how busy I saw the park when I got back to the parking lot.

I started with the Alltrails (alltrails.com) web site and downloaded a few trails. Then I linked them all together using my Garmin Basecamp program.

During the 11.2-mile hike I would ascend and descend over 1200 feet.

I only saw a few hikers out on this day.  I was a little surprised. I don’t know why it was not as busy on the trails. Most of the people I saw were involved more with the park festivities.

There were a lot of people attending the goings on at Pioneer Village. Here is a link for the park. https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/beaver-creek-state-park

I managed to see two beautiful Barred Owls on this day. They were roosting and I happened to catch them off guard. They flew away but you can clearly see a glimpse of them on the video below. They come and go out of frame quickly.

The terrain I would encounter would go from gravel, rocky, dirt, and spongy dirt under the hemlock trees. This would be a great area in the fall to see wit the mixture of hard woods and conifers.

The bathroom facilities were extremely clean.

One note was nice and never really had an opportunity to hike on single track trails. This means when passing someone, they would need to step off and allow you to pass. This was unique to me and likely another reason I did not see other people on this day.

I hope you enjoy the artwork and the write up.

Be well,

Sonder