Burr Oak State Park

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox park Burr Oak State Park is a public recreation area located Template:Convert northeast of Glouster in the U.S. state of Ohio. The park sits mostly in Morgan County, with part extending into Athens County.<ref name=odnr/>

The state park is centered at Burr Oak Lake. The dam for the lake is federal property under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers, and is named Tom Jenkins Dam. It was built in 1950 for flood control. The maximum depth of the lake is around thirty feet.<ref name=dam/>

The lake and park are named for the burr oak tree, a variety of oak.

The area of the park is Template:Convert, while that of the lake is Template:Convert. The park was dedicated in 1952.<ref name=odnr/> The park borders the Wayne National Forest and the Sunday Creek State Wildlife Area.

Tom Jenkins Dam

The Tom Jenkins Dam is a rolled-earth fill structure constructed to control flooding, provide recreation, as well as drinking water for the Athens, Ohio area. Construction began under the Army Corps of Engineers in March 1948 and was completed in February 1950. The dam stands approximately 75 feet (23 m) high and spans 944 feet (288 m) in length, containing roughly half a million cubic yards of earth fill.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The created Burr Oak Reservoir that has a maximum depth of thirty feet.

Activities and amenities

The park offers boating, swimming, picnicking, fishing, hunting, camping, cabins, conference center, and lodge. The Buckeye Trail passes around the lake, and the North Country Trail is coincident with the Buckeye in this location. The park features Template:Convert of hiking trails and Template:Convert of hiking trails.<ref name=odnr/> Historically, the park has maintained open areas along roadways as wildflower meadow-type areas.

External links

• Burr Oak State Park Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Burr Oak State Park Map Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Burr Oak State Park Lodge Regency Hotel Management