the official ‘23 GOguide
Get Up, Get Out, and Go! You don’t need to look any further than to Muskingum County to find all of the best outdoor recreation and adventure that Southeastern Ohio has to offer. Find yourself by getting lost in the vast wilderness areas of the AEP ReCreation Lands or play it safer by taking a stroll on the municipal walking trails. Being very unique to the region, Muskingum County offers a wonderful balance of urban and rural adventure that is truly unparalleled and guaranteed to satisfy your inner GO! a d v e n t u r e a w a i t s i n m u s k i n g u m c o u n t y
Dillon State Park Contents SAVE THE DATES May through October events EXPLORE Find Your Favorite Destination STAY CONNECTED Popular To-Go-To’s
MAY MAY 3 Opening Day at John and Annie Glenn Museum MAY 5 First Friday in Dowtown Zanesville MAY 6 National Women’s MTB day at Dillon State Park MAY 11 Contemporary Percussion with Cameron Leach at Zanesville Museum of Art MAY 20 Pea Ohana Watersports River Cleanup MAY 22 Civil War Roundtable “Gettysburg’s Peach Orchard” at The Stone Academy MAY 26 Pea Ohana Opening Day MAY 27 200 Mile Rally-Enduro at Chandlersville School Mayhem Endero Race at The Wilds (Watson Rd), pre-ride / other activities MAY 28 Enduro Race at The Wilds JUNE JUNE 1 Downtown Zanesville Secrest Summer Concert Series presents: Thunderstruck: America’s AC/DC JUNE 1-3 America’s Basket Festival JUNE 2 First Friday in Dowtown Zanesville JUNE 2-3 Ragner Trail Relay at Dillon State Park JUNE 3 Take a Kid MTB Day at Dillon State Park Fit N’ Paddle with Pea Ohana Watersports JUNE 3-4 National Road Yard Sale at National Road Zane Grey Museum JUNE 8 Classical Guitar and Madolin with Gruviera Armonico at Zanesville Museum of Art JUNE 10 Fit N’ Paddle with Pea Ohana Watersports JUNE 15 Downtown Zanesville Secrest Summer Concert Series presents: Naked Karate Girls / The greatest party in the galaxy!
JUNE 16-18 Zane’s Trace Commemoration JUNE 17 Fit N’ Paddle with Pea Ohana Watersports Nelson T. Gant Foundation Juneteenth & Birthday Celebration JUNE 24 American Made Country Music Fest at Muskingum County Fairgrounds Fit N’ Paddle with Pea Ohana Watersports JUNE 29 Downtown Zanesville Secrest Summer Concert Series presents: Conspiracy Band / Fan Favorite from 2022 77th Ohio Annual Exhibition Panel Discussion at Zanesville Museum of Art JULY JULY 1 Fit N’ Paddle with Pea Ohana Watersports JULY 3-4 Stars and Stripes on the River at Zane’s Landing Park JULY 4 Fireworks Float with Pea Ohana Watersports JULY 7 First Friday in Downtown Zanesville JULY 8 Country Float on the Licking River with live performance by Levi Jameson at Pea Ohana Watersports Riverfest at Muskingum Valley Boating Association JULY 12-15 Pottery Lovers Show and Sale JULY 13 Downtown Zanesville Secrest Summer Concert Series presents: A1A - Let’s Get Tropical / The Official and Original Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show JULY 13-16 McCoy Pottery Collector’s Society Annual Reunion JULY 14 Lock #10 and Y-Bridge Kayak History Tour, Pea Ohana Watersports JULY 15 Hull Pottery Association 29th Annual Shoe and Sale Lock #10 and Y-Bridge Kayak History Tour, Pea Ohana Watersports JULY 21 Surf Zanesville with Pea Ohana Watersports Lock #10 and Y-Bridge Kayak History Tour, Pea Ohana Watersports JULY 21-23 Christmas in July with Pea Ohana Watersports! 20% off with code “XMAS23”
JULY 22 Fit N’ Paddle with Pea Ohana Watersports JULY 27 Downtown Zanesville Secrest Summer Concert Series presents: North to Nashville / Former OSU player now breaking big into the Country Music scene! JULY 28 Lock #10 and Y-Bridge Kayak History Tour, Pea Ohana Watersports JULY 29 Midwest Summer Sprint Championships at Dillon State Park Fit N’ Paddle with Pea Ohana Watersports AUGUST AUG 4 First Friday in Downtown Zanesville Lock #10 and Y-Bridge Kayak History Tour, Pea Ohana Watersports AUG 4-5 Y-Bridge Arts Festival AUG 5 Dresden Melon Festival Y-Bridge Arts Festival Lock #10 and Y-Bridge Kayak History Tour, Pea Ohana Watersports AUG 10 Downtown Zanesville Secrest Summer Concert Series presents: That Arena Rock Show / A Tribute to 70s and 80s Rock AUG 11 Lock #10 and Y-Bridge Kayak History Tour, Pea Ohana Watersports AUG 12 Lock #10 and Y-Bridge Kayak History Tour, Pea Ohana Watersports AUG 13 Morgan’s Trail Enduro Run, South Zanesville AUG 13-19 The 177th Muskingum County Blue Ribbon Fair AUG 18 Lock #10 and Y-Bridge Kayak History Tour, Pea Ohana Watersports AUG 19 Lock #10 and Y-Bridge Kayak History Tour, Pea Ohana Watersports AUG 20 Dillon Rocks at Dillon State Park. OMBC XC Mountain Bike Race Series
For a full listing of Events use this QR code or goto www.visitzanesville.com AUG 25 Lock #10 and Y-Bridge Kayak History Tour, Pea Ohana Watersports AUG 26 Secrest Auditorium presents High Noon Live in Concert SEPTEMBER SEPT 1 First Friday in Downtown Zanesville SEPT 3 BOGO at Pea Ohana Watersports Friends and Family Appreciation Day! SEPT 7 Downtown Zanesville Secrest Summer Concert Series presents: Southern Accents / The Ultimate Tom Petty Experience SEPT 16 Grassy Family Enduro, Clay Pike, Chandlersville SEPT 30 2023 Southeastern Ohio Beer and Wine Fest, downtown Zanesville Zanesville Half Marathon and 5K OCTOBER OCT 1 Fall Festival at National Road Zane Grey Museum OCT 6 First Friday in downtown Zanesville OCT 7 Take a Kid MTB Day at Dillon State Park OCT 14 Tailypo Festival at Zane’s Landing Park OCT 20-21 Oktoberfest Main Street Dresden OCT 27-28 Nelson T. Gant Foundation Chili Fest *Events subject to change
Disc Golf Riverside Park Dillon State Park Ohio University Zanesville/ Zane State College campus City Parks Armco Ball Keen Maple Hill Putnam Landing Restoration Riverside War Veterans Zane’s Landing Park Biking AOA Mountain Bike Trail at the Wilds AOA Mountain Bike Trail at Dillon State Park Beginner Hills Brownsville Out and Back Frazeysburg, Newark, Zanesville Loop McGraw Edison Recreation Area Muskingum Recreational Trail Zane’s Landing Park Zanesville Bike Routes Get Moving. Get Gone!
Adventure Briar Rabbit Sporting Birding Station at Jeffery Point Butterfly Habit at the Wilds Dillon Sportsman Center Fishing Safari at the Wilds Gale Garden Horseback Riding Safari at the Wilds Kick N Axe Misson Oaks Garden Ohio Belly Boat Fishing Riverside Park Roseville Splash Pad Rucker Endurance Park The Wilds Zipline Safari at the Wilds Trails AEP Recreation Land Blue Rock State Forest Blue Rock State Park Collegial Woods Dillon Dam USACE Dillon State Park Falls Township Park Friendship Trail Gorsuch Fitness Trail Joe’s Run Recreational Trail Kenny Wolford Park McGraw Edison Recreation Area Muskingum Recreational Trail New Concord Upper Reservoir Trail Powelson Wildlife Area Tri-Valley Wildlife Area Zane’s Landing Park Recreational Trail Waterways AEP Recreational Land Blue Rock State Park Dillon State Park Dresden Boat Ramp Falls Township Park Lock 10 Canal Park Lock 11 Ellis Dam Lock 9 in Philo Muskingum River State Park New Concord Upper Reservoir Pea Ohana Watersports Putnam Landing Park Riverside Park Zane’s Landing Park Get Gone!
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Go-To’s Here are some of our favorite AEP ReCreation Land State Route 146 740-589-9930 www.aepohio.com/info/recreation AOA Mountain Biking Zion Ridge Road SR 146 West www.bikeaoa.org Beginner Hills Bike Route US Route 40 Brownsville Out and Back Bike Route US Route 40 bike lanes 27.9 miles The Wilds 14000 International Rd. Bird Watching, Horseback Riding, Zipline, Fishing, Mountain Biking www.thewilds.org Blue Rock State Park 6665 Cutler Lake Rd. Blue Rock www.forestry.ohiodnr.gov/bluerock Dillon State Park 5265 Dillon Hills Drive, Nashport www.ohiodnr.gov Muskingum Valley Park District www.mvparkdistrict.org Parks: John McIntire Outdoor Classroom, Westview Community Park, Bailey and AEP Property/Bergin Field, Meadow Springs Farm, McGraw Edison Recreation Area. Trails: Collegial Woods Trail, Joe’s Run Recreation Trail, Muskingum Recreational Trail Gardens: Mission Oaks Garden, Gale Garden Gorsuch Fitness Trail 2951 Maple Ave www.genesishcs.org Kenny Wolford Community Park 1354 S. Main Street, Dresden www.ohio.org/distination Muskingum River State Park www.parks.ohiodnr.gov/muskingumriver New Concord Upper Reservoir Trail Shadyside Drive, New Concord Pea Ohana Watersports 126 Muskingum Ave, Zanesville www.peaohana.com Powelson Wildlife Area www.wildohio.gov Rucker Endurance Park 4695 Rucker Road, Mount Perry www.ruckerendurancepark.com Tri-Valley Wildlife Area State Route 666 Briar Rabbit Shooting Sports 2949 Granger Hill Road, Zanesville www.briarrabbit.com Dillon Sportsman Center 5200 Pleasant Valley Road, Nashport www.dillonsportsmancenter.com Ohio Belly Boat Fishing www.ohiobellyboatfishing.com Roseville Splash Pad 10 Maple Street, Roseville COZ Parks www.coz.org Armco Ball Keen Maple Hill Putnam Landing Restoration Riverside War Veternans Zane’s Landing
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