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Old Man’s Cave – Old Man's Cave Upper Falls - Hocking Hills State Park📷 aparlette, CC BY 2.0

Road trips in Ohio

5 road trips and 23 hand-picked places in Ohio, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

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Places
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Campsites in Ohio 504

Trip guides

Road trips through Ohio

Hocking Hills caves and Ohio’s Amish Country – A cobblestone street with a stone building in the backgroundPhoto by Tiago Ferreira on Unsplash
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Things to do in…

Hocking Hills caves and Ohio’s Amish Country

176 mi8 stops3 days
Lake Erie’s islands and lighthouses – Hexagonaria 20220705© Jstuby · CC0
2
Coast & island drives

Lake Erie’s islands and lighthouses

137 mi7 stops3 days
Cuyahoga Valley National Park to Canton – Brandywine Falls - 48095615763© Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0
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National park loops

Cuyahoga Valley National Park to Canton

71 mi8 stops2 days
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks: Ohio’s ancient mounds – Newark Great Circle Central Mound© Blervis · CC BY 4.0
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Themed road trips

Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks: Ohio’s ancient mounds

235 mi7 stops3 days
Giant baskets and infinity rooms: a Midwest oddities run – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Unsplash)© Lance Anderson lanceanderson · CC0
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Themed road trips

Giant baskets and infinity rooms: a Midwest oddities run

815 mi7 stops4 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Hocking Hills caves and Ohio’s Amish Country3176 mi3 h 09 min8
Lake Erie’s islands and lighthouses3137 mi2 h 27 min7
Cuyahoga Valley National Park to Canton271 mi1 h 16 min8
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks: Ohio’s ancient mounds3235 mi4 h 12 min7
Giant baskets and infinity rooms: a Midwest oddities run4815 mi14 h 33 min7
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in Ohio

Old Man’s Cave – Old Man's Cave Upper Falls - Hocking Hills State Park© aparlette · CC BY 2.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Old Man’s Cave

Logan, OH
Marblehead Lighthouse – Hexagonaria 20220705© Jstuby · CC0
Editor's pick
Views

Marblehead Lighthouse

Marblehead, OH
Brandywine Falls - 48095615763© Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Brandywine Falls

Sagamore Hills, OH
Mound City Group, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park – Hopewell National Historic Park 1© Niagara66 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
History

Mound City Group, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Chillicothe, OH
Adena Burial Mound at Serpent Mound© Blervis · CC0
Editor's pick
History

Serpent Mound

Peebles, OH
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (48532587851)© Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0
History

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Cleveland, OH
Oddities

The Big Basket Building

Newark, OH
Chamber of Rock House, Hocking Hills, OH - panoramio© Aaron Zhu · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature

Rock House

Laurelville, OH
Cedar Falls @ Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio - panoramio© Aaron Zhu · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature

Cedar Falls

Logan, OH
Ash Cave @ Hocking Hills State Park - panoramio© Aaron Zhu · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature

Ash Cave

South Bloomingville, OH
Historic Roscoe Village – Roscoe Village from the south© Nyttend · Public domain
History

Historic Roscoe Village

Coshocton, OH
World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock – The Worlds Largest Cuckoo Clock in Sugarcreek, Ohio, December 2020© David Wilson · CC BY 2.0
Oddities

World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock

Sugarcreek, OH
Glacial Grooves State Memorial Kelleys Island 01© Niagara66 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature

Glacial Grooves State Memorial

Kelleys Island, OH
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial – PEVI-view-of-Put-in-Bay© Eoghanacht · CC0
History

Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial

Put-in-Bay, OH
Cuyahoga River looking south from Boston Mill Visitor Center© Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Boston Mill Visitor Center

Peninsula, OH
Ritchie Ledges – Cuyahoga Valley Ledges (14183791798)© Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0
Nature

Ritchie Ledges

Peninsula, OH
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens – Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens (21500029313)© Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0
History

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Akron, OH
Pro Football Hall of Fame (11282606483)© Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0
History

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Canton, OH
Great Circle Earthworks – Newark Great Circle Central Mound© Blervis · CC BY 4.0
History

Great Circle Earthworks

Heath, OH
Fort Ancient Earthworks - 54154259537© xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0
History

Fort Ancient

Oregonia, OH
Zoar Village State Memorial – Kappel House in Zoar© Carl Waite · Public domain
History

Zoar Village State Memorial

Zoar, OH
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force – Boeing B-29 Superfortress - 55360255627© Logan Rickert · CC BY 4.0
History

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Dayton, OH
Cincinnati Union Terminal – Allosaurus fragilis skeleton© Fritzmann2002 · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Cincinnati Union Terminal

Cincinnati, OH

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Ohio?

Popular routes include Hocking Hills caves and Ohio’s Amish Country, Lake Erie’s islands and lighthouses, Cuyahoga Valley National Park to Canton and Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks: Ohio’s ancient mounds. CampingSpirit has 5 trip guides that pass through Ohio, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in Ohio are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Old Man’s Cave, Marblehead Lighthouse, Brandywine Falls, Mound City Group, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park and Serpent Mound.

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