Paint Creek State Park is a 5,652-acre (2,287 ha) public recreation area located in Highland and Ross counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The state park's central feature is a reservoir, 1,148-acre (465 ha) Paint Creek Lake, which was created by the damming of Paint Creek. Construction on the dam started in 1967, and Paint Creek State Park was opened in 1972. The Highlands Nature Sancuary, a private, 2,068-acre (837 ha) nature reserve, is contiguous with the park.
Attributes | Values |
---|
rdf:type
| |
rdfs:label
| - Paint Creek State Park (en)
|
rdfs:comment
| - Paint Creek State Park is a 5,652-acre (2,287 ha) public recreation area located in Highland and Ross counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The state park's central feature is a reservoir, 1,148-acre (465 ha) Paint Creek Lake, which was created by the damming of Paint Creek. Construction on the dam started in 1967, and Paint Creek State Park was opened in 1972. The Highlands Nature Sancuary, a private, 2,068-acre (837 ha) nature reserve, is contiguous with the park. (en)
|
foaf:homepage
| |
name
| - Paint Creek State Park (en)
|
geo:lat
| |
geo:long
| |
foaf:depiction
| |
location
| |
dcterms:subject
| |
Wikipage page ID
| |
Wikipage revision ID
| |
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
| |
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
| |
sameAs
| |
dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate
| |
thumbnail
| |
designation
| |
established
| |
label
| - Paint Creek State Park (en)
|
location
| - Highland and Ross counties, Ohio, United States (en)
|
map caption
| |
photo
| |
photo caption
| - Paint Creek Lake marina (en)
|
relief
| |
website
| |
georss:point
| - 39.25416666666667 -83.37638888888888
|
administrator
| |
has abstract
| - Paint Creek State Park is a 5,652-acre (2,287 ha) public recreation area located in Highland and Ross counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The state park's central feature is a reservoir, 1,148-acre (465 ha) Paint Creek Lake, which was created by the damming of Paint Creek. Construction on the dam started in 1967, and Paint Creek State Park was opened in 1972. The underlying geology of the park is limestone, and significant limestone bluffs may be seen, and hiked to, just below the dam. The bluffs and gorges feature Coolwort (Sullivantia), an extremely rare wildflower in Ohio. as well as an outstanding colony of Smooth Cliffbrake (Pellaea glabella) ferns. The Highlands Nature Sancuary, a private, 2,068-acre (837 ha) nature reserve, is contiguous with the park. (en)
|
photo alt
| |
photo width
| |