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Salt Fork Lake · The dog list

Where the dog comes too.

Patios that put out a water bowl without being asked. Trails that don't require leashes when nobody's looking. Breweries with a yard. Beaches off-season.

Breweries

1 stop
  • Cambridge
    Guernsey Brewhouse
    Editor's pick

    A craft brewery in a pet-friendly country setting outside Cambridge, about twenty minutes from the lake, with rotating food trucks and small-batch beers including a Salt Fork Sour named for the lake.

    Thu 4–9pm, Fri 3–10pm, Sat 1–10pm, Sun 11am–4pm, closed Mon–Wed(740) 995-3467Visit ↗

Parks & trails

1 stop
  • Lore City
    Salt Fork State Park Trails
    Editor's pick

    Fourteen hiking trails through Ohio's largest state park, including a stretch of the statewide Buckeye Trail, the 8-mile Red Loop, and shorter walks to Hosak's Cave and the Stone House ruins.

Iconic stops

1 stop
  • Lore City
    Salt Fork Swimming Beach
    Editor's pick

    A 2,500-foot swimming beach inside Ohio's largest state park, plus a separate 400-foot boaters beach and three designated boat swim areas around the lake.