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State Parks: Deer Creek

20635 Waterloo Road
Mt. Sterling, OH 43143
Park Office
(740) 869-3124
Campground (seasonal)
(740) 869-3508
Golf Course
(740) 869-3088
Lake Conditions
(740) 869-2243
Lodge Front Desk
(740) 869-2020
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Lodge:

• 110 guest rooms
• Features include indoor and outdoor pools, sauna, whirlpool and exercise room
• Additional accommodations include a restaurant, lounge and meeting rooms

Cottages:

• 25 cottages offer overnight accommodations
• Cottages have two bedrooms, bath with a shower, living room, complete kitchen, dining area and screened porch
• Cottages sleep six people
• The historic Harding Cabin offers a unique setting and sleeps 8

Camping:

• 227 sites, all have electricity
• Campground features showers, flush toilets and a dump station
• Pets permitted on designated sites
• 5 Rent-A-Camp units consisting of a tent, dining fly, cooler, cook stove and other equipment can be rented during the summer months by reservation
• Group camp is also available by reservation
• A horsemen's camp provides primitive overnight facilities for riders
• A primitive group camp offers an area for groups

Boating:

• Unlimited horsepower boating permitted
  
• 2 launch ramps provide
  
• Fully equipped marina offers fuel, boat rental and seasonal dock rentals

Fishing & hunting:

• The lake is famous for its early spring saugeye fishing below the dam
• Excellent catches of catfish, largemouth bass and crappie are possible
• Excellent waterfowl hunting
• 1200 blinds are issued each season on a lottery basis
• Hunting is permitted in the state wildlife area next to the park for pheasant, rabbit, squirrel and deer

Picnic areas:

• Several picnic areas available

Trails:

• 9 miles of hiking trails through meadows and scattered woodlands
• 14 miles of bridle trails accommodate riders with their own horses
• Fitness trail near the lodge

Swimming:

• 1,700-foot swimming beach
• Features a concession area and changing booths

Golf:

• 18-hole golf course near the lodge