Thanksgiving turkey 
If you’d rather make reservations than turkey, perhaps you’d enjoy having your Thanksgiving meal at one of Ohio’s state park lodges. Besides dining in a beautiful, wooded setting, imagine the after dinner walk you could take! Below I’ve tried to assemble all the basic information you might need to reserve a table for yourself and your family.
Under State Park, (SE) means southeast Ohio, (C) means central Ohio, etc.
| State Park | Price | Hours | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| (SE) Burr Oak of Morgan County | $12.95 for adults; $6.95 for children under age 6 | noon to 5 p.m. | (800) AT-A-PARK
(800) 282-7275 |
| (SE) Salt Fork of Guernsey County | $17.95 for adults; $8.95 for children age 6-12; children under age 5 eat free | noon to 5 p.m. | (800) AT-A-PARK
(800) 282-7275 |
| (SE) Shawnee of Scioto County | $15.95 for adults; $9.95 for seniors; $5.95 for children age 7-12; $3.95 for children age 2 and under | 11:30am through 3pm. | (740) 858-6621 |
| (SW) Hueston Woods of Preble County | $17.95 for adults; $9.95 for children age 6-12; $6.95 for children age 3-5; children under age 2 eat free | noon to 7 p.m. | (800) AT-A-PARK
(800) 282-7275 |
| (C) Deer Creek of Pickaway County | $24.95 for adults; $19.95 for children age 12 and over; children under age 12 eat free | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. | (877) 678-DEER
(877) 678-3337 |
| (NW) Maumee Bay of Lucas County | $21.95 for adults; $16.95 for seniors; $7.95 for children age 6-11; $3.95 for children age 3-5; children under age 3 eat free | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. | (419) 836-1466 |
| (NE) Punderson of Geauga County | Prices are $22.95 for adults; $20.95 for seniors; $9.95 for children age 4-11; children under age 3 eat free | 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. | (440) 564-9144 |
| (NE) Mohican of Ashland County | $19.95 for adults; $17.95 for seniors; $7.95 for children age 6-12; $5.95 for children 5 and under
The main dining room didn’t list a separate phone number on its web page, so this is the central reservation number for state lodges. |
noon to 5 p.m. | (419) 938-5411
This is the phone number for both lodging and the dining room. |
Additional Reading
- Spend Thanksgiving In A Quiet, Woodland Retreat And Leave The Holiday Cooking To Someone Else, published by the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
- Ohio State Park Lodges and Conference Centers
- The Cherry Dining Room of the Punderson Manor Lodge and Conference Center
- Bromfield’s Dining Room of the Mohican State Park Lodge
- Shawnee Lodge and Conference Center: Dining
- Thanksgiving Buffet at the O-Hee-Yuh Restaurant of the Shawnee State Park Lodge and Conference Center
Bob Platt
Deb Platt
