Lake Loramie State Park

This is a nice place to camp out, fish, boat, or just enjoy nature. It had been a few since I last shadowed its marshy banks, but the lake, its campground, and surrounding wilds haven’t lost its rural pleasures.
I stopped by to join old friends on a bike ride, but stayed afterwards to check the 407-​acre camp’s amenities. It offers the basics for those with campers or tents: electricity on most plots, a well maintain bathroom, a dumping station, water station, and a modern must – free Wifi. There is no cable, nor sewer or water hook-​up. They have a site to purchase snacks, ice cream, wood, and bate.
There are a few channels to the lake. The campsite also has a unguarded swimming area, complete with sand.
The lake itself is 1655 acres, large enough for adventures and fishing, but not as large as Grand Lake St Mary’s just up the road. I am not sure if this lake has the same algae problem as that one, but the day I visited there were no signs of the devastating sludge.
The lake was dug in the 1840s to feed the canal built to connect Erie with the Ohio. In my experience it is better for fishing then boating; it is mostly no wake, though there is no horsepower restriction. A sailboat would do well, but the lake is not ideal for skiing. As for fishing, it has your usual Ohioan fresh water flappers: crappie, bluegill, catfish, carp, and largemouth bass.
Banking the water are many wetlands and greenly coves that shelter birds – herons especially– and other animals.

Too shallow for larger boats, brown water but lots of room for play volleyball and fun for kids !

The lake is 6ft deep as the deepest, and a constant murky brown. There is a sandy beach with a safe swimming area near the campground. I had fun playing in the sand as a child, but if you’re used to real ocean beaches, this will be a disappointment. The only real caution I would give is that the campground is prone to flooding, but only if the lake itself overflows its banks.
Also, the toxic algae blooms that have plagued all Ohio lakes have not been as bad here as at other state parks.

This is a beautiful park! Lake Loramie and great in the summer and there’s always a decent amount of people playing in it. It’s just a great summer spot… like something you see in the movies almost it’s so peaceful and has that feel to it.