Directions and Factoids
Directions: Pleasant Hill Lake is approximately 20 miles east of I-71. At I-71 take Exit 165, take State Route
97 east, travel 4.6 miles past the village of Butler, Ohio and turn left onto McCurdy Road, go two
miles and turn right on Goon Road. It's 1.2 miles to the dam.
Factoid: At the Corps Pleasant Hill Lake, extensive recreation facilities are operated by the Muskingum
Watershed Conservancy District. Visit their website at: www.mwcdlakes,com. Golden Age and Golden
Access and other Federal recreation passports are not honored by MWCD. Louis Bromfield's home,
Malabar Farm, is maintained by the State Historical Society at upper end of reservoir. Mohican
State Park is downstream of dam.
NOTICE: Many states are discouraging or banning movement of firewood to control spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Not bringing wood from home to your campsite and not taking unused wood you procure while camping home with you is recommended -- required in some states. Check the following website to learn more: http://www.emeraldashborer.info/
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
The list below includes Recreation Services Status of USACE managed areas (lines that contain the Corps Castle icon). Others, such as state or private marina operators, run additional parks. Please contact those agencies or individuals for information on the areas they manage.
Open
Partially Open
Closed
Status Unknown
Pleasant Hill Lake
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Corps Managed
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Managed by Others in Italics |
$ Corps Fees Collected
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Camping |
E | Electric Campsites |
N | Non-electric Campsites |
P | Primitive Campsites |
G | Group Camping |
D | Dump Station |
Fishing |
C | Fish Cleaning Stations |
D | Fishing Docks |
P | Fishing Piers |
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Picnic |
A | Picnic Area |
G | Group Picnic |
GS | Group Picnic Shelter |
Swimming |
BE | Beach |
P | Swimming Pool |
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Trails |
B | Bike Trails |
Q | Equestrian Trails |
H | Hiking Trails |
I | Hiking Trails - Interpretive |
R | Off Road Vehicle Trails |
F | Fitness Trails |
W | Water Trails |
S | Snow Mobile Trails |
CC | Cross Country Skiing Trails |
M | Multipurpose Trails |
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