Lake Snowden is a 675 acre education and recreation park, featuring the largest of four lakes which form the Margaret Creek Conservancy District. The lake covers approximately 136 acres offering camping, boating, fishing, picnicking and swimming. The serene setting reveals natural beauty while maintaining the convenience of being just 5 miles from Athens, Ohio. The shelter houses, restroom facilities, beach, shoreline fishing holes, and fish hatchery make Lake Snowden a full-featured recreation park. Lake Snowden was built for the Margaret Creek Conservancy District in 1968 with federal funds through the Farmer’s Home Administration and the Soil Conservation Service in an effort to control flooding. It opened to the public in 1972 and in 1998, Hocking College purchased Lake Snowden from Le-Ax Water District. |
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Holiday Horse Drawn Wagon Rides |
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Lake Snowden will be offering free horse drawn wagon rides on the Saturdays of Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day weekend holidays! Wagon rides will be given on the following days: Saturday, May 29th - 6pm to 9pm Saturday, July 3rd - 6pm to 9 pm Saturday, Sept 4th - 6pm to 9 pm All wagon rides are free and open to the public. Rides will be canceled in bad weather. Lake Snowden does require all vehicles in the park to display a valid parking pass. Passes may be obtained at the park office upon entering the park. Daily pass - $3 Seasonal pass - $15
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NEW LOWER RATES FOR 2010!! |
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Lake Snowden is working to make camping more affordable by lowering fees for camping and boat rentals! Yes, our rates are coming down at Lake Snowden where "camping for less" is the rule not the exception. Effective April 1, 2010 our new fee schedule is: NonElectric/Daily $19.00 Electric/Daily $23.00 Lake FrontDaily $27.00 NonElectric/Weekly $105.00 Electric/Weekly $125.00 Lake Front/Weekly $150.00 NonElectric/Monthly $300.00 Electric/Monthly $400.00 Lake Front/Monthly $500.00 n New Seasonal Camping Rate is $1,200.00 + metered electric (April 1st through October 31st) Boat Tie-Ups are $100.00 per season (April 1st through October 31st) Boat Rentals (canoes, rowboats, kayaks and pedal boats) $5.00 per hour or $25.00 per day. There is no fee to use the boat ramp or to launch boats at Lake Snowden!
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Boat Rentals Now Available |
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Lake Snowden's Boat Rental is now open! Canoes, Rowboats and Paddleboats and Kayaks are now available.
New lower rates * - All boats $5 per hour or $25 per day!! Call 740-698-6373 for details. * No other discounts apply to this rate. |
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