Shawnee State Park (Ohio)

Shawnee State Park
Scenic landscape
View from Picnic Point
Shawnee State Park is located in Ohio
Shawnee State Park
Shawnee State Park
Location in Ohio
Shawnee State Park is located in the United States
Shawnee State Park
Shawnee State Park
Shawnee State Park (the United States)
LocationScioto County, Ohio, United States
Nearest cityPortsmouth, Ohio
Coordinates38°44′05″N 83°11′54″W / 38.73472°N 83.19833°W / 38.73472; -83.19833[1]
Area1,095 acres (443 ha)
Elevation892 feet (272 m)[1]
Established1922
Administered byOhio Department of Natural Resources
DesignationOhio state park
WebsiteShawnee State Park

Shawnee State Park is a 1,095-acre (443 ha) public recreation area surrounded by the 63,000-acre (25,000 ha) Shawnee State Forest in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The park is in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains near the Ohio River in Southern Ohio on State Route 125, just north of Friendship.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Shawnee State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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