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Deer Creek

20635 Waterloo Road

Mt. Sterling, OH 43143

Park Office

(740) 869-3124

Campground (seasonal)

(740) 869-3508

Golf Course

(740) 869-3088

Lake Conditions

(740) 869-2243

Lodge Front Desk

(740) 869-2020

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Lodge:

110 guest rooms

Features include indoor and outdoor pools, sauna, whirlpool and exercise room

Additional accommodations include a restaurant, lounge and meeting rooms

Cottages:

25 cottages offer overnight accommodations

Cottages have two bedrooms, bath with a shower, living room, complete kitchen, dining area and screened porch

Cottages sleep six people

The historic Harding Cabin offers a unique setting and sleeps 8

Camping:

227 sites, all have electricity

Campground features showers, flush toilets and a dump station

Pets permitted on designated sites

5 Rent-A-Camp units consisting of a tent, dining fly, cooler, cook stove and other equipment can be rented during the summer months by reservation

Group camp is also available by reservation

A horsemen's camp provides primitive overnight facilities for riders

A primitive group camp offers an area for groups

Boating:

Unlimited horsepower boating permitted

2 launch ramps provide

Fully equipped marina offers fuel, boat rental and seasonal dock rentals

Fishing & hunting:

The lake is famous for its early spring saugeye fishing below the dam

Excellent catches of catfish, largemouth bass and crappie are possible

Excellent waterfowl hunting

1200 blinds are issued each season on a lottery basis

Hunting is permitted in the state wildlife area next to the park for pheasant, rabbit, squirrel and deer

Picnic areas:

Several picnic areas available

Trails:

9 miles of hiking trails through meadows and scattered woodlands

14 miles of bridle trails accommodate riders with their own horses

Fitness trail near the lodge

Swimming:

1,700-foot swimming beach

Features a concession area and changing booths

Golf:

18-hole golf course near the lodge

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