Exploring Southeast Ohio’s Burr Oak State Park, with hiking, boating, beaching and the lodge that almost wasn’t

Burr Oak State Park

The view at dusk from the balcony at Burr Oak State Park Lodge in Southeast Ohio.

GLOUSTER, Ohio — The lake turned bright pink as the sun set on my day at Burr Oak State Park. I had the perfect vantage point to enjoy it – a seat on the second-floor balcony of the park’s overnight lodge, a glass of wine in my hand.

It’s a spot that almost didn’t exist.

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