Claremar Twin Lakes Camping Resort

Perhaps you’re planning on timing your visit for some of the annual events held in this area? The Lorain County Fair (15 minutes’ drive), an agricultural festival with organised entertainment, tractor pulls, demo derbies, horse racing and live animal shows, happens in August, while the Ohio Scottish Games – a celebration of the country’s heritage – puts on Scottish art and music shows in June. If you won’t be here during those months, there’s still much to do in the region. Head to Caley Reserve (20 minutes’ drive) for wanders around a wetland habitat full of waterfowl including migratory dabbling ducks or get closer to animals during a trip to Bonnie Brae Farms (five minutes), which allows visitors to ride and feed the elk. Another prime place for a visit is Findlay State Park, a forested area with hiking and mountain trails, plus a boating lake for days on the water. Fancy a look at a larger body of water? One of the Great Lakes, Erie, is about an hour’s drive from the park and Cleveland is about the same distance for city trips to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Museum of Art and the Metroparks Zoo.