Attractions/Recreation

Cedar Bog Association

Eric Doerzbacher

980 Woodburn Road, Urbana

937-484-3744

http://www.cedarbognp.org/

Champaign County Historical Society

Dick Virts

809 East Lawn Avenue, Urbana

937-653-6721

www.champaigncountyhistoricalmuseum.org/

Tuesday 10 to 4 and the first Sunday of the month.

Incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio, the Champaign County Historical Museum is located at 809 East Lawn Avenue, Urbana, Ohio. The purpose of the Society is to promote education on the history of Champaign County and administer the collection, preservation; and display artifacts, documents and other historical resources from all of Champaign County.

Champaign County Library

Ty Henderson

1060 Scioto St., Urbana

937-653-3811

www.champaign.lib.oh.us/

Champaign Family YMCA

Community Drive
Urbana, OH 43078

937.653.9622

www.champaignfamilyymca.org

The YMCA services the community through programs such as fitness, daycare, aquatic fitness, youth sports, day camps, lifeguard training and many more!

Full size gymnasium
75-foot heated indoor swimming pool
Nautilus Fitness Center
Indoor Track
Much more

 

Lakeland Golf Course

Architect: Barry Serafin
1772 Kiser Lake Road
St. Paris, OH 43072

937.663.4707

www.lakelandgolfclub.com

2008 celebrates the 44th Season for Lakeland Golf Course. Lakeland was redesigned in 2002 to an 18-Hole Championship Course, by current owners Ron & Ana Burns, with the insight and expertise of known course designer Barry Serafin.

Lakeland offers a five-tee complex to maximize the enjoyment for all who play the course. Generous fairways are deceptively arrayed with strategically positioned bunkers and natural water hazards. The New Course continues to grow and mature, and challenges golfers of all levels.

Mad River Farm Market

Mark & Michelle Hess

7538 N US Highway 68
West Liberty, OH 43357

937-465-2030

Marmon Valley Farm

Matt Wiley

7754 State Rte 292
Zanesfield, OH 43360

937-593-8000

www.marmonvalley.com

Ohio Caverns

Eric Evans

2210 St. Rt. 245 E., West Liberty

937-465-4017

www.ohiocaverns.com

Open throughout the year � Tours Daily
April 1 - October 31 � 9am-5pm
November 1 - March 31 � 9am-4pm
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
Historic Tours offered for groups of 10 or more with advanced reservations.

Concealed beneath the rolling farmland and wooded countryside of Champaign County, Ohio, the caverns were formed thousands of years ago when an underground river cut through ancient limestone and created vast rooms and passageways that later filled with countless crystal stalactites, stalagmites and other amazing formations.

Ohio Caverns is the largest and most beautiful of all Ohio Caves. Its exquisite crystal-white stalactite and stalagmite formations are nowhere to be found in greater profusion of artistic settings. The diversity of formations and unexcelled coloring are all the more interesting because the formations are still in the process of development so be sure to bring your camera to keep these memories.

Urbana Country Club

Architects: P.F. & P.B. Dye
4761 E. US Hwy 36
Urbana, OH 43078

937.653.3136
Pro Shop: 937.653.4116

www.urbanacc.net

Pat Delaney - Golf Pro
Originally constructed around a six hole layout, P.F. "Pink" Dye (father of Pete) turned farmland into the Urbana Country Club in 1922 and was the first golf course in the country to have bent grass greens. The club has played host to Gene Sarazan, Tommy Armour, Walter Hagen, Sam Snead and Jack Nicklaus. In 1991 P.B. Dye designed the new 9. Complimenting each other, these two nine hole courses provide a unique golfing experience.  Less than one hour scenic drive from Columbus or Dayton, the Urbana Country Club offers dining and banquet facilities.

Fast Facts

Champaign County is conveniently nestled in the heart of west central Ohio.

  • Established in 1805
  • 30 miles from Columbus or Dayton; 10 miles from Springfield
  • Serviced by U.S. Routes 68 and 36; within 15 miles of Interstates 70 and 75
  • Blend of service, retail, manufacturing and agricultural businesses
  • Miles of bike trails, hiking trails, rivers and wooded area wind its way through the county
  • Population approximately 39,800; 428 square miles
  • Quaint shopping, dining and art/antique shops
  • Home to Warren Grimes the "father of aviation lighting"
  • Well-known Champaign Countians include: William Saxbe, Clancy Brown, Johnny Appleseed and A.B. Graham
  • Airport: Grimes Field (General Aviation)
  • Home to Urbana University
  • Destinations: Simon Kenton recreation trails, Cedar Bog, Ohio Caverns, Johnny Appleseed Museum, Mad River, Champaign County Fairgrounds, Kiser Lake State Park