Alum Creek Below Dam Area

Alum Creek Lake is located in Delaware County, Ohio, just minutes north of Columbus. The lake provides an ideal location for boating, fishing, camping, hiking and hunting. Alum Creek Lake is known as one of the best fishing lakes in the state. A wide variety of fish including white, rock, small and largemouth bass, bluegill, white and black crappie, sunfish, channel catfish, muskie and saugeye thrive in the lake. This spacious day-use area is also a popular spot for water sports and swimming, and a boat ramp, large swimming beach and marina are all located nearby. Alum Creek offers three group day-use picnic shelters in the Below Dam Area. Each shelter is accessible, can accommodate up to 100 guests and offers electric hookups. Drinking water, tables and grills are provided. Flush toilets and playgrounds are on-site and the area has great access to fishing. Individual sites with picnic tables and grills are scattered around the shelters. The visitor center, located one mile east of the Below Dam Recreation Area and picnic shelters, has interactive exhibits, programs and a 48 seat theater, along with a friendly staff, maps and brochures. The lake is situated among gently rolling hills, where open meadows and wooded areas cover the shoreline, and a variety of songbirds and waterfowl can be found in the area. Alum Creek State Park is adjacent, boasting a 3,000-foot swimming beach, a marina with a variety of boat rentals and a large campground, with hiking, mountain biking and horseback trails meandering through the park. Other attractions near the lake include the Columbus Zoo, the Center of Science and Industry and the Olentangy Indian Caverns.