Sand & surf at area state parks
Norm Swann of Mecca glides across Mosquito Lake while practicing kayak safety techniques in 2007.
Mosquito Lake Where: 1439 state Route 305, Bazetta Hours: Dawn till dusk Cost: Free Food: Bring your own. Grills are available in the park and visitors may fish with valid licenses. Contact: 330-637-2856 Lake Milton Where: 16801 Mahoning Ave., Lake Milton Hours: Dawn till dusk Cost: Free Food: Bring your own. Picnic areas are available as well as five shelter houses. Fishing is permitted. Contact: 330-654-4989
By JENNIFER KOVACS Tribune Chronicle You don’t have to watch the gas tank too closely this summer if you’re aiming to throw on a bathing suit, grab a towel and hit the beach to catch some rays. And you can even do it right here in Ohio. Yes, Ohio ... and northeast Ohio at that. Mosquito Lake State Park provides sunbathers with a 600-foot beach on which to relax for an afternoon or use for pause between dips in the 7,850-acre man-made lake.
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Sand & surf at area state parks
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Mosquito LakeWhere: 1439 state Route 305, Bazetta
Hours: Dawn till dusk
Cost: Free
Food: Bring your ow. » Full Story
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