From the Ohio Department of Natural Resources

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently celebrated the structural completion of the new marina building at Alum Creek State Park. ODNR Director Mary Mertz and guests were given an update on progress and invited to sign a piece of steel that will be part of the new building.

“We are incredibly excited about the new marina building and improvements at Alum Creek State Park,” Director Mertz said. “These upgrades will make our park even more beautiful, welcoming, and accessible for the boating community and every visitor that comes to enjoy time outdoors.”

The new marina building will include retail and boat rental space, food service, public restrooms and shower facilities, and outdoor gathering spaces. The facility will replace the former marina building and complement the recently renovated docks and fuel system installed at the main marina.

The project cost is estimated at $4.6 million and will be funded in part by the Waterway Safety Fund, that reinvests money spent on boat registrations and fuel to improve, repair, upgrade, or install boating facilities like ramps, marinas, safety programs, and other boating related programs in Ohio.

The project is set to be completed in the spring of 2022. The progress can be tracked here.

Located outside of Columbus, Alum Creek State Park is a boating, fishing, and camping destination for Ohioans throughout the state. In addition to the new marina, upgrades at the park include a Storybook Trail, rentable kayaks, a new playground, a new camp store, cabins, and 18 new campsites.


1808AM
Sign up here for 1808AM, our incredible weekday morning enewsletter, bringing you the latest Delaware County news -- for free!
You May Also Like

$2M Awarded To Delaware For Pedestrian Safety Upgrades Along Major Corridors

$40.9 million in funding for 27 new traffic safety projects

Blood Banks Warn Of ‘Severely Declining’ Blood Supply

by Jake Zuckerman, Ohio Capital Journal Blood banks are growing increasingly worried…

New ODNR Research Vessel Makes Maiden Voyage At Alum Creek State Park

Special to 1808Delaware The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of…

AEP Announces Plans, Routes For Two New Electric Transmission Lines

Project plans call for construction on the first transmission line to begin summer 2024.