Shady Lake Campground

Shady Lake Campground is a camp in Allen Township, Hancock, Ohio. Shady Lake Campground is situated nearby to the hamlet Mortimer, as well as near Van Buren Lake.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Buren Lake and Van Buren Lake State Park.

Van Buren Lake

Lake

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Van Buren Lake was a lake next to the village of Van Buren in Hancock County, Ohio, in the United States. The lake was formed by a dam on Rocky Ford Creek, which was built in 1939, but was removed in 2025. Van Buren Lake is situated 2 miles northeast of Shady Lake Campground.

Van Buren Lake State Park

Nature reserve

Van Buren State Park is a public recreation area in Hancock County, Ohio, in the United States. The state park covers 296 acres abutting the southern boundary of the village of Van Buren and offers camping, hiking, bicycling and other recreational activities. Van Buren Lake State Park is situated 2½ miles northeast of Shady Lake Campground.

Van Buren High School

School

Van Buren High School is a public high school in Van Buren, Ohio, the only high school in the Van Buren Local Schools district. They are a member of the Blanchard Valley Conference. Van Buren High School is situated 2 miles north of Shady Lake Campground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mortimer and Van Buren.

Mortimer

Hamlet

Mortimer is an unincorporated community located in central Allen Township, Hancock County, Ohio, United States. It sits between the village of Van Buren to the north and the city of Findlay to the south.

Van Buren

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Van Buren is a village in Hancock County in Northwest Ohio. Located next to I-75, it is primarily visited as either a brief stop for travelers on the interstate, or as a destination for those visiting the large state park located there.

Portage Center

Hamlet

Portage Center is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Portage Center is situated 4 miles west of Shady Lake Campground.

Shady Lake Campground

Type: Camp
Location: Allen Township, Hancock, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.10728° or 41° 6′ 26″ north

Longitude

-83.65827° or 83° 39′ 30″ west

Elevation

801 feet (244 metres)

Open location code

86HR484R+WM

GeoNames ID

5171712

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