Van Buren Lake State Park

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.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: park in Ohio, USA
Also known as: “Van Buren Lake State Reserve” and “Van Buren State Park”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Van Buren Lake and Van Buren High School.

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 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Van Buren and Mortimer.

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.

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.