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Buckeye Lakes’ original bike, boat, and brew tour, 3XP, offers a variety of tours to suit your needs, all featuring picturesque views of Buckeye Lake. Whether you’re enjoying one of their regular guided tours or simply renting a bike or kayak to explore on your own, 3XP has something for you.

Experience Paddles, Pedals, and Pints & more on the original 3XP Tour on Saturdays and Sundays. Enjoy a scenic bike ride and kayak tour with stops at the most famous restaurants, bars, wineries, and breweries around Buckeye Lake!

Is kayaking more your thing? The Just Paddles Sunset Tour runs Thursdays & Fridays at 5pm, launching at Papa Boo’s, this tour takes you on a journey to some popular lakefront hotspots. 3XP Tours also offers the Just Peddles Brew Tour on Monday-Friday evenings, enjoy a relaxing bike ride with your crew along the scenic bike path and village of Buckeye Lake.

The Kids & Kayaks Tour is a perfect activity for all ages, ideal for families that want to spend some quality time together and experience the great outdoors in a new way + something sweet!

Want to do some exploring on your own time? Kayak Sharing and Bike Sharing are now available for self service use, simply scan and go!

Located on Buckeye Lake in Millersport, Alexander’s Landing offers you the products and services you need for all your boating fun. Thank you for supporting this local, historical, family-owned marina.

The 3,100-acre Buckeye Lake is designated as an unlimited horsepower lake, but pontoons, sailboats, canoes, and rowboats are also common. Nine launch ramps provide access to the lake and seasonal docks are available through a lottery system at Fairfield Beach. Contact the park office for more details. Local marinas offer fuel and other items for sale. Two boat/swim/camp areas are also available at Lieb’s Island and east of Cranberry Bog.

Buckeye Lake Boat Rental offers all the equipment you need to have fun at the lake! Choose from pontoon boats, 1- and 2-person kayaks for touring or for fishing, stand up paddle boards, open and closed reel fishing poles, and more.

The largest family owned and operated marina and boat dealer in central Ohio is located in Millersport on the southern shore of Buckeye Lake. Their inventory is full of new and pre owned boats. They are also a full service marina and can handle your boat’s winterization, storage, cleaning, and service needs.

Find all you could need and more for the perfect lake day with Buckeye Lake Ravin’ Rentals!  From jet skis, bikes, roller skates, fishing gear, boat tubes, paddle boats, party and essentials and more, you won’t go without!

Nestled on picturesque Liebs Island, the Buckeye Lake State Park Office is your starting point for exploring all the park has to offer. Whether you’re here for boating 🚤, fishing 🎣, hiking 🚶, or just soaking up the scenery 🌅, the friendly staff at the park office are ready to help you make the most of your visit.

Before you head out on the water or hit the trails, swing by the office for helpful advice and up-to-date park info from knowledgeable team members 👋.

📅 Plan Your Visit:
Start your Buckeye Lake adventure the right way—stop by the Park Office on Liebs Island for resources, tips, and a warm welcome to one of Ohio’s favorite outdoor destinations! 🌳🌊

Print your own copy using the link below!

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After years as a summer resident, Captain Buck has been proud to call Buckeye Lake his home since 2006. As a passionate boater, his friends and family knew that no visit to the lake would be complete without exploring the shores and seeing the sites of Ohio’s first state park aboard Captain Buck’s pontoon boat. Now you can enjoy that same experience and see Buckeye Lake the way it was meant to be seen – from the water!

Enjoy the beautiful view, have fun and relax at Buckeye Lake on Captain Ray’s Pontoon Boat Tours. Captain Ray is a boating enthusiast who loves spending time on the water. He is Coast Guard licensed and has his OUPV Captains License. His business provides private tours of Buckeye Lake including, sightseeing tours, sunset cruises, and build-your-own cruise tours. 

 

Celebrating more than 100 years in business, Ohio’s oldest pontoon dealer offers some of the best pontoons, tri-toons, fishing boats, and outboards on the water today.

Anglers enjoy fine catches of perch, bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, channel catfish, and bullhead catfish. Fishing access includes an accessible fishing pier on Mud Island. Limited parking is available.

Ohio fishing regulations apply.

A valid Ohio fishing license is required for those who are 16 and older.

Find the lake fishing map here.

Freedom Watersports is a boat rental company based at the North East Harbor Marina at Buckeye Lake!  Currently offering 22′ pontoon and 20′ pontoon, book your rental and spend a day on the lake. Call 740-739-7992 to book or learn more info.

Cruise around Buckeye Lake State Park by land or lake!  Got Buckeye Lake delivers boats and/or golf carts right to you. Check out their inventory and book your next ride on their website or by phone (740-704-7516).

Spending a day out on the boat? Stop by the J&J Village Market for cold drinks, snacks, fishing tackle, and live bait.

This bait store offers fishing supplies, live bait, tackle, used boat motors, marine supplies, and more. Next door at the drive-thru and deli, you’ll find a variety of convenience items, groceries, beer, and a nice selection of wines. In the deli, choose from a selection of pizzas, subs, lunch meats and cheeses, rib or chicken dinners, and more.

Ohio Fun Excursions provides pontoon rentals, kayak rentals, and water taxi services (dock-to-dock) for the Buckeye Lake area. Ohio Fun Excursions also offers guided and non-guided kayak tours as well as captained and non-captained pontoon rentals.

This retail shop offers fishing tackle such as fishing rods, fishing reels, tackle boxes, waders, and hundreds of choices of lures, hooks, sinkers, and bobbers! They have everything you need to get started, or stay stocked!

The two public swimming areas – Fairfield Beach on the south side of the lake and Crystal Beach on the north side of the lake – have parking and latrines. Beaches are open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Swimming is permitted during daylight hours only.

Swim at your own risk.

Pets are NOT allowed on swimming beaches. BeachGuard — Water quality advisories, are available online from the Ohio Department of Health from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Looking for easy access to the water? Look no further than the Thorn Township Canoe/Kayak Launch. Open from dawn to dusk, this launch is conveniently located on the southeast side of the lake and is wheelchair accessible.

This launch is also the first public boat access to Buckeye Lake in Perry County.

Make memories that float! Looking for a fun and unforgettable way to enjoy Buckeye Lake? Climb aboard with Turkish Mike and enjoy a relaxing tour of the lake. Whether you’re bar hopping, celebrating bachelor/bachelorette parties, wanting to enjoy a family outing, or simply wanting a tour of the lake, Turkish Mike has got your back! Rates start at $80 per hour for up to 6 guests. Book a tour now!

Under the proper conditions, park visitors can enjoy ice skating, cross-country skiing, ice fishing, and ice boating.