Heritage Springs Campground

The Great Outdoors

You’ll be close to the Litzenberg Memorial Woods Park with your RV rental near the Heritage Springs Campground. This park is a great way to experience both the great outdoors and a great sense of community. The park covers over 220 acres. It features a memorial homestead area with an 1847 house, period garden, other structures, and living history programs with costumed interpreters. It is the start of the 20-mile Heritage Trail that connects conservation areas, historic sites, and area landmarks. The park also offers an activity barn, multi-use trails, nature trails, a playground, a picnic shelter, and public restrooms.The Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area is also easily accessible with your Vanlue camper rental. The 9,230-acre protected area is mostly cropland and grassland with woods, water, and shrub cover as well. Ponds in the area are stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, crappies, and channel catfish. Canada geese as well as mallard, wood, blue-winged, and black ducks also live here. Other wildlife includes cottontail rabbits, white-tailed deer, foxes, squirrels, muskrats, and raccoons. Recreational opportunities include hunting, fishing, trapping, boating, wildlife observation, and nature photography.You can also visit the Cuyahoga Valley National Park with your rental motorhome at the Heritage Springs Campground. The Towpath Trail follows the historically significant route of the Ohio & Erie Canal. There are also 125 miles of hiking trails throughout the park. The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad offers a round-trip excursion through the park and the Cuyahoga Valley. Choose from a variety of seating options, including upper dome and executive class. The Boston Mill Visitor Center features information, brochures, maps, and a park store. There are environmental education and interpretive programs for all ages offered throughout the year. Outdoor recreational opportunities include hiking, golfing, star viewing, boating, fishing, questing, and winter sports.

Exploring the Area

There is plenty to do and see in nearby Findlay when you are RV camping at the Heritage Springs Campground. Some of the highlights here include the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum (which features children’s book illustrations), the Oakwoods Nature Preserve, the Hancock Historical Museum, and the Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation and Riverside Train. You can also enjoy the Barn Quilt Trail and the Old Millstream Scenic Byway. Special events that you may want to plan your vacation around include the Hancock County Fair, the Victorian Christmas Dinner, the Trick or Treat Train, and Flag City Balloon Fest. Be sure to check out Visit Findlay, the Hancock County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Ohio Traveler for the latest on local news, happenings, and travel guides.If you’re looking for something more metropolitan when you camp in an RV near Vanlue, you can head to Toledo for the day. Top tourist attractions here include the Toledo Museum of Art and its Glass Pavilion, the Toledo Botanical Garden, the National Museum of the Great Lakes, the Toledo Zoo, and Wildwood Preserve Metropark. Toledo is experiencing a renaissance and revitalization and has become a sophisticated, diverse city with a thriving food scene and nightlife. Learn more about this special place with tours such as the 419 Ale Trail or the Glass City Tour. Special events that take place here every year include the Winter Brewfest, CTW’s Annual Cupcake Showdown, Restaurant Week Toledo, and Holy Toledo Polka Days. Visit Destination Toledo, Tourism Ohio, and the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce for up-to-date information on area attractions, events, and visitor guides.When you decide to head out of the RV campgrounds to sample the best of what the area has to offer, you’ll have your choice of locally owned eating establishments featuring casual comfort food, barbecue, burgers, and more. And if you need to fill up your rental RV as well, there are plenty of service stations, truck stops, and convenience stores where you can find both gasoline and diesel fuel easily.