Enjoy a variety of activities in Sandusky for families and individuals, as well as on-site accommodations at the African-themed Kalahari Resort. As of 2010, this indoor water park is the largest in the U.S. Float in the 12,000-square-foot wave pool, or have a blast on the tube or body slides. The indoor water park also includes family raft rides, surfing and boogie boarding. Step outside to the safari adventure park where adventures abound with zip lines, climbing walls and up-close animal encounters. Spend your time in the privacy of a personal cabana in both the outdoor and indoor park locations. These include a refrigerator, table, lounge chairs and a security safe. Other amenities offered at the resort include Spa Kalahari, which features mud baths and hot-stone pedicures, and Pottery Pizzazz where you create your own works of art. Let your children play on the Madagascar Mini Golf course or the Big Game Room Arcade.
Get outside and explore the natural environment of Ohio with an overnight stay in Punderson State Park. Spend the night at the park's lodge, which is a manor house with 31 rooms, two swimming pools and conference rooms. For more private lodging, stay overnight in one of 26 two-bedroom cottages that sleep six, or sleep under the stars and camp on the grounds of a former Indian village. Explore the 741-acre park as you hike the eight trails, or head to the 150-acre lake for boating, fishing and swimming. Golf enthusiasts can hit a few balls at the park's championship-rated full course or fling a Frisbee at the disc golf course. Enjoy snowmobile trails and cross-country skiing during the winter months, as well as dog sledding.
Stay in the Hocking Hills region of Appalachia in a secluded cabin nestled deep in the forest. Lazy Lane Cabins provides more than 30 cabins that range from deluxe family cabins to rustic or romantic getaways. Each cabin sits isolated in the woods, but most are within a short drive from outdoors activities, shopping, dining and family events. Go kayaking down the Hocking River, or take a ride on the ATV trails of nearby Wayne National Forest. Buy antiques or Amish furniture at the Hocking Hills Market held on weekends. Gorge on the buffets at the local Olde Dutch Restaurant open seven days a week, or enjoy barbecue at Millstone BBQ.
