Caesar Creek State Park
Caesar Creek State Park is a public recreation area located in southwestern Ohio, five miles east of Waynesville, in Warren, Clinton, and Greene counties. The park is leased by the State from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who in the 1970s erected a dam on Caesar Creek to impound a lake. The total park area, including the lake, is.
Fossil collection is allowed at Caesar Creek State Park with the following restrictions: No tools allowed, no fossil collecting for commercial use, all fossils kept must fit in the palm of your hand, and all fossil collection must take place in the designated fossil collection zone.
Amenities
- The park has of hiking trails and of bridle trails.
- Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village - a collection of over 15 log cabins and other structures that are open during special events. The village is maintained and operated by a private non-profit organization. The buildings include a Quaker meetinghouse, a broom shed, a pioneer school house, blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, toll house and many family houses. They do many programs throughout the year including a maple syrup making program.Caesar Creek Nature Center - Adjacent to the Pioneer Village, the nature center features exhibits on the area's cultural and natural history. Nature education programs are offered year round, including campouts, hikes, cast iron cooking classes, and wildlife education.Community-Built Watercraft Racks - On the lakeside of the state park campground, there are multiple canoe and kayak racks built by Boy Scouts as Eagle Scout projects. Included is a canoe rack built by Springboro Troop 7 and Cincinnati Troop 420, led by Noah Kaun from Troop 7, in May of 2025.
Dam
The dam is an earth and rock fill dam high and long. The Army Corps site is an area of. The watershed above the dam has an area of. Construction started in 1971 and was finished in 1978.The Army Corps site states:
The site is in the Warren County townships of Massie and Wayne.