Events and Activities
September 2026
UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENSS
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Click here or here for last-minute announcements regarding scheduled events because of weather or other circumstances.
Click here for a printable Winter 2025 calendar.
- Thursday, September 24
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Rocks and Relics
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Stop by the Nature Center to explore cool rocks and fossils, learning how they formed and what they reveal about Earth's history.
- Sessions will last roughly half an hour and start at 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm and 2:30 pm.
- Park Naturalist: Kaia Heitkamp
October 2026
UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENSS
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Click here or here for last-minute announcements regarding scheduled events because of weather or other circumstances.
Click here for a printable Winter 2025 calendar.
October
- Friday, October 2
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Celestial Stories of the Underground Railroad
- America 250 Special Event
- Celestial Stories of the Underground Railroad - An America 250 Special Event
- Discover how freedom seekers looked to the stars for hope and direction as we take a closer look at local history. Join us for all, or part of this special 'America 250 Event'
Cemetery Sunset Driving Tour
- 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - Meet the Park Naturalist at Pioneer Village
- Discover hidden places and intriguing stories from our local area that helped shape our community. We will carpool to four hidden cemeteries, time permitting.
- 6:00 pm - Meet the Park Naturalist at Pioneer Village
- Our last meeting place will be at the Zion Cemetery at the 50 Springs Group Camping area. Feel welcome to stay and join us. Free camping - optional
- Our last meeting place will be at the Zion Cemetery at the 50 Springs Group Camping area. Feel welcome to meet us there around 7:00pm.
- Park Naturalist Erin Shaw
Lantern Led Guided Night Hike
- 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm<
- Join us for a guided, lantern led, slow paced half mile walk. Learn to navigate the night. Discover how freedom seekers looked to the stars for hope and direction as we take a closer look at local history. Join us for all, or part of this special 'America 250 Event.
- Meet at 50 Springs, Zion Cemetery.
- Park Naturalist Erin Shaw
- Stargazing and Storytelling
- 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Join us for Stargazing and Storytelling as we explore the night sky's role in the journey to freedom.
- Meet at 50 Springs
- Overnight camping - free and optional
- Park Naturalist Erin Shaw
- Saturday October 3rd
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Celestial Stories of the Underground Railroad - An America 250 Special Event
- Discover how freedom seekers looked to the stars for hope and direction as we take a closer look at local history. Join us for all, or part of this special 'America 250 Event'
- The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Museum - Field Trip to Cincinnati
- 1:00 pm
- Join the Park Naturalist at the Freedom Center Museum in Cincinnati for a special field trip offsite as we continue our trek through local history.
- Refer to the museum's website for directions and admission details.
- Park Naturalist Erin Shaw
Star Gazing, Storytelling and Wonders of the Night
- 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
- Join the Park Naturalist and the Miami Valley Astronomical Society at our sister park John Bryan State Park for a free public star gazing event in the Day Lodge area.
- This is the last public stargazing event of the year with MVAS.
- Weather permitting; refer here for updates and details
- Sunday, October 4
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Meet the Crew: World Animal Day
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Join us to meet our wildlife ambassadors up close, learn about their unique adaptations, and if timing allows, watch them enjoy a feeding!
- Meet at the Nature Center.
- Park Naturalist: Kaia Heitkamp
Information
BeachGuard Water Reports and Advisories
Beachguard is a service provided by the Ohio Department of Health.
The primary health concerns at a swimming beach are the presence of coliform bacteria (E. coli) and toxins released by certain species of algae, or Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs). The Ohio Department fo Health regularly tests the water at public beaches for both fo thse contaiminants regularly and publishes in the internet.
Note: The Report uses an extremely dark shade of green to denote safe water.
Local weather
The Fine Print
- All programs are subject to change.
- Notify the naturalist if special accommodations are needed for your participation.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
- Call: (513) 897-3055
- Visit: ohiostateparks.org/caesarcreekstatepark
- Find us: https://www.facebook.com/CaesarCreekStatePark
- Recreation programs and activities can be inherently dangerous. Participants accept and acknowledge that any injury or property damage that occurs during a program or activity is not the responsibility of ODNR or its naturalist educators.
More Resources
Organizations
This website, Caesarcreeklake.net is not an official website. It's a hobby and one of the goals is to organize and present material that would otherwise be scattered and hard to find. Here is a list of official organizations with links to thier official web pages:
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
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Calendar of Events; calendar hosted by FOCC
- Nature Center Association of Caesar Creek
- Pioneer Village
- Little Miami Watershed Network
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