Here are the things to do in Loudonville, Ohio, that our visitors mention most, grouped so you can plan a day around each.
Plan your model home visit. Our sales office and Black Fork model are at 552 State Route 95 in Loudonville. We’re open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments are preferred, so call 800-368-1015 or schedule your visit before you leave home.
Mohican State Park and the Outdoors
Mohican State Park is in Loudonville. You can hike to waterfalls, mountain bike, fish, hunt or ride horses. The park has a campground with a pool, deluxe cabins, a full-service lodge and a primitive camping area with stream-side sites. Nearby Pleasant Hill Lake allows boating with no horsepower restrictions. Find park details at ohiodnr.gov.
Mohican Adventures River Trips and Fun Center in Loudonville runs canoe, kayak and tubing trips, plus an aerial obstacle course. See mohicanadventures.com.
Malabar Farm State Park in Richland County is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tour the historic home, hike the trails and see the working farm. You can camp there or stay overnight in the park’s maple syrup cabin.
Hocking Hills is about two hours south of Loudonville and worth an extra day. Trails lead to waterfalls, gorges and caves. The state park has a lodge, and several of the log home rentals built by our clients are in Hocking Hills, including Greystone Ridge, a two-bedroom cabin minutes from Conkle’s Hollow and Rock House. A few nights in one shows you how a Hochstetler log home lives before you build your own.
Regional History Museums
- Cleo Redd Fisher Museum, Loudonville: rotating exhibits, a restored 1830s cabin and the site of a War of 1812 battle. Check crfmuseum.com for educational talks and visit planning.
- Wolf Creek Mill and Historic Park, south of Loudonville: a restored 1830s water-powered gristmill with early 1800s log cabins and farm buildings. The calendar at wolfcreekmill.org includes Oktoberfest and Winefest.
- Victorian House Museum, Millersburg: a 28-room Queen Anne home with exhibits on Holmes County history. The Sieverdes Millersburg Glass Museum is next door. Plan your visit at holmeshistory.com.
- Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield: the prison where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed. Themed tours include a bus tour of other filming locations around Mansfield. See mrps.org.
- Buckeye Imagination Museum, Mansfield: a hands-on, play-based children’s museum with 30-plus interactive exhibits. See buckeyeimaginationmuseum.org.
Amish Country in Holmes County
Holmes County is home to Amish, Mennonite and non-Amish residents. Visitamishcountry.com covers local traditions and events.
- Yoder’s Amish Home: tour a traditional farmhouse and barn, take a buggy ride, pet the farm animals and buy baked goods. Plan your trip at yodersamishhome.com.
- The Farm at Walnut Creek: see and feed kangaroos, giraffes and zebras, tour non-electric Amish farmhouses and buy farmstand produce. Animal list at thefarmatwalnutcreek.com.
- Miller’s Rustic Furniture, Millersburg: Amish-made living room, dining room, bedroom and home office furniture, plus accessories that suit log and timber homes. Collections at millersrusticfurniture.com.
Roadside Stops and Festivals
- World’s Largest Bobblehead, Lexington: take your photo, then eat next door at the Buckeye Express Diner, set in a converted railroad car.
- Mohican Bigfoot Festival, Loudonville: vendors, speakers and activities built around Sasquatch, held each year in late September.
Where to Eat in Loudonville
- The Black Fork Bistro: a local, family-owned restaurant serving dishes often made with locally grown ingredients, plus handcrafted cocktails. Menu at blackforkbistro.com.
- The Copper Mug Bar and Grille: breakfast, lunch and dinner at Landoll’s Mohican Castle, with prime Angus steaks, fresh seafood, burgers and outdoor dining.
- Trail’s End Pizza Co.: pizza by the slice or the pie on secret-recipe dough, plus burgers, salads and wings. See trailsendpizza.com.
- Stela’s Ice Cream Shoppe & Coffee House: premium ice cream, locally roasted coffee and monthly specialty drinks on Main Street. Check their Facebook page for hours.
Where to Stay Near Loudonville
Hampton Inn, Best Western and La Quinta all have hotels in the area. For independent lodging:
- The Hemlock Inn, Loudonville: retro and renovated motel rooms and an on-site cabin, with continental breakfast and an outdoor firepit. See thehemlockinn.com.
- Landoll’s Mohican Castle, Loudonville: suites, cottages and villas on 30 forested acres, with event spaces that host many weddings. See landollsmohicancastle.com.
- Mohican Lodge and Conference Center, Perrysville: rooms with private balconies, pools, on-site dining, a fitness center, a game room and hiking trails. See mohicanlodge.com.
- Pleasant Hill Lake cabins: cabins built by Hochstetler Log Homes, with stone fireplaces, roomy guest rooms and hot tubs. The lake is part of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. Book at mwcd.org.
Time Your Trip Around Our Events
The next Log Cabin Days runs Friday, September 17, and Saturday, September 18, 2027, at our Loudonville mill, and pre-registration is open now. Plan on live demonstrations like hand-hewing and steam engine sawmilling, log home planning seminars, a Kids Zone with a petting zoo and covered wagon rides, Amish-cooked barbecued chicken and homemade apple cider, and a self-guided tour of finished Hochstetler log homes nearby.
Visiting this fall? Our Thanksgiving Open House runs Friday, November 27, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, November 28, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 800-368-1015 to schedule a showing.
Several of our floor plans are named for places on this list, including the Mohican, the Loudonville, the Pleasant Hill, the Black Fork and the Hocking Hills. Call 800-368-1015 to set up a tour of the Black Fork model, then use this list to plan the rest of your stay.
