- The list below includes 66 free or cheap things to do in or near Port Clinton, Ohio, including 61 different types of inexpensive activities like National & State Parks, Bowling, Family Fun Center and Restaurants.
- From Catawba Island State Park to Marblehead Lighthouse State Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Port Clinton and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Sandusky, Put in Bay, Huron and Fremont.
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Visitors in cars can offer food to freely roaming African species such as bison, elk, zebra, giraffes, and camels
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3845 E Wine Cellar Road, Port Clinton, OH 43452
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The celebrated Mon Ami Restaurant & Historic Winery is one of the oldest wineries in the region of the Lake Erie Islands. The winery has a restaurant that has a seafood buffet on Saturdays and serves brunch on Sundays.
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Harbor Freeway Lanes is a bowling alley and amusement complex that offers open bowling as well as tournament and league play. It features electronic scoring, equipment rentals, and a restaurant and bar with a variety of refreshments.
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Operating since the 1930s, Ottawa County Historical Museum provides photographs and early records that depict life in the past. The museum is set in Keeper's House, the oldest home in the county.
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Filled with catfish and carp, Portage River is a shallow river that leads to Lake Erie. The river has several trails for hiking and campgrounds for both RVs and tents.
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Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area is in a 3,200-acre area and has been restored primarily to wetland. Those who enjoy birdwatching will be able to see ducks, geese, eagles, herons, egrets and many more.
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Featuring Ohio's largest, multi-gauge model, public railroad display, Train-O-Rama is a must see visit for model train enthusiasts. It started as a family hobby in the 60's and has grown into a family business that has delighted visitors for decades.
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The 33-acre state park, South Bass Island State Park, features a wooded campground area and a lakeside picnic area. The park also offers opportunities for boating, fishing, swimming, and ice-skating.
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All that remains of a once active Civil War POW Depot is the Johnson Island Confederate Cemetery, a must see destination for Civil War buffs. Informational plaques and artifacts are on display on the site where over 10,000 prisoners were kept in the stockade.
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8831 Canada Goose Court, Oak Harbor, OH 43449
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Erie Drifter Sportfishing is an excursion company that offers Walleye, smallmouth Bass, and Perch fishing from April to November. The company also has Salmon and Steelhead Trout fishing from July to August.