Boston Mill Visitor Center — Attraction in Boston Township

We visited on a rainy Saturday in mid-April 2025 around noon. There were many cars in the parking lot but there were still plenty of spaces on the far end.

The sign is right in front of the visitor center if you wanted to take pictures. There are multiple doors you can use to enter the visitor center.

The visitor center is very nice and looks really new. Not sure when it was last renovated. There were a number of volunteers and ranger staff when we arrived. Everyone was there to help answer questions or provide suggestions on things to do in the park.

The multiple National Park Cancellation stamps could all be found on the left hand side of the book store. It's a pretty tight little corner they put it in. The store is in the center with exhibits on the left and right of it. There is also an upstairs with a bunch of more activities and many focused more on younger kids which was great. Perfect for a rainy day.

There are also a couple of family bathrooms upstairs as well. The regular bathrooms are just outside the visitor center in a separate building.

While we were there the train actually went by the building which was pretty awesome. I was quick enough to grab a quick shot of it through the upstairs window. There wasn't enough time to run outside to get a picture.

We also got our junior ranger books here and you could sit upstairs and work on it. It's easiest if you go out and do some of the hikes and sites in order to complete it.

Overall we would probably not visit this visitor center again unless you needed something to do on a rainy day. There are so many other things to see in the national park. We stayed there for maybe 45 mins total. There are things to see outside the visitor center too that is all...

GPS takes you to a sign at the south of the park. No visitor center in site, just a large NP sign and small gravel parking lot. Eventually found single sign with no mileage noted pointing to visitor center. Traveled four miles north and found no visitor center or additional signage affirming direction of visitor center. Finally found BM visitor center after three directional changes. Upon entering BMVC all four NP rangers were chatting amongst themselves. Eventually stopped chatting to answer our question about waterfall. NOT ONE OF THEM mentioned that the bridge to the waterfall was OUT. Could not see waterfall! Left park at this point.

First of all, the bar was set VERY LOW to call this area a "National Park." It is simply a sort of pretty area...at best! We have traveled extensively throughout the US, currently out for two years. I would rate this area as a 2/10...two for its bicycle trails, but no shoulder for many cyclists using curving roads. Roads are poor and pot-holed. Minimal history and beauty...a hodge-podge of private homes. BMVC has some photos, restrooms and is as uninteresting as the park is. I was surprised at the positive reviews. People...you need to get out and see all of the REAL BEAUTY of the worthwhile US National Parks and visitor centers. Didn't take one photo. NOTHING to take a photo of. I consider this "park" and VC a complete waste of time and current...

The docent was very knowledgeable about the park, the state and it's history including a fascinating story about President Garfield and his time working the canal's.

He also provided me with some materials to help me to get to different attractions in the park.

There is a partial replica of one of the boats and a really cool model of the area back in the day. My kids (and myself) would have spent more time than we should have examining the model.

There is also a small gift shop and prices were very reasonable. My only complaint is that they don't also sell stamps so that means I'll never mail the postcards I bought but who cares they were still friendly and welcoming.

One other thing to note is that while gps will bring you here as the park enterence, head quarters, if you are in the Cleveland area there are much closer parts that...