Petros Lake Park — Attraction in Ohio

I went here to just reflect and relax for a while (6hrs😬) and it was helpful since it wasn't very crowded. It was also on a day a severe winter weather advisory was in effect so perhaps that had something to do with the limited crowd, who knows. Anyways.. because of the life I've been living the past couple of years I often find authority figures like park rangers or police to be more on the disappointing or harassing side of things and jump to being defensive when I'm approached by them. A park ranger pulled up beside me and asked if I was alright and I immediately jump into self defense mode stating I'm not bothering anyone or breaking any laws I'm just there with my dogs blah blah but he calmly stated I'm not doing anything wrong. He then asked again if I'm alright and I realized he was coming from a genuine place and not just trying to use his authority to chase me away because some ignorant person complained, or at least if they had he didn't use that approach when he pulled up. I gave him the 50/50 hand gesture and tried to divert attention away from how I am by talking about online shopping. When he left I sat there in my car until the snow started accumulating and the freezing wind was blowing the car from side to side. Then next day I broke down during a conversation with a friend bc it was the first time in quite some time that someone asked how I was and I'm not ok. Thank you to the park ranger for genuinely asking how I was, although I didn't share and we didn't have some long drawn out conversation about my mental health, living situation or childhood it was something I didn't realize I needed. I guess this is less of a review about the park than it is about the experience at the park but I wanted to comment about it just the same. I hope everyone that visits this park walks away feeling better about some part of their life the way I did. Thank you, again, to the park ranger who helped me see good people...

Since I first came to Petro's about a year ago this has been by far my favorite park to visit. I come here to exercise, to sit and spend time with God, enjoy the essence of nature, walk and talk with friends... I absolutely love this park. It is so peaceful and it's safe. This park is definitely blessed and the presence of God is all around the property. They are dog friendly they have doggy poo stations, many places to sit and relax, there is a wide variety of scenery here to enjoy. You can even come here to fish and you do not need a license!! There is little to no bird feeces from the ducks and the geese. It's not over crowded with them either which is nice and they will not bother you or beg for food. I recommend ignoring them and they will leave you alone. I said hello to a goose yesterday and it hissed at me so don't do that. Other than that I spend hours here at a time. It's such a great environment! I pray the name of Jesus over this post and the photos I have shared, that this review would reach out to those who may come here...

My husband and I come here every day for his lunch break and sit and eat in the pavilion. They have a few different spots to choose from which we have also reserved for my sons birthday. You can also reserve them for other events including weddings. They have one main walking path around the lake that is gravel and they also have smaller paths through the woods and through the meadow. There is a bike lane, you can brings your pets with you to walk and you can even fish, with a license of course. They also do events in the summer time. My only complaint, you can not fly anything here, which isn't my complaint as much as we did not know this was a rule and instead of just telling us the Park Ranger came over to my child and took his helicopter we had just bought and told him he couldn't have it back because he broke the rules then he got in his car and left with it before my son could even tell us...