Hoover Reservoir & Hoover Dam Park Beach
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Hoover Reservoir & Hoover Dam Park Beach is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Hoover Dam Park near Central College, OH. The route passes Hoover Reservoir and Hoover Dam Park Beach before reaching Hoover Dam Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hoover Reservoir & Hoover Dam Park Beach
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Elevation 893–912 ft
Out & Back · Hoover Dam Park
Trailhead: 40.12699, -82.88659
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Hoover Reservoir.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Hoover Dam Park Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Hoover Dam Park Beach.
- 450 ftReach Hoover Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 8:05 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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