Hoover Reservoir & Hoover Dam Park Beach
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Hoover Reservoir & Hoover Dam Park Beach is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Hoover Dam Park near Central College, OH. The route passes Hoover Reservoir and Hoover Dam Park Beach. 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
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 894–911 ft
Out & Back · Hoover Dam Park
Trailhead: 40.10942, -82.88592
Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 50% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Hoover Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Hoover Dam Park Beach.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Hoover Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 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 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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