Tuscarawas River

Bring your best friend and hike the best dog-friendly section of the Ohio & Erie Canalway towpath trail between the Canal Lands trailhead to the Fort Laurens trailhead then through the village of Bolivar to the McDonnell Trailhead. Our Towpath Trail Peace Park primitive campsites are also dog friendly and more information is available at https://towpathtrailsnackshack.com/about/peace-park/primitive-camping

Information on everything related to the historical intersection of the Greenville Treaty Line, Ohio-Erie Canal, Towpath Trail, Ohio & Erie Canalway Scenic Byway, the Buckeye Trail, Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, Western Union telegraph, and events within a reasonable hiking or biking distance from our corner of the towpath trail.

Father's Day Fishing Tournament
Canceled in 2020

We plan to resume in 2021!

No fishing license, no worries! NTR maintains a private stocked pond at their property.

The Tuscarawas river is also available about a hundred feet from the pond for licensed fishermen.

No entry fees, just bring your dad or grand-dad!!!

What better way to celebrate Father's Day than spending a day fishing with dad?

Foodservice events thru 2020 have been canceled due to COVID-19!

We're looking forward to providing foodservice on the towpath trail in 2021 and will limit the events we participate in those of historical nature related to Ohio's early history like the Great Trails Festival.

Fortunately, while COVID-19 had closed us down for 2020, our Peace Park started to offer primitive campsites through Hipcampand over 45 campsites have been booked in the first 90 days of operation!

Document Information
Date:    August 3, 1795
Author Name:     Anthony Wayne (primary) Location: Greenville
Recipient Name:    [not available]
Summary:    Official sealed document securing peace between U.S. and Western Indian Nations. Set boundary line between nations as Cuyahoga River.
Document Format:    Document Signed
Source:    Collection: National Archives of Canada: Archive Reports 1891
 

Remember Sunday drives? Did you know the Towpath Trail Snack Shack is located on an Ohio Scenic Byway? We invite you to stop at our historical byway intersection where the Greenville treaty line crosses the towpath trail, Ohio Buckeye Trail, and of course, our section of Ohio & Erie Canalway National Scenic Byway!

The Towpath Trail Peace Park is located where the Greenville Treaty Line intersects with the Ohio-Erie canal towpath trail just west of the village of Bolivar, Ohio. The Greenville Peace Treaty specifically refers to Fort Laurens and runs from Greenville, Ohio on the west side of the state to about a mile and a half to where the Sandy creek enters the Tuscarawas River and from there north to Cleveland, Ohio. Fort Laurens is located only 1.5 miles east of the Peace Park on the towpath trail and we encourage everyone to hike there to visit. The Canal Lands section of the towpath trail has been adopted by the Bolivar-Zoar Rotary club who does a great job of helping the Tuscarawas Parks and Recreation to maintain the trail from Fort Laurens to Route 800.

Here's a very well-produced video by the Ohio Historical Connection of the story of Fort Laurens that's only 20 minutes long. It is also the story of how Ohio became settled shortly after the American Revolution and became the 17th state admitted to the Union on March 1st, 1803

Fort Laurens Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/fortlaurens/

The historical community of Zoar, Ohio Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/HistoricZoarVillage/

The Ohio-Erie Canalway Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/OECanalway/

and Tuscarawas County Convention & Visitors Bureau at https://www.facebook.com/TuscarawasCoCVB/

Towpath Trail Peace Park Primitive Campsites

Primitive tent camping is now available on the Greenville Peace Treaty Line, Buckeye Trail, Ohio-Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Scenic Byway, & the Great American Rail-Trail! 

Weekends $25 up to two people, $5 each additional person. $10 additional car parking spot. Weekdays 25% off per night. Firewood bundle $10 * History lecture $10 (prices as of 4/25/21)

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