Ohio Lincoln Highway trip, of course on the Vetter equipped BMW!

[Jimandmona]

Planing a yearly trip with a friend, this year the Ohio portion of the Lincoln Highway, and wondering if anyone has any recommendations on campgrounds, and places to see and eat along the route. Going to start in Auburn Indiana headed east . Thanks

 

[steppenwolf]

Haven't been on much of rt 40 in Ohio,been on the Indiana portion a lot.
I am assuming you are gonna drop straight down 27 and start at the border?
Here is a state park..or two
http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/buckcreek

http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/dillon

http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/buckeyelake

http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/saltfork

And of course..
http://koa.com/states-provinces/ohio/

http://www.goodsamcamping.com/travel/campgroundsandrvparks/SearchResults.aspx?city=&state=OH

I like the eastern part of Ohio a lot better as the western part is corn and fairly flat like parts of IN.
Now I wanna hit the road....

Well you have the Air force museum in Dayton.there are a few others but I am having a brain fart right now,mmm,they make a lot of hand made glass in Zanesville,and the y bridge..
http://www.muskingumcounty.org/mcybridge.html

 

[Jimandmona]

Thanks for the links! Planning on IN. Rt 8 to Rt. 49 to Rt. 30/ lincoln highway into Ohio.

 

[steppenwolf]

Oh jeeze did I make a big mistake..I was thinking rt 40 was the Lincoln hwy....oooppssss first mistake this year..
I was thinking of the National Road....ops: well you have another trip for next year

 

[brianinpa]

The entire Lincoln Highway is on my bucket list... some day.

 

[steppenwolf]

http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/oh/

I always wanted to do RT 50 beginning to end.Grew up close to it and rode it alot. Just was on it for 30 miles sunday for a local XS meet and greet,that is on my bucket list

 

[brianinpa]

That is my return trip

 

[steppenwolf]

When it comes thru Cincinnati..I grew up about a mile from it as it went thru Fairfax OH.
http://www.roadtripusa.com/routes/loneliestroad/loneliestroad.html

 

[Jimandmona]

Planing a yearly trip with a friend, this year the Ohio portion of the Lincoln Highway, and wondering if anyone has any recommendations on campgrounds, and places to see and eat along the route. Going to start in Auburn Indiana headed east . Thanks

On the way! Here's a couple pictures at the Auburn Cord Dusenburg museum in Auburn In.View attachment 593View attachment 594

 

[Seth Matthews]

if you ever make it to south east ohio, and like curvy roads, we have some beautiful roads down here, state routes... 78, 26, 550, 555, co road 26 out of marietta. if you don't like curvy, st rt 60 is pretty straight with some decent, but gradual and easy, curves. and it follows the muskingum river.

 

[steppenwolf]

Yuppers Seth..South east Ohio has got a lot of nice road and scenery.

 

[Seth Matthews]

Some are even compared to the Dragons Tail in Tennessee.

 

[Jimandmona]

555 I've been on plenty, it's the return route when we do a hotdog run to Remos hotdogs in Gallipolis Ohio from Fostoria. Love the road but enjoy a leisurely ride vs all out balls to the wall ride, I've seen crashes on the road including hearing then seeing in the mirror by budy go down, took 3 months off work for him to get over it

 

[Seth Matthews]

<--- I know what you mean about hearing and seeing the wrecks. It's a big reason I got off my Katana and sold it.