Raccoon Creek State Park, located in Hookstown, is a grand park that is definitely worth a visit. The park consists of multiple trails through the forest, gravel roads around the expansive campground area, sidewalks around the beach area, and paved roads that are very well shaded. Personally, I really enjoyed running on the main road through the park because it travels by all the main attractions throughout the venue: the boat rental area, the beach, and the campground.
At the boat rental area, you can take in sweeping views of the lake and the surrounding hills. Running the gravel roads around the campgrounds was a nice way to mix things up. As for the trails through the woods, I didn’t get to check all of them out, but the ones the did run on were decent. However, the trails were not well maintained in some portions, which made for some interesting moments like jumping over fallen trees, across creeks, and over some poison ivy. Overall, it was an adventurous, scenic, and fun run. Raccoon Creek State Park is worth making the trip to see it.
Here’s my run there from a few days ago: