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If you live in Northeast Ohio, Portage Lakes is the first place you think of when you want to be on the water without leaving the region. The three connected lakes—North, Middle, and South—sit about
Portage Lakes sits 20 minutes south of downtown Cleveland—close enough to leave after work and still catch water before sunset, but far enough that it actually feels removed. The chain of three lakes
Portage Lakes sits about 20 minutes south of downtown Cleveland, which means you can be swimming by mid-afternoon on a Saturday without the highway fatigue of heading to Lake Erie. The park spans
Portage Lakes isn't trying to be a destination food town, and that's partly why the eating here is honest. You've got waterfront spots where people actually eat dinner, not just take photos. You've
Most people who grew up around Portage Lakes think of the three connected bodies of water as natural features. They're not. Between 1912 and 1927, a development company engineered the entire lake
Portage Lakes—that chain of three lakes connected by narrow channels just south of Akron—becomes its own small destination in summer. The water draws people year-round, but June through August is when