Marblehead (Ohio)

Marblehead is a village in Ohio Erie shore west. It is on the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie from the Sandusky Bay.

Get in
Marblehead is about an hour east of Toledo and 1½ hours west of Cleveland. From Sandusky it takes about 20 minutes.

Boat launch

 * Dempsey's Access, CR 136 (Bayshore Rd.) at CR 140.
 * East Harbor State Park, N. Buck Rd. (off SR 269) +1 419-734-4424
 * Mazurik Access, Northshore Blvd. (off SR 163)

Marinas

 * Anchors Away, 5925 Saylor Rd. +1 419-734-1395
 * Bay Point Marina, 10948 E. Bayshore Rd. +1 419-798-4434
 * Marina Del Isle, 6801 E. Harbor Rd. +1 419-732-2587
 * South Beach Resort Marina, 8620 E. Bayshore Rd. +1 419-798-5503
 * Tibbels Marina, 6365 East Harbor Rd. (SR 163), +1 419-734-1143

By car
From OH 2, exit at OH 269 and head north. The northern terminus of OH 269 is at the exit of East Harbor State Park.

From Port Clinton, follow OH 163 east. OH 163 circles the peninsula.

By plane

 * Toledo Express Airport
 * Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

Fishing charters

 * Sportsman Charter Services, East Harbor State Park Marina, +1 419 798-4720

Lakeside Chautauqua
The village of Lakeside is a gated community (June-Sept) on the north shore Marblehead Peninsula. It is one of three remaining Chautauqua communities in the United States. Chautauqua was a movement started in the 1800s to provide adult education on important issues as well as entertainment. Today Lakeside is a vibrant community which offers family-oriented entertainment, concerts, and recreation, lectures and clubs throughout the summer. The village has a number of restaurants, shops, churches, parks and businesses within. Visitors are welcome to purchase a day pass. Others choose to stay longer - the village has cabins, houses, and a hotel with rooms for rent for a day, week or even the entire summer.

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Campgrounds

 * East Harbor State Park, Northeast part of Ottawa County on the north part of Catawba Island, off of Route 63, on the shores of Lake Erie. 365 electric sites, 205 non-electric sites, showers, flush toilets, dump station, launch ramp, camp store, pet camping, two Rent-A-RV units on full-service sites, two deluxe camper cabins, dock rentals, restaurant, marina, fishing, hunting, 7-mile trail, volleyball, basketball, horseshoe courts, playground equipment and a 1,500-foot sand beach.

Go next

 * Johnsons Island. The island is accessible by car from Marblehead. During the American Civil War Johnson's  island was used as a POW camp.  The cemetery is the only part of the island open to the public, and there is a $2 charge to use the causeway.
 * Cedar Point Amusement Park is just across the bay from the eastern part of Marblehead. If possible, take a private boat to one of the marinas on the island and bypass all of the traffic.
 * Kelleys Island is a 20-minute ferry ride from Marblehead.
 * Huron
 * Sandusky
 * Port Clinton