One of American Electric Power's best known symbols of environmental Outdoor Recreation
is the company's 60,000-acre reclamation project known as ReCreation Land. This
award winning project has been built on land that was once strip mined for its rich
coal deposits. Through vigorous reclamation efforts, which include the planting
of over 63 million trees and the establishment of more than 600 lakes and ponds and nearly
380 campsites, we have turned this former mining territory into a vibrant recreation
area.
Located in southeastern Ohio, ReCreation Land, along with the Conesville Coal Lands,
outside AEP's Conesville Plant, and the Avondale Wildlife Area, southwest of Zanesville, Poston Plant Lands, northwest of Athens and
Gavin Plant Lands, west of Rutland
are free for public use. We do require that visitors secure a permit, free of charge,
either by downloading one from this site or obtaining one through the AEP office
in McConnelsville, Ohio, the AEP corporate offices, regional offices of the Ohio
Division of Wildlife, or at any of the regional sporting goods or bait stores surrounding
ReCreation Land. Under a Cooperative Agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources, the area is patrolled by the Ohio Division of Wildlife and all state
hunting, fishing and trapping regulations apply.
