ReCreation
Land
One
of American Electric Power's best known symbols
of environmental Outdoor Recreation
is the company's
42,000-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 63
million trees and the establishment
of more
than 350 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,
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.
