Salt Fork State Park is a public recreation area located six miles (9.7 km) north of Lore City in Guernsey County, Ohio.
[3] The grounds include the Kennedy Stone House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[4] Salt Fork was named for a mineral lick along the creek's course.
An earthen dam was completed in 1967, with the construction of recreational facilities initiated in 1968.
Salt Fork Lodge opened in 1972[4] The park features an 18-hole golf course, 2,500-foot swimming beach, two marinas and seven boat launching ramps, fishing for largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, walleye and muskellunge, hunting, picnicking facilities, trails for hiking, snowmobiling, and equestrian use, miniature golf, nature center, and an archery range.