Everything you ever wanted to know about Wingfoot Lake State Park (plus new kayaks!)

The 200-foot floating boardwalk is the second of its kind at Ohio’s state parks. The accessible boardwalk skims the shoreline of Wingfoot Lake and provides two 10’ x 10’ fishing access areas, as well as easier access to the nature center. Photo by Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Everything you ever wanted to know about Wingfoot Lake State Park (plus new kayaks!)

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Kayakers — and kayaker wannabes — have a new place to paddle, thanks to a recently installed kayak kiosk at Wingfoot Lake State Park in Suffield.

Each kiosk contains eight kayaks, paddles and lifejackets separated into easily accessible compartments. Park Manager Michael Studeny says kayakers can use their smartphones to scan a QR code on the kiosk to unlock a compartment, arrange online rentals, and then scan the code again to return the items.

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