Mingo Creek Trail

The trail is about five miles out and back. It follows the creek which is mostly a dry bed at this time of year. The Washington and Greene Counties' Covered Bridge Festival was in full swing the day we visited, something we were not aware of so it was a bit of a surprise to see so many cars and people. Nine communities with covered bridges take part in the festival and  Mingo Creek Park has the largest one. Booths are set up on both sides of the trail, making it easy for visitors to stroll along and enjoy all the food and crafts for sale. The trail was uncrowded once we passed the festival area. 

We parked in a small lot at the west end of the trail and walked/rolled to the large parking lots at the east end where we turned around. The trail continues for about 1/3 mile after the lots but that section is not paved. The trail is mostly level but there's one very steep hill around the halfway point which is difficult even with a strong helper. The festival area was level and hard packed so rolling was fairly easy. 

The lot where we parked is very small. The lots at the east end are large enough for any RV if parked across the spaces plus other lots along the park road also have access to the trail. Trail  40.1926, -80.05133