Deer Creek State Park offers day visits and overnight stays with lodge, cabin, and campground accommodations, along with a marina, lake, swimming beach, trails, golf course, and disc golf course. After World War I, Ohio attorney Harry M. Daugherty built a cabin retreat on the bank of Deer Creek. He was later appointed U.S. Attorney General under President Warren G. Harding, and the cabin became known as a meeting place for Harding's inner circle, the "Ohio Gang." Today, the restored cabin is available to rent for group events. The park also includes a nature center with educational exhibits, including live animals and nature-focused exhibits for all ages, and an Ohio Storybook Trail, where a half-mile path combines nature and literature.