Third for Lake Tobias - strongly do NOT recommend little buffalo for the pool. The park is beautiful, great place for easy-intermediate hikes + dog friendly.. I have lived in Perry for 20 years, Newport itself for over 10 - I have never been to the Little Buffalo pool because I have been on the outside in summer months. The pool has been highly understaffed for years (decade +) and it has become absolutely disgusting from a local but outside perspective. Very few locals go to the pool, mostly busses from Harrisburg + Amish Country for the last 10+ years. From the outside it looks great- big pool and slides plus a wading pool for the littles?! …from local perspective it’s a great “get” but, “we” don’t go to the pool.

But, again, plus sides of LB- great hiking trails, there are plenty of posts showing local historical events; the trails are beautiful, the local places to eat (honestly mostly pizza shops) are good and not horribly priced, there are also options to canoe/paddle boat on the lake. Would never recommend someone from more than like an hour away but, close by it’s a good spot to get away from crowds (again- if you avoid the pool).