What's Inside

 

Bed & Breakfast
Birdies Hotel
Blacksmith Shop
Caroline's
Chapman's Creek
Children's Playarea
Chronicle News
Church
General Store
Gun Shop
Ice Cream Shop
Jail
Old Mill
Skid Row
Walking Trail
Wells Fargo Bank

 

 

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Welcome to Chapman Falls

Springfield, Ohio

Kevin and kids

Chapman Falls started out as a project to decorate my property. Before I knew it, I looked up and found a unique picnic park staring back at me. I don't think of the place as a big deal or as something special. The place is certainly not on the scale of a full time amusement park, but it is unique. I have people pulling into my driveway and just take a few minutes to just admire.
I've had people tell me I should charge admission while others say I should bring in reinactments. I'm not sure what kind of events will be scheduled. I've had some requests by local groups to have their picnics and I have accomodated them. For the most part, past events have been by invitation only. The town is still under constuction and is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2005. I'm not sure at this point how I will make it to open to public access. Liability, zoning and insurance issues are items that I am dealing with.

If anyone would like some tips on how to build a poor mans attraction, contact me at b4kdm@yahoo.com.
In the meantime, take a virtual tour of the park and let me know what you think.

Kevin Miller
Park owner and operator