Outdoor lovers head northeast of Cambridge to enjoy the largest state park in Ohio. Salt Fork State Park spans an impressive 20,000 acres, and includes a 148 room lodge, 54 family cottages, and a 3,000 acre lake for water recreation. Meanwhile, about 12 miles southeast of Cambridge is Seneca Lake, the largest of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District’s lakes. Visitors and campers enjoy boating and fishing at this popular 3,500 acre lake. Seneca Lake Park offers a retreat for camping or swimming with planned activities every weekend throughout the summer.

Cambridge is proud of its two theatrical enterprises, The Living Word outdoor drama, portraying the passion of Christ, and the Cambridge Performing Arts Center, featuring local talent productions.

The Cambridge Concert Association and the Pritchard-Laughlin Civic Center host important and entertaining productions. Annual traditions include the Salt Fork Arts and Crafts Festival (second weekend of August), the Ohio Hills Festival (mid-July), Deerassic Classic (early August), Oktoberfest, Paul Bunyan Show (early October), and the Dickens Victorian Village (November through January).

The 57-acre Cambridge City Park is the crown jewel of the city. Built around a pond, it incorporates tennis courts, ball fields, playgrounds, basketball courts, skateboarding facilities, picnic tables and a state-of-the-art swimming pool.