Chardon is the county seat of Geauga County. It is in Ohio's "snowbelt" and receives an average of 106 inches of snow each winter. In 1996, the National Guard was sent in after the city got about four feet of snow in less than a week.

Get in

By Car

State Route 44 runs north and south through Chardon.

By plane

• Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport is a major international airport in Brook Park.It is about 50 minutes away.

See

• 1 Geauga County Courthouse. (updated Nov 2018)

Do

• Geauga County Maple Festival, gcmaplefest@adelphia.net. Chardon Square. Annually held the weekend after Easter. This event has rides, a parade, a Queen's Pageant, a lumberjack competition, an arts and crafts show, along with several unusual events, such as the beard and mustache contest, bathtub races, and the ceremonial tapping of a maple tree.  
• 1 Geauga Lyric Theater, 101 Water St, ☏ +1 440 286-2255. Tickets $10-20. Check website for shows. (updated Jun 2017)
• 2 Geauga County Fair. (updated Nov 2018)
• 3 Alpine Valley Ski Area. (updated Nov 2018)
• 4 Punderson State Park. (updated Nov 2018)

Buy

• 1 Mountain Road Cycles. (updated Nov 2018)

Eat

• 1 Congin’s Pizza, 104 South St, ☏ +1 440-286-1260. (updated Nov 2018)

Drink

• 1 Chardon Tavern & Grill. (updated Nov 2018)

Sleep

• Avalon Gardens, 12511 Fowlers Mill Rd, ☏ +1 440 286-2126, info@avalongardensinn.com. 
• Bass Lake Inn Taverne & Inn, 426 South St, ☏ +1 440 285-3100. 
• Baymont Inn & Suites, 7581 Auburn Rd, ☏ +1 440 579-0300. 
• Chardon Motel, 526 Water St, ☏ +1 440 285-3140. 
• Claridon Inn, 12797 Mayfield Rd, ☏ +1 440 286-1005. 
• Petrillo Doris, 12511 Fowlers Mill Rd, ☏ +1 440 286-2126. 

Connect

• 1 Chardon Public Library, 110 E Park St, ☏ +1 440-285-7601, chardon.library@geaugalibrary.net. (updated Nov 2018)

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Routes through Chardon

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