Boating Mt. Gilead allows boating with canoes, rowboats and boats with electric motors only. A launch ramp is provided. Picnicking Several picnic areas are located on the south side of the park. Trails More than three miles of hiking trails transverse Mt. Gilead State Park. The Sam's Creek Self-guided Nature Trail starts near the east end of the camping area.
Trails provide opportunities for exercise, nature study and wildlife observation.
The town of Marion is located west of the park on State Route 95. The President Harding Home and Museum is located at 380 Mount Vernon Avenue. Guided tours are available seasonally. Marion also contains the Harding Memorial on Delaware Avenue at Vernon Heights Boulevard. Kokosing Lake and Knox Lake wildlife areas are found east of Mt. Gilead in Knox County.