This post has been updated current information for 2022
Adulthood is tracking you down slowly and methodically like the Terminator. You can run all you like, but eventually, you’ll be caught in its laser scopes with no escape.
But when you’re slaving away at that desk job and swimming in bills, you’ll look back fondly on those days you and your friends ruled life like kings and queens from your Athens Ohio apartment. Live these college days well. Here are some things you’ll definitely want to put on the college bucket list.
Road Trip
The perfect road trip can help define your youth. If you’re fortunate enough to have a car and a place to park it at your rental, go and grab your closest buds (or gals) and hit the road for some adventure. You don’t even have to have a definite plan. It’s a great way to bond and see the world. All it takes is a few tanks of gas, a car, and a sense of discovery.
Hit an Amusement Park
There’s nothing like being old enough to drink legally but young enough the big coasters don’t make you puke. Head off to Kings Island or Cedar Point for a day and live it up. Ohio has some of the best roller coasters in the country. Push those kids out of the way and claim the first car. You deserve to scream your heart out.
Float the Hocking River
Sure, the part of the Hocking River that floats by Ohio University is a sewer. You’d be better off planning a float ride in the toilet of your Athens Ohio student rental. But miles downstream in Hocking County, the river becomes much cleaner and even beautiful. Plan a canoe trip, a kayaking trip, or a float ride down the Hocking. Get a bunch of friends and live it up. Get in on the action at the Hocking Hills Canoe Livery.
Have Fun at Strouds Run
Strouds is another great outdoors experience. It’s a 10 minute drive from campus and is an awesome way to blow off steam and decompress during Athens’ warmer months.
There are a wide variety of activities you can do, from playing cornhole in the sand to renting boats with your friends, definitely make sure to check out all that the state park has to offer.
Do a Shuffle
If you’re lucky enough to have an apartment uptown or close to the bars, make sure you try a shuffle before you leave Athens.
The concept is to have a drink at every bar on Court Street, but don’t put yourself in danger doing this. Take breaks, and if you skip a drink at a bar, don’t beat yourself up. Above all, the goal is to step foot in each one, not to give yourself alcohol poisoning!