Ohio State Park Resorts and Conference Centers.

For Immediate Release

Ohio State Park Resorts Offer Online Gift Certificates
For Getaways throughout the State

CAMBRIDGE, Ohio - August 30, 2007 - The holidays are approaching - yes, they really are - and that means shopping season is almost upon us. A great gift - and not just for out-of-town guests who have overstayed
their welcome - is a visit to an Ohio State Park Resort. Gift certificates can be purchased at www.atapark.com for travel to seven resorts operated by concessioner Xanterra Parks & Resorts in state parks throughout Ohio.

Gift certificates can be purchased in any dollar amount for gift shop purchases, restaurant meals and to be applied to lodging at any of the seven resorts.

Xanterra operates the Burr Oak State Park Resort, Glouster, (near Athens); Hueston Woods State Park Resort, College Corner, (Cincinnati, Dayton); Maumee Bay State Park Resort, Oregon, (Toledo); Mohican State Park Resort, Perrysville, (Akron, Mansfield); Punderson Manor State Park Resort, Newbury, (Cleveland); Salt Fork State Park Resort, Cambridge, (Zanesville); and Shawnee State Park Resort, Friendship, (Portsmouth).

Of the 73 Ohio State Parks, those with resorts are best equipped to handle year-round visitation. The lodges each have their own distinct personalities ranging from the 31-room Tudor mansion with 26 cabins nearby at Punderson Manor State Park Resort to Shawnee State Park Resort overlooking the Ohio River to the back woods of Burr Oak. Depending upon the location, cold-weather activities include cross-country skiing, snow
shoeing, hiking, sledding and skating. Indoor pools are available at all of the resorts, and all offer plenty of games and fireside activities.
       
All of the individual resorts offer packages throughout the year, often coinciding with holiday weekends or relating to specific geography.

Gift certificates can be purchased by calling 1-800-AT-A-PARK or following the gift link at www.atapark.com. Recipients can make arrangements to redeem their travel gift at their convenience.  More information about the Ohio State Park Resorts is also available online at www.atapark.com. Information on individual resorts is available at www.mohicanresort.com, www.saltforkresort.com, www.huestonwoodsresort.com, www.burroakresort.com, www.maumeebayresort.com, www.shawneelodgeresort.com and www.pundersonmanorresort.com. Xanterra also operates the marina and facilities at Geneva Marina State Park in Geneva-on-the-Lake in northeastern Ohio.

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Xanterra Parks & ResortsR (consisting of Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Inc. and Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C.) operates lodges, restaurants and other concessions at national parks and state parks and resorts. Xanterra Parks & Resorts is the country's largest park concessioner. Xanterra operates concessions in the following locations: Yellowstone, the North Rim of Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Crater Lake, Death Valley, Rocky Mountain and Petrified Forest National Parks, and Mount Rushmore National Memorial; and at the Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif.; Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and eight Ohio State Parks. Its affiliate Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. operates concessions at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Xanterra operates the Grand Canyon Railway in Williams, Ariz.

Long committed to the preservation and protection of the environment, Ecologix, Xanterra Parks & Resorts' environmental program, includes a variety of proactive environmental stewardship programs in each location. Xanterra has been repeatedly recognized for its environmental leadership in the hospitality industry and is the recipient of many honors, including major awards from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Travel Industry Association, Colorado Department of Public Health, State of Arizona, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Utah Department of Environmental Quality.

For more information about Xanterra, links to individual properties and reservations numbers, visit www.xanterra.com.

Xanterra Parks & Resorts
6312 S. Fiddlers Green Circle
Suite 600 North
Greenwood Village, Co 80111

Media contact:
Mona Mesereau
(1) 720-842-5271

mona_mesereau@msn.com