A private lake community in Mount Gilead, Ohio

Candlewood Lake

Fifteen hundred acres of private water, woods, and Ohio sky.

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For more than fifty years, Candlewood has been a place where Ohioans come to fish at dawn, boat at golden hour, and gather four generations of family on a single dock. Whether you live here year-round or only on the long summer weekends, this is your front door.

250acres of stream-fed lake
6miles of wooded shoreline
700+families call it home
1973member-run ever since

The amenities

What is here?

Six miles of shoreline. Two pools. A fitness center, two nature trails, two rentable lodges, and a community calendar that fills up fast in summer.

Lake & Water The water at the center of everything. Pools Two pools, two atmospheres. Fitness Center Open year-round. Mt. Tabor Trail The woods that were here first. Lodges Two places to gather.

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Life at Candlewood

Six miles of shoreline. Two pools. A community that has been growing in the same direction for fifty years.

Boating, fishing, and water skiing
Two seasonal community pools
Year-round fitness center
Two nature trails through conserved woods
Two rentable lodges
A calendar full of community events

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For sale

Find your place at Candlewood.

Waterfront lots and wooded interior lots a short walk from a dock, available inside the community. Homes are sold through local agents who know the lake.

Lots for Sale

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