Malabar Farm State Park
4050 Bromfield Rd.
Lucas, Ohio 44843
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Experience America’s most famous farm, the 900 acre country estate of Pulitzer Prize winning author, farmer and conservationist, Louis Bromfield. Our Visitor Center is full of interactive displays, and home to the Malabar Farm Gift Shop featuring unique Ohio-made items, Bromfield’s books, and farm fresh products. Walk through the barn and visit the animals, ride a farm wagon and tour the home where Hollywood stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married.
Malabar Farm offers family friendly events and workshops throughout the year, including the Maple Syrup Festival held each March, Spring Plowing Days in April, Barn Dances throughout the year, the Ohio Heritage Days Festival every September, and Candlelight Holiday Tours in December.
Hiking Trails: From beautiful wildflowers to interesting rock formations, the park’s hiking trails are sure to please the adventurer in everyone. A multi-use natural trail offers scenic views of the farm and park for horseback riders and hikers.
- Butternut Trail – 0.8 Mile – Easy
- Doris Duke Woods Trail – 1 Mile – Easy
- Jungle Brook Trail – 0.7 Mile – Easy
- Pleasant Valley Bridle Trail – 7 Miles – Bridle Trail (hiking permitted)
Winter Recreation: Under the proper conditions, park guests can enjoy sledding, snow-shoeing, and cross-country skiing.
Contact Malabar Farm State Park for hours and dates open.
Malabar Farm State Park
Malabar Farm State Park
Malabar Farm State Park
Malabar Farm State Park
Malabar Farm State Park
Events at Malabar Farm State Park
Meetings
Located in the woods at Malabar Farm is a log home called the Pugh cabin. Built in the 1940s by a neighbor of Louis Bromfield, the cabin is the perfect retreat for meetings, conferences, receptions, and other gatherings which demand a natural, undisturbed environment. The log home features two enormous fireplaces fashioned from native sandstone, as well as two ornate chandeliers which once graced a bank in Mansfield. As a meeting place, the Pugh Cabin features an air conditioned main room which can accommodate fifty people, a lobby area, a modern kitchen and bath, a roofed porch in the rear, a grill, and outdoor tables for meetings and cookouts with a woodsy flavor.
The Pugh cabin is available for rental. For rental of the Pugh cabin, the Maple Cabin (overnight), and the Shelter House, you may make online reservations at reserveohio.com. For more information on other rentals at Malabar Farm, like the barn, please visit reserveohio.com, or call the park office at (419)-892-2784.
Total Space/Capacity
Number of meeting rooms: 5
Total meeting space (sq. ft.): 1,714
Largest meeting space (sq. ft.): 660
Services & Amenities
Lodging property: Yes, 1 Cabin and Seasonal Primitive Campsites
Restaurant: Nearby
In-house catering: No
External catering permitted: Yes
Wi-Fi Access: No
Projector available: No
A/V Screen: No
Handicap accessible: Yes
| Space | Sq. Ft. | L x W | Theatre Style | Banquet | Classroom | Reception |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pugh Cabin | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Main Meeting Room | 660 | 20′ x 33′ | 50 | 30 | 36 | 25 |
| Covered Porch | 234 | 13′ x 18′ | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Lobby | 324 | 36′ x 9′ | N/A | 15 | N/A | 10 |
| Welcome Canter | 500 | N/A | 40 | 25 | N/A | N/A |
Pugh Cabin
Pugh Cabin Diagram
