I'm new to the spark and will be going on a small family vacation for a few days in Ohio.  Curious on laws and rules of flying in towns and more congested areas?  (I know the geofencing.. I have already checked that and I'd be in the clear.)..  Should I be looking somewhere for that information?  Or is all of this pretty general now a days?  Thanks

You can try to consult local Ohio administrator for the relative info. Or hope pilots who have relative experience can provide you with the relative info. Hope you have a nice vacation in advance.

Unfortunately I don't think there's 1 good place to look. Use an app like UAV Forecast but I'd also google search drone laws in every state and city that you plan to fly in. State laws are a nice place to start, but each town may also have some sort of restrictive drone laws.

I am googling Ohio Drone laws and it looks like Ohio has no drone laws enacted. Check this article about half way down.
http://www.droneguru.net/ohio-dr ... -local-regulations/