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Campgrounds are open year-round, but amenities may be limited during the winter. Check Rates \| Check Availability Also see Horse Camps, Group and Youth Camps Can I bring my own firewood? Family campgrounds accommodate all types of tents and trailers and provide, at a minimum, drinking water, restrooms or latrines, pads for parking a car or trailer, picnic tables and fire rings. Many campgrounds offer much more, including electrical hookups, showers, laundry facilities, camp stores and playgrounds, as well as special campers' beaches, boat launch ramps and boat docks or tie-ups. A few campgrounds offer full-service sites for recreational vehicles including 50-amp electrical service, sewer and water hookups. Pets are allowed on designated sites. For campers who prefer no-frills, several parks offer walk-in tent sites with minimal facilities. Burr Oak, East Fork, and Tar Hollow, along with Shawnee State Forest and Zaleski State Forest near Lake Hope, offer lengthy backpacking trails with primitive campsites.

Most of Ohio's state park campgrounds are open through the winter, however there may be limited site availability and amenities.
Camp Safe/Camp Smart

	What You Should Know
•	Most Ohio State Parks campgrounds are open year-round, though many offer limited facilities in the winter.
•	Camping is allowed in designated sites only, and campers must register.
•	For your convenience, reservations for all 56 state park campgrounds can be made online or by calling 1-866-OHIOPARKS (1-866-644-6727) up to six months prior to the date of arrival. However, reservations are NOT required to camp at Ohio's state park campgrounds. Any site that has not been reserved can be rented on a first come, first served basis.
•	Maximum length of stay is 14 days.
•	Equipment is limited to a tent or tents with combined floor space under 200 square feet, or a camper and a tent. Vehicles are limited to 2 cars, or a car and a camper,or up to 3 motorcycles.
•	Visitors may be required to display a campground visitor's pass
•	There is a maximum of 6 persons per site.
•	Pets must be on a leash at all times, and may not be left unattended. There is a maximum of 2 pets per site. Pets must have current rabies vaccine, and be wearing an identification tag
•	Pets are not allowed in restrooms or other campground buildings or structures.
•	Ground fires must be contained in fire rings provided by the park. Do not move fire rings.
•	Ice and firewood are available at each park. Collecting of firewood is not allowed.
•	Quiet hours are strictly enforced from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Please be considerate of fellow campers at other times.


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