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Public land camping

National Forest Campgrounds in Ohio

3 places to camp in Ohio run by the Forest Service.

3
federal places to camp
3 Forest Service
3
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
867 ft
at the highest of them
Oak Hill - Lake Vesuvius. The lowest, Iron Ridge - Lake Vesuvius, sits at 767 ft
65
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 64 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

National forest campgrounds in Ohio

3 places

  1. Iron Ridge - Lake Vesuvius Forest Service · Wayne National Forest · Lawrence County 767 ftelevation 32sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area group campground Forest Service · Wayne National Forest · Lawrence County 580 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Oak Hill - Lake Vesuvius Forest Service · Wayne National Forest · Lawrence County 867 ftelevation 32sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov