Barkcamp State Park Campground

Well, honestly I love this place. I grew up in the Ohio valley and I love living here. I used to have a large family when I was young and we would get together here and rent out large portions of lots and all the kids would play on the trails and flash light tag at night. There is a section for horses and bridle trails for them as well, with one large trail that circles the entire encampment. There are play grounds, basketball courts, a beach. Fishing is good and you can rent kayaks and boats. There are bathrooms and showers which were recently replaced with brand new facilities. There is even a little store where you can buy snacks, camping gear and even rent corn hole boards. I have a lot of good memories at this place. I think you would, too.

This campground was great. Priced well. Amenities. Nice site sizes. And so many options. Cute little store.

Enjoyed a couple nights. Limited use of the campground during our visit, so we enjoyed peace and quiet. Trees and undercover between sites to give some privacy. Easy towing our 28’ tow behind in and out. Verizon signal not bad.

We had a great weekend trip at Barkcamp. Easy to get to from the highway. Some of the spots are a little tight if you have any slides but are generous in length for the spot. Included a fire ring and paved area for picnic table. Super animal friendly.

Grounds are well cared for. Some sites have some topography to deal with, but livable. Pit toilets are dated but they work. Shower house does not have toilets. Staff are awesome!

We were ready to stop for the night and looked on The Dyrt for something close. Very easy to get to. Not far off the highway. Only problem was lady making our reservation didn't give us a long enough site. We found an empty site that would work. Will stop again as it's a place we pass by often in travels. State Parks are nice to stay in. October so not as crowded We stayed in the horse section. No problem at all.

Nice drive through residential farms, beautiful views . The state park, has a mini golf course, lake, archery, equestrian sites electric, full hook up , elite sites, primitive tent sites etc. It was about $25 and a $6 reservation fee. Call or do online. They had showers and vault toilets far over 100 sites and a general store.

This was a nice place to stop for a few days on my drive west into Ohio. I knew nothing about the campground prior to this visit. My next time I will stay in camping area B or C now that I have seen the layout. There is no hiking trail to the lake unless you use a horse trail which I did. If you do this prepare to get muddy.

As other reviewers have said, many of the campsites were not level, we were hoping that was only an issue with the RV sites and we'd be okay at the tent sites, but our spot, 122, was on a slope. We set up with our heads at the highest point of the slope and ended up having our sleeping mats slip down to the other end of our tent by morning. Most of the other tent sites didn't look any better. Bathrooms are pit toilets, didn't check the shower house at all, hand sanitizer was out in the women's bathroom luckily we had our own. No issues with the staff or other campers, the park seems nice but the lake is underwhelming. Liked being far away from the main road and it was nice and quiet.

Love this place,especially early spring and into late fall.... loop B is the boom! Fits our style of camping

We stayed here November 21, 2020 (in the midst of Covid).

The campground had no water hookups, about 90% of the sites were not level (and....I mean by A LOT).

We were one of the only people in the campground, so we ended up just moving to one of the more level campgrounds.

It's a cute campground, but a lot of the RV spots are unlevel up a hill, so backing in would be a hassle. Wouldn't stay here again.

There's trails for horseback riding (your own), fishing areas, kayak area, with nice padded sites.

The camp store is an old log cabin so instantly I liked this park. This is set up with a whole section for horse camping with tie outs and trailer/truck sites. Lots of bridle trails and a really quiet park. Also a nice dam and beach area. One of the only parks we have stayed at that offers a place to put your recycling. Normally we take it home so it still gets recycled. They have a putt putt course but it’s really dated and not kept up. This didn’t bother us but some might use it. They also had a nice place to launch boats in the campground.

Has 50 amp and nice hiking trails. Oglebay comes out and has star gazing when it's in season. Clean and quiet.

The state park is on the smaller side and a few updates are needed but, this campground was really sweet.  The updates needed bathrooms, the pads need to be slightly wider, maybe an overflow lot.  Vault type toilets, the pad was narrow so you had to pay attention when exiting the camper, most of the site are on a hill...there are a handful flatter spaces.  Now the good you can camp along with your horses.  First camp we’ve been to with horses along side of your camper.  Very cool!  The trails are mostly for all horses, humans, and snowmobiles.  With the rain we’ve had this spring (19’) trails very muddy and challenging at spots we loved it.

Many area's with grills set up, but Holliday, it fills up fast. Wear your swimsuit under your clothes. No longer has changing rooms unless u wanna change in a porta potty!