East Otto State Forest

We went for a quick weekend trip with 3 people and 4 dogs. What a great spot! We were nice and secluded, which was great for the dogs to run around, be safe, and not bother other campers. It was relatively easy to find and the campsite is pretty close to Zoar Valley for a nice day trip! We will definitely be back :)

there's now a house here

Absolutely perfect primitive camp site! I was the only person there, it was gorgeous and so peaceful. Pro tip: dont be a dumb dumb like me. I used the Dyrt provided gps coordinates and was dropped into a residential area. Used the map on the parks website to get back on track and it was really simple. Also, it said there would be verizon cell service, there was absolutely nothin. I will absolutely be back!

After sleeping in parking lots and rest stops, it is so nice to have a place where you don’t fear law enforcement knocking at your car/tent, and it’s FREE! There are 14 designated spots and I am unsure of the popularity of this place but it’s a Friday night and there were multiple open stops rolling in at 8 PM. We are currently sitting around a fire and are so grateful for the wonderful woods here we get to inhabit (for up to 3 days without asking for permission!)

This was a nice secluded feeling site, neighbors are pretty close by and you can hear them but a good amount of private space to yourself. Maybe non rainy season is better for this site, my boots became very muddy

Aswome place for primitive camping 🏕 No rubber tramps here no hook ups , or water primitive only And camp outs Plz clean up after yr self ty

Hot tent camp no problem it was awesome

This was my first real camping trip since I was a boy, almost 30  years ago.

I was pleasantly surprised with the experience.  I'm not a big people person so I was worried it was going to be people on top of people, but it wasn't.  Sites were spaced out enough that you know someone was in the site next to you, but you couldn't see them.

The real drag was the cleanliness of the sites, we arrived on a Thursday and pretty much had our pick of sites out of 15.  I think we found the cleanest non occupied one by far, but there were others that it looked like a kegger was hosted there the night before.

Please practice carry in/carry out.

Each site had a clearing for at least 1 fairly sized tent, a ringed campfire and plenty of branches and sticks to get things going.

Some wildlife around, but for the most part it was you and nature.

There is a small town not 15 minutes away if you needed or forgot something and it was pretty simple to get there.

I think we have decided to go back again this year as it is close enough to Buffalo, NY that there isn't a lot of planning involved.

Nice campground, free, fishing, secluded, everyone needs to start picking up their trash though