Sawmill (Campground D) — Jesse Owens State Park

Nicely maintained primitive campground with outhouse style restroom. Beautiful covered bridge. Nice large sites to choose. You can park on site or choose the beautiful area across the bridge. Kind hostess. Registration required. No fee/14 day limit. Cell reception is nil unless you drive to the AEP tower. (Mile down the main road)

I was excited to stay at a new location. Found my way there and selected an open spot directly across from the bridge. That spot was taken, appeared to be a family living on the bridge. Half of it was filled with their belongings. Looked like other areas, up on the hill, were also set up as home.

Set up my area, noticed there were a lot of bugs. Seriously a lot of them. After about 6 hours unfortunately I couldn’t handle them anymore, packed up and left. It’s possible A, B, and C have fewer bugs. May drive through those areas at a future time. Would not stay at D again.

Just outside the towns of Zanesville and Cumberland where you can find Ohio's famed Wilds there's heat opportunity for free camping. No reservations needed, check out different regions and pick a spot that is open and tugs at your heart. Enjoy views of lakes, butterflies and take the opportunity to introduce your kids to fishing if you haven't done that yet. Plenty of opportunity to find a perfect hammock spot or a cozy corner for just you and a plus one or get some friends together and enjoy the company and fire together... Roll up your car windows or raccoons will take advantage of any acorns or hot chocolate packets in your car. Travel to nearby Mcconnellville and get some small town flavor and sights. Miners memorial is nearby. Go check out Big Muskie Bucket and learn a bit about Coal and power.