Best Campgrounds near Boardman, OH

Site is about a quarter mile from the parking lot so pack light, bring a wagon, and/or be ready for a work out.

Tent pad is raised so even though it rained and the water streamed through the middle of camp, tent was fine.

In near a slope which leads to the river, which the kids loved but younger kids might find dangerous.

Toilet is by the parking lot. No running water. Dollar general is 3 min away. No road noise unless someone is reving their engine in the parking lot but you will hear trail hikers. Bring your own wood. TONS OF BIRDS you will hear them all day long and see all sorts of different kinds. Really pretty and relaxing scenery overall. Probably best for solo campers.

The campground is entirely in a flood zone. It gets so deep the locals cars have floated away. The weather was forecasted to rain for several days. Our camp area ended up in at least 6inches of rushing creek water (we moved when it was ankle deep). The owner relocated us to a concrete slab next to his house so we were safe and dry. We never should have been allowed to set up camp where we were initially. And it was a giant pain to break down camping stuff to relocate. That being said, the owner was nice. And I’m sure in good weather, this is an amazing spot to camp.

I stayed here with some friends for one night and I would love to go back. Be prepared - you park near the front of the campgrounds to check in, and then you are provided wagons to carry your gear to your site. It is kind of a fun adventure. We booked last minute and got the site at the very back of the campsite, which happened to be up a hill. It took some work but we got all of our gear up with the wagon. Our site was beautiful and private. We also had a lot of space. We couldn't really see or hear any other campers. 

Bathrooms are port-a-johns back near where the car was parked. So it can be a little bit of a hike if you have a far campsite. 

If you plan on having a fire, you have to purchase wood from them because you can't bring your own (it's a tree farm). One thing I loved is that they will bring the wood up to your campsite for you. You are able to buy some from them at other times (they have a sign on how to do so at each site) and they will drive it up again. 

I felt safe here and would definitely go back, next time for multiple nights.

TL:DR-This is a really nice, well-kept campground, though there may be some noise.

Pros: very clean, well-kept grounds and bathrooms; there's a nice-looking playground, two lakes, trails.

Considerations: the entire time we were here, the wind was 10-15 mph and all of our neighbors were very quiet, friendly, and respectful. So the majority of what we heard was October winds blowing leaves off the trees (nice!!), but the few times the wind died down, or when motorcycles or large trucks were on the highway, the sound came thru loud and clear.

The only other thing I can say that I don't think others did, is that some of the sites, like ours, while more or less level where you'd put an RV, might require going up or down an incline to get to the picnic table. A bit of a problem if you have trouble with knees or hips. ;)