Best Camping near Columbus Grove, OH

Looking for the best campgrounds near Columbus Grove, OH? Columbus Grove is filled with the activities, sights, and experiences to make everyone in your crew a happy camper. At The Dyrt, campers like you share their favorite spots, plus tips and photos. No matter where you're headed in Columbus Grove, you'll find the best spot for you and your camping crew.

Best Camping Sites Near Columbus Grove, OH (76)

    Camper-submitted photo from Indian Lake State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Indian Lake State Park
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    Camper-submitted photo from Indian Lake State Park

    1. Indian Lake State Park

    32 Reviews
    66 Photos
    93 Saves

    Located in west-central Ohio, 5,100-acre Indian Lake State Park Campground offers a variety of water-related recreational opportunities. Visitors can boat, fish, jet-ski and camp at this noteworthy, man-made lake. The park itself is 800 acres and features two beaches for swimmers to enjoy. Campers can enjoy the shade of large mature oak, sycamore and maple trees and cozy up to a campfire for a night of s’mores and laughter. Indian Lake, Ohio campgrounds guarantee fun for everyone.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    Camper-submitted photo from Ottawa Metro Park Campground
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    Camper-submitted photo from Ottawa Metro Park Campground

    2. Ottawa Metro Park Campground

    5 Reviews
    4 Photos
    15 Saves

    Ottawa Metro Park provides many different outdoor recreation opportunities for your enjoyment on 287.3 acres. Visitors can spend the day fishing & boating on the 89 acre Lima Lake reservoir and swimming at Ottawa Metro Park beach. Enjoy a picnic or stay overnight at the campground. Our friendly family-oriented self registering campground features thirty spacious campsites with three handicap accessible sites. Each site has hook-up for water and electric (minimum of 50 amp), picnic table, lantern holder, and fire ring. For the larger RV owners, eight pull through sites are available. A convenient dump station is located within the campground. Paved walkways and paths connect campsites to the modern shower/restroom facility with vending area as well as connecting to many other features of the Ottawa Metro Park. Campsites are available on a “first come, first serve” basis.

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    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • ADA Access
    • RVs
    Camper-submitted photo from Van Buren State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Van Buren State Park
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    3. Van Buren State Park

    10 Reviews
    11 Photos
    20 Saves
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    Camper-submitted photo from Grand Lake St. Marys State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Grand Lake St. Marys State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Grand Lake St. Marys State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Grand Lake St. Marys State Park
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    Camper-submitted photo from Grand Lake St. Marys State Park

    4. Grand Lake St. Marys State Park

    12 Reviews
    36 Photos
    60 Saves
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    5. Wapakoneta KOA

    6 Reviews
    8 Photos
    24 Saves
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access

    $42 - $55 / night

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    6. Twin Lakes Park

    3 Reviews
    1 Photo
    2 Saves
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    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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      7. Lake Cody

      1 Review
      3 Saves

      Lake Cody is a family campground, RV park and swimming beach located in northwest Ohio featuring a 15-acre fully stocked lake, 130 campsites, and a mile-long walk path. We provide lots of fun-filled activities for the whole family! We offer full hook-up sites and have several pull-through and back-up sites for larger units.

      Lake Cody is a family owned and operated campground located in northwest Ohio. Lake Cody has been open for over 45 years.

      Cody and Nedra Miller, along with their four children started the campground and swimming beach in 1972. The property was originally the family farm, purchased in 1963. Lake Cody was created when U.S. 30 was rerouted through the dining room! Cody and Nedra sold the campground to their youngest daughter, Beth, in 1996.

      Beth and Tim Spradlin, along with their three children, Bryan, Megan, and Reece, currently own and operate the family campground.

      Lake Cody is a family-friendly campground, and the family works hard to help your family have a safe and enjoyable time. So put on your brakes and check out Lake Cody Campground; you may want to stay a while.

      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Electric Hookups
      • Reservable
      • RVs
      • Tents

      $38 - $40 / night

      Camper-submitted photo from Adventure Bound Pleasant View
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      8. Adventure Bound Pleasant View

      5 Reviews
      10 Photos
      15 Saves
      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Electric Hookups
      • Phone Service
      • Reservable
      • ADA Access

      $76 / night

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        9. Robins Nest Campground

        1 Review
        3 Saves
        • Pets
        • Fires
        • Electric Hookups
        • Reservable
        • RVs
        • Tents
        Camper-submitted photo from Woodbrige Campground

        10. Woodbrige Campground

        4 Reviews
        1 Photo
        21 Saves
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        • Electric Hookups
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      Pet-friendly camping near Columbus Grove

      Recent Reviews In Columbus Grove

      156 Reviews of 76 Columbus Grove Campgrounds


      • Susan B.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Ottawa Metro Park Campground
        Sep. 16, 2024

        Ottawa Metro Park Campground

        Nice, clean campground, adjoining a big greenway

        Very clean and pleasant campground, not far off the interstate. A 13_mile Greenway passes by there. Very nice bath and shower house. All sites paved with water and electric. Great place to spend a night or two.

      • Shannon G.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Grand Lake St. Marys State Park
        Aug. 24, 2024

        Grand Lake St. Marys State Park

        One nighter

        We were just passing through for one night and we’d been there before but this is a new site to us. It had a decent level pad and plenty deep enough for our camper and tow vehicle. The site has a large side and backyard with a great view of the lake. The shower house was just a short walk. Check in was easy and so was finding our site.

      • J
        Camper-submitted photo from Sun Valley Family Campground
        Aug. 21, 2024

        Sun Valley Family Campground

        Clean facilities, poor book keeping

        Making the reservation didn’t go very smooth, the person taking the information didn’t sound like they knew what they were doing… They charged our credit card, and lost our reservation, however they did honor our word and allowed us to camp. The bathrooms and showers were clean. The camping area had portable toilets that were clean! For just overnight it was OK, not a place I would vacation at.

      • Megan M.
        Camper-submitted photo from Lake Loramie State Park
        Aug. 12, 2024

        Lake Loramie State Park

        Pretty lake. Parking lot campground

        First, the lake here is beautiful. It has many islands, coves and inlets and is perfect for a couple of days of paddling or fishing. That's where the two stars come in. 

        BUT. There are many buts. The campground is like a giant RV lot. The sites are tiny. We were in a tent-only site and we had two families right on top of us on either side. We could hear the entire conversations of one family, plus there were 11 people there, three cars, and they were partying the first night and extremely noisy.

        The reservation map is incorrect. When I reserved, it showed #13 as being on the end of the tent only area. When we arrived, I found out there was a site #14 that wasn't even pictured on the reservation map, and this is where the giant screaming family was parked! I thought I was going to be on the end- it is not very accommodating for a variety of reasons for a reservation map to be so incorrect. 

        The air everywhere reeks of sewage, ranging from what you smell outside a giant pig farm, to what you smell outside of a porta potty, to rotten egg smell. I don't know where these smells were coming from but it was nonstop. 

        The bathrooms were extremely dirty. It looks like they haven't been renovated since the 80s. 

        The employees in the office never seemed to be able to tell us what we needed to know. We asked on Friday evening where the Saturday morning naturalist paddle would be, and we were told to come back Saturday morning and ask someone else. On Saturday, the person in the office told us to go to a location that was miles away- we spent 40 minutes in the car driving around, trying to find where this activity was, only to give up and find out it was actually adjacent to the campground, not down the road in a different part of the park. 

        Last, the lake is in the middle of a residential neighborhood. You can see houses around the edge of the park while you are sitting in your campsite. It is not remote, and there is a noisy, busy highway running along the side of the campground. 

        I enjoyed the lake but I will not camp here again.

      • B
        Camper-submitted photo from Arrowhead Lake RV Park & Campground
        Aug. 6, 2024

        Arrowhead Lake RV Park & Campground

        Pretty Nice + Cheap

        Sites are large for the weekend campers. The seasonal ones all have back in and the weekends are pull through which is kinda nice. They have two ponds, one for fishing and one for swimming. The swimming one has a dock kids jump off but it only goes to about 3.5-4 feet deep at the deepest point. Overall a pretty nice camping spot. Oh and it was only $45 a night.

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        Camper-submitted photo from Mary Jane Thurston State Park
        Jun. 14, 2024

        Mary Jane Thurston State Park

        Good spot.

        We had spot 8 and it was a good spot. It was a pull through spot that could fit a pretty large RV we will be staying here again if it is close on our travels. Highly recommend

      • Mary S.
        Camper-submitted photo from Shadylake Campground
        Jun. 12, 2024

        Shadylake Campground

        It's unfortunate that I have to give them even 1 star.

        It's unfortunate I have to even give them 1 star. Absolutely horrible people to deal with and filthy place! The grounds were unkept and the pond, well, dont swim in it. We paid for the season and could not even get into our spot because he had rented out our spot to someone else! Every time we went out to make sure it was empty someone new was rented out to it. Filthy facility and the workers, when you could find one, were rude and obnoxious. We had to talk to the manager, who was hiding in the house, over a speaker. We couldn't hear him because of all the dogs barking in the background but he refused to come and speak to us.

      • Rick M.
        Camper-submitted photo from Adventure Bound Pleasant View
        May. 13, 2024

        Adventure Bound Pleasant View

        Scam company

        Place is a joke, ran by two little piece of shit trolls with a god complex to over come the lack of achievement in there lives. They have zero management skills and even less people skills. Must be overcompensating for something.

      • S
        Camper-submitted photo from Powell Creek Campground
        May. 8, 2024

        Powell Creek Campground

        Old & dilapidated,

        Old campground with very little to do. Dirty shower building and dirty bathrooms( be sure to bring your own toilet paper because it's always empty). Activity building looks like it is about ready to collapse, with cracks in the concrete big enough to trip over. Run don't walk away from this place!

      • fThe Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Kimpels Hickory Acres
        Mar. 8, 2024

        Kimpels Hickory Acres

        Decent place, will try again

        There is a Waterpark, pool, and hot tub at this campground you can access for an additional price. I camped in a tent next to the cabin that my sister rented so I'm not sure about the tent sites that are available. There are ALOT of full time campers here so I was under the impression that a good site will be hard to find here, but the bathrooms were good and there were things to do so I will try this place out again.

      • Shona S.
        Camper-submitted photo from Blue Water Campground
        Sep. 8, 2023

        Blue Water Campground

        Okay

        It had the facilities, but we were unimpressed with the service when booking, price quoted at reservation and online was different to price charged and we were placed right by the dump ground

      • Y
        Camper-submitted photo from Ottawa Metro Park Campground
        Aug. 11, 2023

        Ottawa Metro Park Campground

        So peaceful

        Stopped here for the night on a road trip. It was the best decision to make! It is such a nice peaceful campground! The sites were nicely spaced along with a wonderful bathroom. Its definitely one of the nicest campgrounds I have ever been to!

      • A
        Camper-submitted photo from River Trail Campground II
        Jul. 30, 2023

        River Trail Campground II

        Quick weekend stay

        The papers were friendly ans helpful. Friendly patrons throughout the park. Clean saltwater pool, a park and a clean pond with a swimming beach. Catch and release fishing allowed. Bingo on Saturday evening! We all enjoyed our stay.

      • S
        Camper-submitted photo from Venture Out Resorts Arrowhead Lakes Resort
        Oct. 14, 2022

        Venture Out Resorts Arrowhead Lakes Resort

        It’s ok

        This is a timeshare campground. We agreed to come, so we could get full hookups. We weren’t able to get them anywhere else. So this place called and we agreed to come. So far the staff has been fabulous and very accommodating. We haven’t attended “the meeting “ yet. That’s not until tomorrow. The people who called us promised us several things, we got here and they weren’t available. We had to change sites 3 times. 1 time after we had everything unhooked, and set up. We have been here 2 days and this is the first time we could have a night time camp fire. The wind has been so bad. We did get a list today, of the activities for tomorrow. Some look pretty interesting. It seems like there is something for everyone.

      • Janet D.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Fire Lake Camper Park
        Oct. 8, 2022

        Fire Lake Camper Park

        Clean and easy

        We registered on Campspot.com, paid in advance and pulled in late. They were very helpful and location was easy to navigate.

      • R
        Camper-submitted photo from A & E Camping Resort
        Sep. 24, 2022

        A & E Camping Resort

        Worst hospitality very rude owner talks trash about other campers

        I gave a one start only because I had too the place is horrible kept  the spot we reserved from the map was not saved we got there it had a camper in it we had to take a spot down a steep hill no activities  the facilities was dirty  dumpster over flowing washing machines broke bathrooms dirty water had a bad smell and particles in it would advice not to drink the water ! Wendy the owner or owner want to be was extremely rude suppose be smoke free she was smoking blew right into out motor home  causing us a trip to the er my daughter went into a asthma attack  no activites for anyone no pool but a nasty green beach I would not even let my lab swim in when we ask for part of our money back  and not stay the whole week the person in the office Wendy said she would we went to the office when leaving she denied saying she would give any type refund lied to us I would advise another campground tbjs is poorly ran and way too much money and a dump who knows what's up with the water place needs condemned and start over with  better management  and someone with social skills I will not be back and I will not recommend to anyone else and we travel  a great deal and know.many who does also  wish I had take. Time to look at and read reviews I have learned a valuable lesson here .

      • Bob M.
        Camper-submitted photo from Mary Jane Thurston State Park
        Aug. 31, 2022

        Mary Jane Thurston State Park

        Decent, quiet

        We were in a premium site (#2) which means we had electric & water. Sites have ample space & shade. The only real negative is the bathrooms & shower house are a mile or so away at the marina, kind of odd.

      • Shanda A.
        Camper-submitted photo from Lake Loramie State Park
        Aug. 14, 2022

        Lake Loramie State Park

        Great Weekend at Lake Loramie!

        We had a great weekend of camping! The weather was perfect, the kids loved the playground and had fun at the Fun Field Day activities! Plenty of fishing and relaxing! We love the little ice cream shop/bait shop across the street.

      • Leah R.
        Camper-submitted photo from Cannaley Treehouse Village
        Jul. 11, 2022

        Cannaley Treehouse Village

        Hidden Gem 💎

        This little village was so much fun for my 2 little people! I think 1 night is plenty as the site itself doesn't offer a ton of amenities but there are some trails that you can walk/bike without leaving base. They also have showers which is a bonus! There is a coffee shop/brewery but my understanding is that it's only open on Friday/Saturday.

      • Zachary W.
        Camper-submitted photo from Van Buren State Park
        Jul. 8, 2022

        Van Buren State Park

        Bare bones

        Difficult to get potable water. Only electric on the sites. Some sites don't have electric hookup. Dump station is in a completely different section of the state park. We arrived around 8 pm and check-in station was already closed. Luckily they have a sign with name and site number. Not much to do other than trails.



      Guide to Columbus Grove

      Camping near Columbus Grove, Ohio, offers a mix of beautiful nature and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful getaway or a family adventure, there are several campgrounds to choose from.

      What to do:

      • Fishing and paddling: The stunning lakes around the area, like at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park, are perfect for fishing and kayaking. One visitor mentioned, "The lake is beautiful with many islands, coves, and inlets, perfect for a couple of days of paddling or fishing."
      • Hiking: Trails abound in places like Ouabache State Park Campground, where one camper noted, "The park has great trails for hiking and biking."
      • Playgrounds and activities for kids: Many campgrounds, such as Lake Loramie State Park Campground, have playgrounds and organized activities. A family shared, "The kids loved the playground and had fun at the Fun Field Day activities!"

      What campers like:

      • Clean facilities: Campers appreciate well-maintained restrooms and shower facilities. One reviewer at Harrison Lake State Park Campground said, "The shower house was nice and clean."
      • Friendly staff: Many visitors mention the helpfulness of campground hosts. A camper at Indian Lake State Park Campground noted, "Friendly camp hosts who were busy picking up trash in common areas and cleaning sites."
      • Scenic views: Campgrounds like Kiser Lake State Park Campground offer beautiful views. One visitor remarked, "It was absolutely stunning overlooking the water with the trees turning colors."

      What you should know:

      • Reservation systems can be tricky: Some campers have found the online reservation process frustrating. A visitor at Indian Lake State Park Campground mentioned, "The online reservation system is clumsy to use at best."
      • Noise levels can vary: Campers have reported noise issues, especially from nearby families. One camper at Harrison Lake State Park Campground said, "There were families on either side of us with little kids who were well behaved, albeit a little noisy."
      • Limited amenities at some sites: Campgrounds like Van Buren State Park Campground may have fewer facilities. A camper noted, "Difficult to get potable water. Only electric on the sites."

      Tips for camping with families:

      • Choose family-friendly sites: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds and activities. A family at Lake Loramie State Park Campground enjoyed the "Fun Field Day activities!"
      • Pack for noise: If you're camping near families, be prepared for some noise. One camper at Harrison Lake State Park Campground mentioned, "No one seemed to care about the 10 pm quiet time."
      • Bring outdoor games: Having games on hand can keep kids entertained. A visitor at Kiser Lake State Park Campground found it great for fishing and hiking, making it a fun spot for families.

      Tips from RVers:

      • Check site sizes: Some campgrounds have small sites, so make sure to check dimensions. A camper at Ouabache State Park Campground said, "Camp sites are tiny."
      • Look for full hookups: If you need more amenities, choose campgrounds with full hookups. A visitor at Toledo East-Stony Ridge KOA appreciated the "full hook-up with a gravel pull-through."
      • Plan for early check-in: Some campgrounds have strict check-in times. A camper at Toledo East-Stony Ridge KOA mentioned being charged for arriving early, so it's best to plan accordingly.

      Camping near Columbus Grove, Ohio, has something for everyone, from families to RVers. Just remember to check the specific campground details and reviews to make the most of your trip!

      Frequently Asked Questions

      • What camping is available near Columbus Grove, OH?

        According to TheDyrt.com, Columbus Grove, OH offers a wide range of camping options, with 76 campgrounds and RV parks near Columbus Grove, OH and 1 free dispersed camping spot.

      • Which is the most popular campground near Columbus Grove, OH?

        According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Columbus Grove, OH is Indian Lake State Park with a 4.1-star rating from 32 reviews.

      • Where can I find free dispersed camping near Columbus Grove, OH?

        According to TheDyrt.com, there is 1 free dispersed camping spot near Columbus Grove, OH.

      • What parks are near Columbus Grove, OH?

        According to TheDyrt.com, there are 8 parks near Columbus Grove, OH that allow camping, notably Delaware Lake and Clarence J. Brown Dam and Reservoir.