Best RV Parks & Resorts near Defiance, OH

Defiance, Ohio hosts several established RV campgrounds within a 30-mile radius. Independence Dam State Park Campground offers year-round sites that accommodate both tents and RVs on drive-in access areas with picnic tables, fire rings, and basic toilets but no hookups. Harrison Lake State Park Campground provides electric hookups for RVs with reservable sites suitable for big rigs. "Our site was easy to level. We were charged $25 additional for my jeep since we were towing the trailer," noted one visitor about a nearby KOA location. Arrowhead Lake RV Park features big-rig friendly sites with full hookups including 50-amp electric, water, and sewer connections on level gravel pull-throughs with concrete pads.

Advance reservations are recommended during summer months when campgrounds fill quickly. Dump stations are available at several parks including Harrison Lake State Park and Indian Meadow Ohio Turnpike RV Lot, which provides overnight stops with 50-amp electric service and sanitary dump facilities. Many RV parks in the region remain open year-round, though amenities like swimming pools typically close after Labor Day. Cell service varies throughout the area with stronger coverage near major highways. Most campgrounds accommodate pets and offer trash collection, with some providing on-site firewood sales. Several parks feature water access for fishing opportunities, with Woodbrige Campground and Barefoot Retreat both offering full hookups near popular fishing spots along area waterways.

Best RV Sites Near Defiance, Ohio (64)

    1. Arrowhead Lake RV Park & Campground

    4 Reviews
    Bluffton, OH
    48 miles
    Website
    +1 (419) 365-5374

    $225 - $250 / night

    "A well manicured campground, and while looking a bit narrow, it seemed some pull thrus for big rigs were adequate, with concrete pads and picnic tables."

    "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."

    2. Indian Meadow Ohio Turnpike RV Lot

    1 Review
    Fayette, OH
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (440) 234-2081

    "For what it is it is a nice safe break with a potable water station and a dump station right there"

    3. Barefoot Retreat

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    Paulding, OH
    10 miles
    Website
    +1 (419) 399-7415

    $30 - $75 / night

    4. Independence Dam State Park Campground

    4 Reviews
    Defiance, OH
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (419) 956-1368

    $18 - $25 / night

    "It's very green with lots of trees and shade cover.  The paved path that goes along the camping sites is very nice and makes for a great walk or bike ride.  "

    "Most sites are on a small elevated bank on maumee river, (you can walk down the path but not put a kayak in)

    There are no hookups, only vault toilets, no staff only very nice camp hosts ( there are next"

    5. Woodbrige Campground

    4 Reviews
    Paulding, OH
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (419) 399-2267

    "Lake front sites are hard to come by as most were for permanent sites. The beach and swimming area were very nice. Our boys loved the water slide anchored in the lake to play on."

    "Would have liked some shade. Nice pools and small lake with beach. Place was swarming with sweat bees while we were there"

    6. Harrison Lake State Park Campground

    18 Reviews
    Fayette, OH
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (419) 237-2593

    "Really enjoy the secluded sites and the lake. It’s a small campground but it’s clean and quiet. Most sites don’t have water hookups but they do have electric."

    "The fire ring was fantastic and had pea gravel around it so if it rained it wasn’t a muddy mess. Great site with grass for tents and no one behind us besides a cornfield."

    7. Van Buren State Park Campground

    12 Reviews
    Van Buren, OH
    41 miles
    Website
    +1 (419) 832-7662

    "All sites had electric and water, no full hookup. There were only drop toilets and no showers. They were clean but I don’t think I’d want to do more than a weekend there."

    "It was quiet and relaxing. The camp host was nice and friendly. Kids loved having the playground so close to the camper. Will be back soon."

    8. Circle B RV Park and Cabins

    1 Review
    Angola, IN
    44 miles
    Website
    +1 (260) 665-5353

    10. Angola/Hogback Lake KOA Holiday

    11 Reviews
    Angola, IN
    44 miles
    Website
    +1 (260) 665-5353

    "We spent this past week at Hogback Lake KOA. It is late in the season so much of the park was closed for the season, but we had a great year round site."

    "place was fantastic.. we arrived late to find an envelope with our name on it with all of our info inside.. the site was perfect with everything we would need already there.. chairs, table, and even a propane"

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RV Park Reviews near Defiance, OH

277 Reviews of 64 Defiance Campgrounds


  • J
    Aug. 5, 2024

    Toledo East-Stony Ridge KOA

    Small basic campground near Toledo

    Our site was $59.95 a night.

    We were in Site# 504. We had Full hook- up with a gravel pull-through.
    We travel towing a 14 foot trailer and were able to fit both in our pull through site along with my jeep. The site was easy to level. We were charged $25 additional for my jeep since we were towing the trailer. We also were charged $10 because we arrived at 1:25 PM and check-in is at 2 PM. The park was close to empty so arriving early was not an inconvenience. We drove ourselves to our spot (no escort).

    Our site was shaded with lots of trees. This was a smaller lot with our neighbors fairly close.

    The lot comes with a concrete patio with picnic table and fire ring. They sell wood for $6 a bundle.

    There is free WiFi, although not strong. They offer Cable TV and there are many channels.

    There is not a community outdoor kitchen or community fire pit.

    They pickup your garbage at your site daily before noon.

    You are allowed to ride personal golf carts. They do not provide golf cart rentals. There is really not a need to have a Golf cart because it is a smaller campground.

    They do have a Swimming pool but it is currently closed due to maintenance (although it just looked closed- no signs of maintenance being done).

    There is a Playground. They also offer horseshoes, corn hole, giant jinga.

    They have a basic general store. There are not scheduled activities for kids.

    There is not a snack bar/restaurant on site.

    The streets are gravel so not great for riding bikes. This is an RV park with tent camping and cabins to rent.

    They have one shower house. The shower house has individual bathrooms with your own sink, shower, toilet. These are kept very clean.

    There is a laundry facility. It is a cash only facility, but they have a change machine. There are approximately 4 washers and 4 dryers. It is approximately $2.50 to wash and $2.50 to dry a load.

    They have a small fenced in dog park.

    There isn’t tons to doin the actual city of Perryville. But Toledo is a 20 minute drive.

  • Paula  S.
    Aug. 11, 2025

    Blue Water Campground

    Our stay at bluewater

    The staff is extremely friendly, and try to accomadate with anything you could need. The campesites are fairly large with gravel pads. They offer water and electric hook-up for 30&50 amps. There is not a sewer hook up but they do offer a weekly pump out for a small fee and a dump station on the way out. The pool, ponds, playground and pavillion are all within walking distance from almost any site.

  • t
    Jul. 4, 2019

    Arrowhead Lake RV Park & Campground

    Just a visit to check it out

    The pool looked to be the spot for the kids of all ages on this hot 4th of July. A well manicured campground, and while looking a bit narrow, it seemed some pull thrus for big rigs were adequate, with concrete pads and picnic tables. But all the driveways and pull thrus were gravel. Lots of seasonal trailers, and some large ones! No junk, and golf carts are restricted to electric.

  • Marla S.
    Jul. 13, 2021

    Toledo East-Stony Ridge KOA

    Perfect quiet place

    Great campground. Pull through and back ins. Tent camping, four cabins. 50,30,20 full hookups. Electric, and water Full wooded area with older trees, small but has all modern enmities.
    WiFi Cable Small store stocked with all the essentials that you need for your stay. Bath house updated and modern. Mini golf area, children’s playground, large jenga, and other outdoor games.
    K9 area plus, little poop areas, with bags available. Pool (was closed when we were there) nice pool.
    Close to stores and perfect area with gas stations that fit large vehicles. Many areas to visit and explore.
    Camping for a vacation or traveling through. Full hookups are 56.00 (as of July 2021) could change, that’s up to KOA. Pull in, relax. They will even help with pulling in and hooking up.
    Refill propane tanks at campground. Deliver wood right to site.

  • A
    Aug. 14, 2018

    Harrison Lake State Park Campground

    Quiet place to get away

    We have been here a few times. Really enjoy the secluded sites and the lake. It’s a small campground but it’s clean and quiet. Most sites don’t have water hookups but they do have electric. There isn’t much to do outside of the campground but there is a nice lake with canoe and kayak rentals. Very pet friendly and even has a dog beach.

  • Kevin A.The Dyrt PRO User
    Nov. 16, 2020

    Angola/Hogback Lake KOA Holiday

    Great Visit / Great Park

    We spent this past week at Hogback Lake KOA. It is late in the season so much of the park was closed for the season, but we had a great year round site. A little bit of road noise, but water, electric, sewer, cable TV all worked great. We have family in the area and had a great visit. We will definitely stay here again in the spring.

  • Andrea F.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 20, 2021

    Adventure Bound Pleasant View

    Wagner Subscriber Campout

    We stayed at this campground in the group camp area. The sites are tight but do provide water and 30 amp electric.

    The campground offers a pond for fishing , swimming pool , bounce pad , inflatable lake fun, dog park and mini golf.

    Since we were there as a group event we didn’t use any of the extras but it all looked nice and clean plus lots of fun.

    Cell coverage was spotty but you could usually get some kind of signal.

    The campground has a lot of seasonal sites as well as primitive tent camping and standard rv sites.

  • Cynthia K.
    Jul. 21, 2023

    Pokagon State Park Campground

    Old campground

       This state park was established in 1925, so almost 100 years old. The campground must be the original layout. There's a maze like quality to it. The roads are narrow & you may be driving off the road for a big rig. 

       Some sites are level, some aren't. Some can accommodate larger rigs, most can't. Check the site descriptions carefully & to be doubly sure, call the office & ask.

       There's water stations that look very old. They have wooden, shingled roofs. There's 2 dump stations located in loops 3 & 4. IN THE CAMPGROUND! NEXT TO CAMPSITES!!!!

     There's 5 loops to the main campground.

     100 loop is small & closer to the lake than the other loops. It's the loop we chose this time.

        The sites are on the small side. There's 3 campsites that are close to the lake. 115, which is a larger site. 117 & 119 which have clear views of the lake. 117 is more a tent or popup site & is small. 119 is the best of the bunch. A large pad & a large site. There's no privacy bushes. These sites have a view of the lake with trees & brush & are on a ridge overlooking the lake. They aren't ON the lake. 

    On either side of 117 & 119 are 2 trails that lead to the lake. There's benches & a dock to tie up your boat. 

       The rest of the sites are a mixed bag. Some are level, some have an incline. If you have a big rig, be aware that the road to the 100 campsites branches into one way. Leading into the campsites, the road is narrow & has a ravine on one side!

        200 Loop is non electric

        300 Loop is the biggest loop & seems like the best bet for larger rigs. As stated above, some sites are better than others. There's a uniformity here that's missing from the other loops.

      Stay away from sites 393& 395!!! These sites are literally right on top of the dump station! As always watch for pit toilets near the sites. 

       400 loop is a smaller loop next to the 200 loop. There's only one shower house for both loops. Avoid site 444 & probably site 454. These sites are VERY close to the dump station. 

      500 loop is also smaller& has some nice sites tucked by themselves in the trees. There seems to be more privacy brush on this loop with SOME sites.

       512 is close to the shower house. 511 & 513 were somewhat secluded.

        If you have a boat you want to tie up at the dock, go for the 100 loop. If you can't get it, be aware there's no parking near the trails to the lake. You can park by the bathhouse & walk. 

       The shower & restrooms are atrocious!!! Worst looking buildings since Spring Mill SP! Dirty & need an entire overhaul. In fact, raze the buildings & build new ones! They're "cleaned" once a day. Suuuuuure they are. There was actual poop on the door of one of the women's toilet stalls the whole time I was there. Mold & spiders& dirt in the corners. Looks like the last upgrade was in the 50s.

  • Nancy W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 19, 2017

    Sauder Village Campground

    Nice Campground with Lots of Amenities

    Really enjoyed this campground for the short amount of time we were in the area visiting family The park and facilities were very clean, sites were well-spaced, there is a nice walking/biking trail, and had full hook-ups.  This campground is associated with Historic Sauder Village – a living history destination in northern Ohio. (You can get discount admission to the village if you stay in the campground.) The campground filled up on the weekend but emptied out on Sunday. The RV sites are long, level, and have either 50 amp full hook-up or water and electric only. Tent sites are scattered along the pond which made for a nice view; except, the ridiculous number of geese meant there was poop everywhere along the shoreline and throughout the tent section. Staff does haze the geese but it was not enough to keep them away during the afternoon.

    A fee is charged to enter the historic village or you can ask for a “shoppers pass” and visit the stores inside the village. Located on the grounds (and within walking distance of the campground) is a restaurant, bakery, gift shop and hotel (which has an indoor pool, hot tub, and game room campers are allowed to use). The restrooms, laundry, and showers were very clean and relatively new. Other amenities include basketball, shuffleboard, horse shoes, splash pad, volleyball, corn holes, lake for fishing, and free WiFi. There are a couple of covered group picnic areas available for anyone to use which is nice if you have a big group wanting to get together. 

    The campground is about four miles south of the Ohio Turnpike (I-80/90) which is pretty convenient if you are just passing through and looking for a place to stay overnight. The town of Archbold is pretty small but does have a decent grocery and restaurants. The nearby town of Bryan is larger and has a really funky brewery/restaurant housed an old church (Father Johns).


Guide to Defiance

Discover the charm of RV camping near Defiance, Ohio, where a variety of campgrounds offer unique amenities and activities for outdoor enthusiasts.

Enjoy Water Activities at Local Lakes

  • At Woodbrige Campground, families can enjoy a beach area and a water slide, perfect for a fun-filled day by the lake.
  • Sunny's Campground features swimming lakes and inflatable water slides, making it a hit with kids and adults alike.
  • Sunny's Shady Recreation Area offers five fishing lakes and a clean beach, ideal for a relaxing day in the sun.

RVers Appreciate Amenities Like Electric Hookups

  • Blue Water Campground provides electric hookups and a friendly atmosphere, making it suitable for long-term stays.
  • Kimpels Hickory Acres offers essential amenities like electric hookups and access to a water park for an additional fee.
  • Huggy Bear Campground features electric hookups and a market, ensuring convenience during your stay.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular RV campground near Defiance, OH is Arrowhead Lake RV Park & Campground with a 4.5-star rating from 4 reviews.

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