Best Tent Camping near Greenfield, OH

Tent camping near Greenfield, Ohio provides several riverside and woodland options within a 30-mile radius. Lizzy's Acres offers a secluded tent-only site in a wooded setting, while Waters Edge Canoe Livery provides tent campsites along a waterway with boat access. For primitive tent camping experiences, Scioto Grove Metro Park features backpacking sites along the Scioto River about 60 miles north of Greenfield. Constitution County Park offers tent camping alongside the Little Miami River in Spring Valley, providing a convenient base for water activities.

Most tent campgrounds in the region require reservations, with many sites featuring fire rings and picnic tables. Narrows Reserve provides walk-in tent sites approximately 1.25 miles from the parking area, with drinking water available at the trailhead but not at the campsites themselves. Jacoby Road Canoe Launch offers year-round tent camping with riverside access but no drinking water on site. Campers should pack in their own water for primitive tent camping locations. Fire regulations vary by location, with some campgrounds providing firewood and others requiring campers to bring their own or purchase it locally.

The tent camping experience around Greenfield emphasizes water access, with multiple sites situated along rivers. According to reviews, Scioto Grove Metro Park's backcountry tent sites include two tent pads per site and provided firewood, making it "great for trying out backpacking gear." The sites are described as "totally primitive" beyond the tent pads and fire rings. At Narrows Reserve, campers noted the meadow setting accommodates multiple tents but "provides no shade," with the 1.25-mile walk-in access creating a more secluded experience. Constitution County Park offers an open tent camping area that runs alongside the Little Miami River but sits close to the road, resulting in traffic noise. Most tent-only sites in the region allow pets and provide basic amenities like fire rings and picnic tables.

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Tent Camping Reviews near Greenfield, OH

637 Reviews of 20 Greenfield Campgrounds


  • Anna S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 9, 2024

    Scioto Trail State Park Campground

    Tent only sites - quiet, wooded

    I stayed in the non-electric, tent-only campground NOT the RV campground. Out of curiosity, I drove through the RV campground and it was so loud and cramped! But the tent-only area is separate. Walk-in sites with pit toilets and potable water. The map of how the sites are laid out online is extremely inaccurate, I would not have picked my site if it had been accurate. But there was only one other camper and we all had plenty of space - I could barely see them through the trees. All sites appeared to have a picnic table and fire ring. Many miles of trails / dirt roads for hiking and biking. Clear skies at night. Very relaxing.

  • Dave V.
    Oct. 31, 2019

    Hocking Hills State Park Campground

    Close proximity to natural attractions

    Hocking Hills State Park, Oh-Site 89. https://thehockinghills.org/

    Hocking Hills State Park offers close proximity to most of the popular natural attractions...Old Man’s Cave, Ash Cave, Cantwell Cliffs, etc....but for a tent camper that prefers solitude and space, I found it unappealing.

    I did arrive late on a Monday evening, mid-October and got one of the last available sites. Packed on a Monday night!

    I found the camping sites a bit cramped both in depth and width. Site 89 and 90 shared the same parking pad. Limited flat locations existed for a tent and my tent footprint is fairly small. You do have a firepit and picnic table with all three in fairly close proximity, so you must be extremely cautious with wind direction when deciding for a fire, else you’ll have embers dotting your tent and picnic table. Even though the neighbors were trying to be respectfully quiet...you heard every conversation and saw their every move.

    No electric, which is fine in my book...the water spigot is centrally located on the loop and happened to be next to my site.

    The restroom/shower facilities were not well cared for upon my visit. The floors were very muddy and trash was piled up in the corner of one stall and out of necessities.

    Construction and dump truck noise started early with a project behind the restrooms.

    The visitor’s center was well-stocked and the employee was pleasant. Cell service is unavailable and even sketchy at the visitor’s center. Wood can be purchased at the visitor’s center.

    Close proximity to local attractions and a swimming pool are likely the big draw.

    Knowing that I prefer solitude and distance when camping, I’ll likely not return but choose nearby Lake Hope State Park for my local visits.

  • Shannon G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 3, 2020

    A.W. Marion State Park Campground

    A Good Place to Meet is in the Middle

    A new site for us at this campground, site 59 which is an inside site. We also had friends who booked 2 inside sites very nearby so we were able to all set up in the middle and share a large space for 10 people and 7 dogs. We were able to be socially distant, have space for cornhole and lots of room for the dogs. Our site pad was pretty level. My husband went over the pad just a little onto the grass, as the other side sloped. So when we stepped out of the camp, we wouldn't be stepping down on a slope. This is one of the quietest campgrounds we go to even though there is plenty for kids to do (playground). Had the weather been better, we would have brought our kayaks for the lake. You have three different types of restrooms. The ones closest to use are the drop toilets, a little further is a porta potty and the furthest was the flush toilets (no showers). It's our little slice of heaven so we like to try a new site each time if we are able. We take our dogs with us so we have to be a little more picky so we don't bother anyone.

  • Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Nov. 4, 2022

    Hocking Hills State Park Campground

    Beautiful scenery!

    General: 172-site state park with a mix of full hook-up, electric, and no hook-ups in separate areas plus a 33-site family hike-in camp, two group camps, and three cabins. All sites need to be reserved – no walk-ins are allowed. There is a beautiful visitor center, and the camp office has a small store as well. There is a very nice coin-operated laundry room. Don’t count on cell service– with a fleeting one bar of Verizon, it was just enough to tease us, but the break was also a welcome respite. 

    Site Quality: Standard issue for state parks with paved driveways, picnic table, and fire ring, however, there are a few things to note: Some sites are decidedly not level (#105 is very sloped). 103 and 101 meet at a V at the back end and this impedes the separation between the sites. Our site (103) had a drop-off between the driveway and the rest of the site that could pose a tripping hazard if you are not careful. All of the restrooms emit a hum, but the wastewater treatment facility is very loud and is located directly behind the first 9-10 full hook-up sites. 

    Bathhouse: The restrooms were clean, but the showers were just adequate (not the worst camp shower but definitely not the best I have experienced) but at least there was hot water. 

    Activities: We came for the hiking, and we were not disappointed. This park is gorgeous! We hiked the Blue trail (Grandma Gatewood Trail) to Cedar Falls, taking in Upper and Lower Falls, and Old Man’s Cave along the way, and returned via the Rim Trail, which was much easier (fewer roots and up and down). We received a color-coded map of the trails upon check-in but had difficulty deciphering it, especially the mileage. We went to the Camp Office before starting our hike to get clarity. Once on the trails, they were well-marked with either signs or blazes. While you could do a long hike (12 miles one-way) from one end of the park to the other), don’t miss Ash Cave – we drove there the next morning before leaving. There are also mountain biking trails, two playgrounds (the one more centrally located is a bit dated and does not look very safe but there is a newer, larger one at the very end of the road (near the lake trail) and there are also horseshoe pits and a volleyball net there. In season, there is a large swimming pool. 

    The campground itself gets 3 stars for some of its flaws but the scenery is so beautiful, 4 stars are merited, in my opinion. I would recommend reserving in one of the “spurs” as there would be less traffic.

  • Shannon G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 7, 2020

    A.W. Marion State Park Campground

    Inside Campsite and Pleasantly Surprised on the Fourth of July!

    After staying one night in non-electric we were able to transfer to an electric site thanks to our great camp hosts. They let us know that one had opened and recommended us to call in the next morning. We were able to get an electric site that was on the inside, a site we would have never chosen otherwise as we have dogs and try to find a space with no one behind us. The site was actually really nice. There was grass and some partial shade. We had room for our ez-up tent, our pop-up bathroom and still room to set up our chairs and walk the dogs without bothering our neighbors. Our friends had the site next to us and they were able to use the trees to hang their hammocks. There was a nice fire ring and the pad was easy to level our a-frame camper. We had another set of neighbors who were in a class A motorhome (it was huge!). Everyone we talked to were very friendly. We were closer to the vault toilets (they were kept clean) and the playground. It was Fourth of July weekend and the campground was really quiet. If you have kayaks, you can drive them down the hill next to the campground to get into the lake. If you like to hike or mountain bike there are trails to use as well.

  • S
    Jun. 17, 2016

    Hocking Hills State Park Campground

    Walk-In Primitive Family Campground

    Walk-in campground provides a nice amount of quiet for the price of carting your gear in (up to a .6 mile, depending on site chosen). Several sites are somewhat hidden from the path while others have little-to-no privacy from your fellow campers . Pit toilets are adequate. Water pump located in the parking lot along with access to biking trails. All sites include picnic table and fire ring.

  • Nicole L.
    Sep. 4, 2021

    John Bryan State Park Campground

    Not bad, just disappointed

    Visited twice in May 2021 (sites 54 & 39) bookending our camping roundtrip from Virginia to Kansas and this was one of the worst places we stayed. We lived in Dayton for a number of years and Yellow Springs is one of our favorite places. That being said, we were quite disappointed at the set up.

    There is no privacy between campsites, at all. If someone on one end of the campground is having a party, everyone in the campground is going to be up all night (our first night). On our last night there, we (and the poor family with young kids in a tent 15 feet away) were audibly assaulted by a very amorous and inebriated couple in a tent until the wee hours. With no trees between sites, you have no buffer and good god what I would have given for a buffer.

    Pit toilets have those heavy doors that help keep things less buggy (positive) but because they are on a raised area in the middle of an almost treeless campground, the clang of them shutting echoes throughout the night.

    No showers.

    No dedicated tent-pads. We were car-top camping so I can't speak to ground conditions for tent camping but do know our two spots would have put us on some sort of slope. (Unless we set up a tent right next to the road on 54).

    Like I said, it wasn't bad. Definitely wasn't great.

  • Shannon G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 20, 2020

    A.W. Marion State Park Campground

    Hot hot hot! So we kayaked!

    Site 32 - A new site for us at this campground. We had shade in the morning but lots of sun in the afternoon. This site is on the outside and backs up to trees. There is lots grass and space - good for us to walk the dogs and not have them pee and poop where we were sitting. Bathrooms were cleaned regularly and they have flush, vault and portable toilets. There are no showers. This was our first time to kayak which you can launch right near the campground. It’s a little mucky at the bottom of the hill but if you take the path off to the right there is a small beach which is much easier to launch from. There is a small island that has two spots you can stop on and then swim. Lots of birds to see and plenty of other kayakers and fisherman. They are now selling wood and ice at the campground but the store is still closed. A gas station is right down the road in case you forget anything.

  • Shannon G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 2, 2020

    A.W. Marion State Park Campground

    Perfect weekend

    Site 56 - We have stayed at this site before with electric. You don’t have close neighbors and the trail is right off your site. Good for you but invited others coming off the trail if they don’t know where they are going. We put up a piece of flagging tape to block off hikers and bikers. It’s a smaller campground with both electric and non- electric sites. Currently there are no walk-ins permitted so the walk-in sites have been made reservable. There is a playground with two vault toilets in the electric - which were very clean. They also have portables in the other end which is non-electric. There are also two flushable toilets by the group campsites. The camp hosts (Diane, John and Steve) were great and very friendly. No showers, sinks or full hookups so come prepared. The marina is on the other side of the lake, just a short drive if you want to kayak. If you like to hike or mountain bike the trail is 5 miles around the lake and very pretty.


Guide to Greenfield

Tent camping near Greenfield, Ohio typically experiences 39 inches of rainfall annually, with summer temperatures averaging 82-87°F from June through August. The surrounding terrain features rolling hills with elevation changes of 200-400 feet that create natural drainage systems during wet weather. Several campgrounds in the region sit at river access points which can flood during spring months, requiring campers to check water levels before arrival.

What to do

Fishing options: Graywolf PayLake offers a dedicated fishing experience for tent campers seeking to combine overnight stays with angling. The site provides portable toilets and drinking water while maintaining a market on-site for basic supplies.

River activities: Waters Edge Canoe Livery combines tent camping with water recreation options. "Very fun place to camp and enjoy the creek on a kayak or canoe. Very friendly staff, and one of my favorite places to go," notes Jonathan W. The campground maintains boat-in access points alongside traditional drive-in camping areas.

Nature exploration: Hikers can access multiple trail systems directly from campsites at Scioto Grove Metro Park. "Somewhere among the hustle and bustle and just outside Columbus you can find this hidden gem of a park in Grove City. Backpacking sites, rope bridge crossing over a creek that kids and adults would love to explore," reports Karen K.

What campers like

Seclusion factor: The best tent camping near Greenfield, Ohio often provides private spaces away from crowds. "Need to reserve online, books up very fast. Got lucky and found an opening for site 5 which was right on river and away from the busier parts of park - didn't see a single person," notes Anna S. about her Scioto Grove experience.

Water proximity: Jacoby Road Canoe Launch earns praise for its riverside positioning. "Beautiful spot for tent camping right next to the Little Miami River. Picnic tables and fire pit are also nice amenities," reports Logan. Campers appreciate the direct water access for cooling off during summer months.

Campfire provisions: Some sites provide firewood, saving campers from bringing their own. "Nice tent pads, campfire ring, and provided wood," notes Anna S. about Scioto Grove Metro Park. Most primitive sites in the region maintain designated fire rings to contain flames safely.

What you should know

Reservation windows: Popular tent sites book quickly during peak season. At Constitution County Park, there's "only one site to camp at, so you won't have to worry about other campers the park is all yours. The only concern is the visitors to the park," explains Camden H.

Noise considerations: Road proximity affects some camping experiences. "The road is extremely near and you can hear every car driving by. The fall chill by the fire is nice but it's way too open for my taste. Anyone can pull in and see your entire setup just from the road or parking lot," notes Camden H. about Constitution County Park.

Access limitations: Walk-in requirements exist at several locations. "Camp was in a meadow at the end of about an hour walk in. Literally campsite is on top of trails and meadow provides no shade," reports Chelsie B. about Narrows Reserve.

Tips for camping with families

Beginner-friendly backpacking: Geneva Hills Camp and Event Center offers an accessible introduction to tent camping. "Tent site was nice. We could make dinner and there weren't any mosquitoes even though it was right above a swamp. It was a nice driving distance from Hocking Hills and a neat place to camp," shares A B.

Nature activities: Look for campgrounds with built-in activities for children. "Backpacking sites, rope bridge crossing over a creek that kids and adults would love to explore. Wide trails, grass fields and woods that are beautiful all seasons," notes Karen K. about Scioto Grove.

Ranger presence: Security matters for family campers. "The porta john was clean and we did see a park ranger a few times during our visit. The sheriff also drove through at one time. Their presence was visible and a short friendly wave to us," explains Kenpocentaur K. about Jacoby Road.

Tips from RVers

Small RVs only: Most tent camping sites near Greenfield cannot accommodate large rigs. Geneva Hills is one of the few locations labeled as big-rig friendly, though reviews focus primarily on tent camping experiences.

Limited hookups: When bringing small trailers, expect primitive conditions. "Set up is 3:00 PM and Departure is at 12:00 PM. The reservation service fee was very reasonable and is less than what ODNR charges for their online reservations. The service fee was $1.33 and you cannot have more than 10 folks at a campsite," notes Kenpocentaur K.

Water planning: Self-sufficiency with water is essential. "It is also important to know that the site does not have electricity or clean drinking water. You will need to bring in the water that you will need for cooking and cleaning during your stay," advises Kenpocentaur K. about Jacoby Road Canoe Launch.

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