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Located in the heart of Vacationland and within one mile of Lake Erie, Cedarlane RV Resort offers a beautiful, conveniently located facility to serve your family's lodging needs. Our focus on cleanliness, quality, and maintaining a family-oriented atmosphere helps make us your best choice for first class family camping! We offer 300 sites available for pop-ups to big-rigs, as well as RV and cabin rentals.
In addition, we provide clean and modern restroom/showerhouses, convenience store & snack bar, wading pool, adult-only pool, family pool, and splashpad, basketball and shuffleboard courts, a laundromat, Tiki Lounge, 2 playgrounds, entertainment, and more! Daily, weekly, and seasonal rates available. Be sure to call ahead for reservations or book online, our sites fill up quickly!
Riverview is a family friendly and quiet home away from home. We are a welcoming community that provides a relaxing, peaceful, and serene campground along the Vermilion River. Our spacious campsites provide a great place to share memories and stories with family and friends. Our camper organized events provide entertainment for kids and adults alike. The Vermilion River provides a great swimming environment to cool off in the Summer months. The Marina provides access to the Vermilion River for a great boating experience or exciting fishing trip. Riverview provides something for everything regardless if you’re looking for peace and quiet, a great place to cast your boat off before a fishing trip, or a community to make new friends and new memories.
Our spacious, resort sites include water, sewer, 50 amp electric service and paved roads. We offer seasonal sites or open area tent and RV camping.
The fort complex is a full-scale replica of an early 1800s-style frontier fort. Within the complex you will find a restaurant, shops, weekend flea market and a stage for bands and other activities.
Seasonal and overnight campers can enjoy a scenic walk along West Harbor, fishing, a round of putt putt or just lounging by the swimming pool. Boat storage, a playground, modern restrooms, hot showers and laundromat all contribute to making Fort Firelands RV Resort one of the best spots for family camping in northern Ohio!
Offering Spacious RV Sites, On-site Activities, RV Storage Options, & Convenient Access to Ohio's Top Attractions
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Family-Friendly Getaway Just Outside Beautiful Sandusky Ohio
Gotta Getaway RV Park is your family-friendly destination for relaxation and adventure. Nestled just moments away from Sandusky, Ohio, our RV park and campground is the ideal spot for your next getaway.
With our 100 Water & Electric RV sites, tent camping, combo RV sites, cabin and cottages, we have a variety of accommodations to suit your needs. Whether you're camping in Ohio or just passing through, make Gotta Getaway RV Park your home away from home.
$45 - $75 / night
Campground Information Authorized Users - Open to the Public. Season - Open Spring to Fall Reservations - Accepted and recommended. Internet Access - Free WiFi is available. Mail Forwarding - Must use local General Delivery: (Your name), c/o General Delivery, 121 W. 2nd St., Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 Pet Information - Pets are not allowed in the lodging facilities. Pets ARE allowed in the RV Park with the usual leash and clean-up rules. However, pets are prohibited elsewhere on the installation, except for working dogs for law enforcement or the visually impaired. The only exception is pets are allowed during the National Matches. There is no pet run area. Campground Information - Lower rates are for military. Higher rates for the public. There are no refunds for any reason. Cottages will sleep up to 8 people. Big Rig Friendly? - Yes Amenities Dump, Sewer Water Electric Tent Area Showers Playground Beach Fishing Boating, Boat Rentals
Lighthouse Point was voted one of the 9 most beautiful RV Campgrounds in the U.S. by Travel and Leisure Magazine. This relaxing space features full hook-up luxury RV sites plus 50 ultimate patio sites along with waterfront cottages, inland cabins and ten person deluxe cabins. Each tiny home features upgraded bedding, multiple televisions with cable, full linen services, mini-fridge, microwave, and private bathrooms. All accommodations include outdoor seating and a charcoal grill. Guests also enjoy property-wide wi-fi and a convenience store as well as laundry facilities, planned activities and an outdoor pool. Book online now or call us at 419-627-2106.
$150 - $500 / night
Tall Timbers Campground and Resort is nestled in the trees near the shores of Lake Erie. Our family-owned campground is clean and comfortable, with 400 RV and trailer sites for both overnight and seasonal camping.
We offer all the amenities you would want in a family and pet-friendly campground, including a beautiful private pond with sandy beach, playground, volley and basketball courts, shower house, on-site laundry, free WiFi access, shelter house, and more. When you’re not busy relaxing, our planned activities will ensure the whole family has fun.
Dogs are welcome (excluding vicious breeds). Just remember the leash and scoop!
Don’t have a RV of your own? Camp in one of our RV Rentals, each nestled on a quiet, shaded lot and fully equipped with everything you need for family fun.
For larger groups, take a look at our 6-bedroom rental house overlooking our beautiful pond and beach.
Please note: Seasonal sites require RVs that are 10 years or newer (doesn’t apply to overnight). Wireless internet is not to be used for streaming video/music or online gaming.
$55 / night
Opened in 2023. Voted #1 campground in the region for 2023. Holds highest possible Good Sam rating for cleanliness and amenities. Luxury waterfront glamping with 26 back-in RV sites and 13 pull-throughs. All RV sites are full hookup and pet-friendly on a concrete pad and include a picnic table, charcoal grill, and fire ring. Property includes a heated outdoor pool, clubhouse, immaculate modern bathrooms, on-site laundry, fenced bark park and amazing views of Sandusky Bay and Cedar Point. 10 deluxe tiny-home cottages sleep 6. Seasonal, monthly, weekly, nightly and group rates. Open 4/4-11/17. info@bayfrontresortohio.com. 1231 1st St., Sandusky, OH 44870
$50 - $175 / night
Guide
We stayed at Timber Ridge for a month and found this to be a very nice campground. Stores are very level, full hookups, fishing pond, amazing indoor swimming pool. Staff was extremely nice. Many if the campers are long term but have several overnight doors as well.
We stayed in a 29ft Travel Trailer, but sites could handle the largest of rigs.
Ranger
This campground is right off of interstate 80, and a very easy stop! Clean bathrooms/showers, mostly level sites, full hook ups available, tent area available, nice pool and play area. Sites are good size in length, but pretty close to your neighbor. Enough space to sit, but not much room. Only about 15 minutes to Cedar Point which is a nice, easy drive. Not much in the camp store and not many opportunities to shop nearby.
Guide
This campground is perfect for tents, as they get to camp right on the water. The electric/full hook up sites are pretty close together considering it’s a state park. There are very few full hook up sites. The dump station is on an incline and the inlet pipe is a foot off the ground which makes dumping challenging.
Scout
Classic woods car/trailer camping. This is our families "home" park since it is so close. There needs to be a lot of cleanup, the woods inbetween sites and overrun with dead and falling trees. Overall it is just as I expect from year to year ever since I was a little kid.
Guide
Very much the quintessential RV park. Overpriced, but you are really paying to be close to the amusement park.
Full hookups. Nice pool, close to the beach. Clean bathrooms and showers. Fully stocked store. Close to neighbors, but some well-placed shrubbery makes it feel private.
Camping here allows an hour early into the park.
Legend
This is a really nice family campground and day use area. There are lots of activities centered around the lake and beach area. It has a store and other recreational areas. There is a lot of day use activity around the lake. The majority of RV’s I say were seasonal with full long-term hookups. There were just a few short-term travelers. The area I was camped in was called Lower Meadow, and they had apparently received a lot of rain because they had recently added large stones to define the RV site area. It was not ideal but seemed to work ok. The spacing between sites is not great. I was right next to the maintenance area which included buildings, tractors, lawn mowers and other equipment. A lot of the better campgrounds have those things set apart. There is convenient access to Cuyahoga NP and shopping in Akron for major resupply needs
RangerThis campground is beautiful! Well maintained, level concrete, shady spots, full hook ups, right on the water and walking distance to cedar point park. Very helpful staff and extremely clean! Beautiful pool. This place is perfect!
GuideThere are very few campgrounds near Cuyahoga Valley NP. Caskey's campground in Orrville is about 30 minutes away. Most of the campsites are occupied by long-term residents - only a few sites are used by people like us staying just a few nights. We were there for 3 nights. People were friendly enough. Sites have water and electric, and there's a dump station. The bathroom facilities are a little rough but functional. The road in is really bumpy so take it slow.
Scout
This is a beautiful location. Lots of long term campers. Beautiful trees and the fishing lakes had lovely benches. We were just passing through and the staff made an after hours check in simple and effortless. The fact that we could book and reserve our exact spot online also made it great. Sites had a bit of space so that was nice. We would definitely return for vacation.
Guide
Nice campground clean restrooms. Didn’t use the showers since we had full hook up. Swimming Pool and trails to ride the golf cart. Activities on the weekends.
Guide
My wife and I visited in early May 2023, they were just starting to open things up after drying out. The camp hosts were super friendly about helping get us arranged and everything we needed. Many long-term residents here and they seemed friendly and kept the place looking nice. Many of the sites are grassy and I could see the potential to get stuck if you ended up in heavy rains. Mobile service was decent in most parts of the park although our spot F30 was on the fringe for usable video.
RangerWe only had a brief stay but it was a very nice park. The only downfall I saw is that it is not full hook up in most spots. It looked like there was a lot to do and it was a nice family place. Everyone was out and about.
Guide
Very clean. Close to everything you need close to ferry clean showers camp monitors were friendly sites are paved. 50/30 amp hookups Our site was just a standard electric site. They do have 150 full hook up sites or more. We made our reservations late we were not really concerned about water or sewer as we planned to use the camp ground facilities anyway. Fresh water is available to fill your holding tanks. Dump stations are easily acceptable as are water filling stations Big Boopers restaurant is a great place for breakfast lunch or dinner. If you do t feel like cooking it’s about a 10 min drive. Campground has very good WiFi. We have Verizon had very good reception inland and I. The islands. Bass island is a fun day trip. Sites were level left to right. Had a slight pitch front to back.
Travelergreat except weather, but the park is a favorite of mine. came lots of times when I was a child, brought my 2 boys every year when they were young, now enjoying same park in retirement. lots of walking trails, beach not so perfect, only 15 spots with full hook up, but is a great place to get back with nature. shut off the social media, and enjoy.
ScoutBoth tent camping and RV/Trailer camping. A few Yurts to rent also which are somewhat isolated from the other camping areas. Reservations can be made exactly 6 months in advance and only a few sites are kept open for walk ins anymore. The sites along the cliff overlooking the lake have fabulous views but are ONLY for tents and one should NOT camp there with small kids.
The RV camp sites and many of the other camp sites are inland from the cliff and while wooded are generally very close together and most do NOT have a lake view. The ONLY quiet areas in the campgrounds on the weekends are the cliff tent areas since it is a party island and the young people camping in the interior areas seem to never go to bed.
The Park has a rocky beach (shoes NECESSARY) which is actually a nice swimming area if you aren't looking for sand under your feet or blanket. That beach is the only free public place to swim on the island (some hotels do have pools). That beach area is a great area though to launch a kayak or sailboard to use in the cove. There is also a regular boat ramp for larger boats or jet skis. NO overnight boat tie ups at this state park dock (some at the downtown state park, but those are hard to snag)
The town is about 1.5 miles down the road and easy to get to via bicycle or island taxi - vehicle parking very limited if you try to drive into town. and the town has numerous bars and restaurants with lots of live entertainment on the weekends.
The town is definitely a"party" location on the weekends during the summer months. and there is a very pretty and active harbor there, usually with 100 to 200 boats including some in the 40 to 50 foot range in the harbor on the weekends.
The slow ferry to the island (Miller) is the car ferry and it has free parking if you can leave your vehicle behind on the mainland and transport your stuff to the campgrounds via a bike trailer or some other way (about a mile+ from the ferry dock to the state park). If you do take your vehicle over note that the wait time to bring it back on a Sunday while usually 2 to 3 hours can also be up to 6 hours from when you get in line (beware the Miller ferry stops running about 8pm, ie: near sunset). Usually little or no wait time when bringing a vehicle or RV back mid week.
Pick when you want to go depending upon how much you enjoy noise and partying. Mid week during the summer season is the best time for those who aren't into 24 hour partying and weren't able to snag a cliff side camp site. Kelly's Island is quieter and has a nice natural sand beach, so better for weekend trips if going with a family, or if you definitely need a sand beach. If bands, noise, drinking, and people watching are your desire, well this is the place to go on a summer weekend (ala Key West party atmosphere)
Guide
Mostly seasonal campers. Drive in sites are set back & not near the lake. They have back in & drive through sites. There is a small store. It is close to Cleveland & has Good Sam discount.
Scout
We loved staying at Tall Timbers RV Park in Tyler, Texas. We booked on their website https://www.ttrv.org and had a great time.
Legend
Stayed on a premium patio site and loved it. The campground and staff were awesome. Level site, great hook ups, awesome WiFi and cable. Clean facilities, 3 lakes (one with a fishing pier), 2 dog parks, and super friendly staff. 30 min to Cleveland. Walmart, gas stations and restaurants within 5 miles. Just off Ohio Turnpike, but can't hear it. Definitely recommend this KOA
Guide
Gave it an extra star for proximity to Cuyahoga Valley NP, bargain price for a site with electric hookups, quiet setting and helpful hosts. No road noise, other campers very considerate. Sites are grass or overgrown gravel. Semi-level. Site #1 was very difficult to level a 24 ft trailer and full sun. Site #4 was much better and full shade. There is also a wooded walking trail network on the east and North sides of the campground.
ScoutPulled in to the RV parking area around 9:45 pm, there was one other vehicle there. 3 more came and parked before midnight. Felt completely safe and not crowded by the campers on either side. The actual service station across the way was incredibly clean and comfortable. 3 or 4 restaurants, Starbucks, maps and guidebooks available. Best $20 nights sleep I ever got.
LegendThis park had a few cool things we haven't seen at the other state parks yet. Cute things like a bike repair station that holds your bike and has tethered tools to use, an outdoor "take a book, leave a book" library with a "take a stick, leave a stick" area for the dogs, dog tie ups and dog pick up bags around the entire park and a Storybook trail that has storybook characters throughout the hike. There is a very small but interactive nature center with a live bee hive and a small store, many picnic areas, tons of parking to access the various lake and trails, including a medium size beach with restrooms and a seasonal concession stand.
We stayed at site 210 and absolutely loved it. It is one of the larger sites, separated by trees and plenty of spots to hang some hammocks. One site over was one of the MANY paths to the MANY trails throughout the entire park. I'm not sure I've ever seen so many hiking and biking trails in a single location and is clearly one of the parks biggest attractions. The trail behind our site went along the lake that you could just see through the woods from our site and branched off in many directions. We stayed "out of season" and during the week so it was extremely peaceful and vacant. The shower houses were very modern and well kept. My only issue was the showerheads being under 6' high on the walls was a bit awkward. Also, cell service was surprisingly good at our actual site but extremely spotty anywhere else in the park. I have Mint (T-mobile/Sprint) and my wife has Verizon.
Now for the neutrals and negatives. All sites, except for the few full hook-ups and handicap sites, are gravel and not the most level. The park only has flush toilets in the couple shower houses. The latrines' throughout the park are a mix from very new style latrines' with LED lights, to rental porta-potties. Maybe due to it being so late in the season but the latrine in the center of our cul-de-sac was extremely full, smelled at our site quite often and was more full of sewer flies then I have ever seen.
The majority of the campsites are non-electric. These areas are much more tree covered and seem to have much larger sites. Unfortunately, these are also the majority of the areas with the rental porta-potties.
Scout
This was a nice spot with lots of family activities. Lots were pretty large and well maintained. But this is more of a local hangout with a ton of permanent spots. There aren’t any signs to follow to lead you to the campground. I prepaid in full with no refund because it was a holiday weekend. They don’t have the technology to email you a confirmation or receipt, so you either have to hope they have your reservation or call ahead to confirm. Never did get a copy of my receipt. They have a bunch of rules about visitors, and charge you for every single person (yes, there is a person at the gate checking passes!). Permanent residents were racing through the campground on their golf carts and blaring music. I was disappointed we didn’t get a full hook-up site, only to find out they don’t have any (and this is a large campground!). But, for a prepaid fee, you can schedule an appointment to have someone come by and dump you out. I overheard our neighbors say they would never stay there again, so I asked what their experience had been. They complained about the loud neighbors, charges for visitors (had to pay $70 for one day!), and they paid for a dump but the person never showed up. For such a large campground they only have two bathroom spots. Bathrooms by the pool were full of sand and flies, and could have been better stocked.
Traveler
This campground has a little bit of everything. Rv parking, tent sites and several cabins to rent. Rates are decent. Has lots of stuff for kids to do. Pools are small and can be a little crowded during the summer on weekends. They have a great splash pad and wading pool for kids. There is a new Tiki Hut to get adult drinks. A gem mine. Horseshoes, basketball court and lots of kids activities. Nice camp store that carries a little of everything. This is our second trip there.
Traveler
In summer some rv spots are located in direct sun- no shade... they have a lot to do with pools, store, ice cream. Many updates for 2018 season... does charge for WiFi- can become very busy and can be hard to find driving using a gps
GuideNo sewer hook up. Level sites. Sites pretty close to each other so only 1 car per site. Nice little swimming area with floatables for kids and sandy beach. Fire rings right outside your door. Friendly staff.
GuideConcrete pads. Level! Full hookups were simple to use. The pool area was super clean. One of the thinks I liked best was there was a garbage can on every site! If you can, get a super patio site. Really cool and fun. Not sure if it was just me, but seemed to be lots of spider cob webs.
Scout
Very kid friendly. Clean bathrooms. Full hookups available. My kids had a blast!
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