Best Equestrian Camping near Nashport, OH

Blue Rock State Park Campground features a dedicated equestrian camping area that often sees limited rider traffic, allowing for a quieter experience. The horse camp includes hitching posts at each site and access to multiple trails through the wooded terrain. Non-equestrian campers occasionally use the horse camping area, which may limit availability during peak seasons. The campground provides water for horses, picnic tables, and fire rings at each site. Primitive camping facilities include pit toilets, with shower facilities located near the reservoir beach area.

The equestrian trail system at Blue Rock connects to miles of well-maintained paths through the state forest. Riders access varied terrain including creek crossings and wooded hills, with trails clearly marked throughout the park. Mohican State Park, located about an hour north, offers additional horse camping options with extensive pine-filled trails featuring creek crossings and steep hills. High lines for securing horses are available at trail entrances. Both parks maintain separate horse camping areas to accommodate trailers and provide adequate space for horses. The primitive nature of these equestrian campgrounds appeals to riders seeking a more natural camping experience while still having access to essential amenities for their horses.

Best Equestrian Sites Near Nashport, Ohio (18)

    1. Dillon State Park Campground

    26 Reviews
    Nashport, OH
    5 miles
    Website

    "I camped at this state park in the very scenic rolling hills of central Ohio on a hot and sunny weekend and was happy to find plenty of shade."

    "I have been extremely disappointed with Ohio State Park campgrounds."

    2. Hocking Hills State Park Campground

    109 Reviews
    South Bloomingville, OH
    48 miles
    Website

    $29 - $46 / night

    "There are lots of caves, trails, camping options and activities in the area. Be careful, however, every year someone is injured or dies going off trail, often falling from a cliff."

    "If you stay away from the main roads, you might feel like you're in a smaller campground."

    3. Alum Creek State Park Campground

    80 Reviews
    Lewis Center, OH
    44 miles
    Website
    +1 (740) 548-4039

    "Happened to be next to the park host. No choice of where to locate my large tent.  Showers/bathrooms were OK--older facilities.  "

    "There are tons of trails to check out all throughout the park. Kayaking on the northern side of the lake would be recommended. It gets too busy with larger boats in the main area of the lake."

    4. Mohican State Park Campground

    43 Reviews
    Loudonville, OH
    38 miles
    Website
    +1 (419) 994-5125

    "Miles of well groomed horse trails available with creek crossings, steep hills and beautiful pine tree."

    "As part of a nearly 200-mile bikepacking ride, this was our last stop! We spent 2 nights in their "Class B" area down in the Mohican River Valley and loved it."

    5. Salt Fork State Park Campground

    36 Reviews
    Kimbolton, OH
    36 miles
    Website
    +1 (740) 432-1508

    $23 - $34 / night

    "We go at least once a year for the Ohio Bigfoot Conference which draws people from all over the country."

    "**Salt Fork State Park of Ohio is for individual, couples or group camping. Salt Fork lake is natural spring fed water supply that fills this lake."

    6. Burr Oak State Park Campground

    33 Reviews
    Glouster, OH
    37 miles
    Website
    +1 (740) 767-3683

    "Wayne National Forest shares the area with Burr Oak State Park near Glouster, Oh.

    Wayne National Forest is split into three areas in southeastern Ohio."

    "The Blue Trail goes through here and provides a fun hike. There is a bathroom across the road and access to water at the entrance of the site. Showers are 15 minutes walk or a quick drive away."

    7. Blue Rock State Park Campground

    6 Reviews
    Blue Rock, OH
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (740) 674-4794

    "Blue Rock State Park is outside Zanesville, Oh off I70. Rt 60 takes you South and then you have a choice of routes in. Good Ohio farmland scenery."

    "Lovely park near Zanesville. The park is beautiful, lots of wildlife, and the trails were great."

    8. Walkabout Creek Horsemans Camp and Campground

    1 Review
    Blue Rock, OH
    22 miles
    +1 (740) 674-4758

    "Great great campground plenty to Joe we took the horses had a blast"

    9. Mohican Wilderness

    9 Reviews
    Loudonville, OH
    33 miles
    Website
    +1 (740) 599-6741

    $25 - $44 / night

    "They are full of amenities like: horse back riding, shooting sports, canoeing, playground, swimming lake, putt putt and more."

    "Trails to hike. Lots of summer activities scheduled for the year."

    10. Blue Rock State Park Campground — Blue Rock State Park

    1 Review
    Blue Rock, OH
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (740) 674-4794

    $17 - $50 / night

    "Very quiet campground with little to no other riders around. Only complaint would be the non equestrians staying in the equestrian area"

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Equestrian Camping Reviews near Nashport, OH

380 Reviews of 18 Nashport Campgrounds


  • Vicki H.
    Oct. 1, 2018

    Alum Creek State Park Campground

    Would be 5 star except for this

    Alum Creek is just beautiful, nice sites, most of them are at least partially shaded, lots of woods, hiking trails, the lake, it is what I think of when I think of State Park campground camping in Ohio. There are a couple problems. 1. Only ONE little dump station. This is a big campground, so if you're leaving Sunday, you better get up at the crack of dawn to get to the station, otherwise be prepared to wait in a long long line of RV's. We by-passed the long line and stopped at a different State Park campground on the way home and paid 10.00 to use their dump station. 2. They never answer their phone at the campground office. I mean NEVER. If you have a question you will just have to deal with the reserveamerica people who really know nothing other than what they read on the campground website. So basically you know as much as they do. It's maddening. We will go back, but it's a 2 hour drive so it won't be anytime soon.

  • Annie V.
    Sep. 30, 2020

    Salt Fork State Park Campground

    Park is Great, Campsites Suck!

    Stayed here in the “primitive” camp. You are basically staying with your neighbors in small cleared areas where you can see everything everyone else is doing and if you have one of the sites nearer to the parking areas, you will have people walking through your campsite all day and night from the ones in the rear. From what I saw, the electric sites in the main campground aren’t much better. I mean this is a midwestern state park camping experience for sure. If you’re expecting any amount of privacy, think again.

    The lake is pretty beautiful. The trails are well marked and the horse trails go on for miles and miles so if you have horses this is a great place to trail ride and if you’re a hiker who is not afraid of horses, you can always enjoy the equestrian trails for some serious mileage!

  • Mary S.
    Jul. 16, 2020

    Alum Creek State Park Campground

    Alum Creek State Park

    This is a huge campground! I tent camped by myself--felt very safe.  Happened to be next to the park host. No choice of where to locate my large tent.  Showers/bathrooms were OK--older facilities.  Wish this park had a laundry facility--another Ohio park I recently stayed at had a fairly new shower facility that included a laundry facility!  Did not appreciate the waste management company emptying the dumpsters at 4:00 AM!!!  There is a huge, lakeside beach that was just packed with people (no social distancing) and there was trash everywhere--not enough dumpsters.  Near to shopping (Polaris), if you are interested.  Will try to get a lakeside site next time.

  • Jaclyn B.
    Jul. 12, 2018

    Salt Fork State Park Campground

    Great Campground

    Lots of great sites to pick from, lots of loops, shady sites , secluded sites, handicap sites and more. We go at least once a year for the Ohio Bigfoot Conference which draws people from all over the country. The bathrooms are good, the shower houses are good and the campground store has anything you may have forgotten. Friendly staff, hiking trails, boating and more. They have horse camping and trails further down the road and a primitive loop on Bigfoot Ridge. So much to see and do a weekend isn't long enough.

  • Shelly S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 6, 2017

    Blue Rock State Park Campground

    It's moss I think....

    Blue Rock State Park is outside Zanesville, Oh off I70. Rt 60 takes you South and then you have a choice of routes in. Good Ohio farmland scenery.

    Out of the way, small camping area with basic sites. A cool feature is a few of the sites have pavilion type covered patios that you can pitch your tent in to help stay dry during inclimate weather.

    Otherwise the sites are close together. Though there are a few sites that are more off to themselves, they are still wide open with sparse tree cover.

    The restroom is basic, the showerhouse is located at the reservoir beach as well as the camp store and boat rental.The staff was very knowledgeable about the area and conversational.

    Several trails are in the area, the Horse Camp is up the road. In addition to this area there is the Blue Rock State Forest that offers several out door activities, check out their map and site online.

  • Kayla S.
    May. 16, 2020

    Mohican State Park Campground

    Awesome Horse Trails

    Miles of well groomed horse trails available with creek crossings, steep hills and beautiful pine tree. There’s a primitive horse camp as well, and places to tie horses at the entrance with high lines. Dogs are welcome to.

  • M
    Aug. 25, 2019

    Dillon State Park Campground

    Nice but busy!!

    So we had a beautiful lot! Right by trees and plenty big enough with flat ground! If you like busy campgrounds this is the place for you! Us personally like it a little more peaceful. I think we also caught it on a kids bike wkend or something because there were kids riding bikes everywhere. Now we’re used to the usual kids riding bikes where we respect them and they respect us but these kids were zooming in front of us and we were backing up trying to get away from the area they were riding and they were zooming behind us. It’s a really nice campground it’s just not for us. The camp store was nice the store clerks were friendly. They serve hand dipped ice cream for about $3.25 a bowl and they also serve icee’s for about $1.40. So not too bad of priced and it gave the kids a nice walk down there and a treat to enjoy. There is also a pizza shop in Nashport that delivers to the camp site!! The menu is in the camp store. It was pretty good food but pricey. We spent $71 for 3 subs, a lasagna dinner, a salad, 12 wings and a xl pizza ( which was not XL and the crust was paper thin- but it did taste good to me). The good thing is it’s only $2.50 to deliver and it’s super convenient the night you get there! So in the end it was almost worth it due to the kids being hungry and not having to rush to get the fire started. Although the next day we went 15 min to the Walmart and there were food places there that if I would have known would have went to instead of the pizza shop. We had lot 183 and it was plenty big enough for a camper and a couple tents with parking space along the side of the road. There is also a marina and a dam you can fish at right around the area. My husband and daughter went fishing at the marina and got some bites but that was about it

  • LThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 7, 2018

    Hocking Hills State Park Campground

    Most Scenic camping area in Ohio

    This is one of the best state parks and in my opinion the most scenic. There are lots of caves, trails, camping options and activities in the area. Be careful, however, every year someone is injured or dies going off trail, often falling from a cliff. We have camped here in tents many times over the years. The state park campground is above par compared to others in the Ohio system. The naturalists are great and run many programs even in the off seasons. Fall is the best season, the foliage is awesome. Popular with Boy and Girl Scout groups. Campground has an outdoor pool.


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