Best Glamping near Newport, OH

Bigfoot Ridge offers a fully themed glamping experience near Newport, Ohio, with a yurt that provides all essential amenities including a shower house with laundry facilities. Blue Rock State Park Campground also features glamping accommodations alongside its traditional camping options, providing visitors with more comfortable alternatives to standard tent camping. The glamping sites at these locations typically include electricity, comfortable bedding, and climate control features that traditional campsites lack. Burr Oak State Park Campground and Forked Run State Park Campground round out the luxury camping options in the region, with cabins that offer more amenities than basic tent sites. "This yurt is 100% Bigfoot themed and has all the essentials including a shower house with laundry, a creek, and an amazing bed," noted one visitor about Bigfoot Ridge.

The surrounding area provides numerous recreational opportunities for glamping guests. Strouds Run State Park features hiking trails accessible from the campground and a lake for kayaking or canoeing. Shadow Lake RV Resort maintains clean facilities with both indoor and outdoor pools available to guests. Many glamping locations in the region are situated near water features, offering fishing, swimming, and boating opportunities during warmer months. According to a camper at Burr Oak, "We loved our three days of hiking around the lake, up and down hills and through wetlands." Most glamping sites in the Newport area remain open year-round, though amenities and activities may vary seasonally. Proximity to towns like Marietta and Athens provides additional dining and entertainment options for those seeking to combine their luxury camping experience with local exploration.

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Best Glamping Sites Near Newport, Ohio (16)

1. Ashland RV Park
3 Reviews
Marietta, OH
13 miles
Website
+1 (740) 350-8157
"Large open campground minutes from downtown Marrietta OH owner and Staff are very friendly and easy going! Clean, nice newer bath house."

"Very close to the nice little downtown Marietta, Ohio but still very rural location. Large sites. Great staff. Absolutely love this place. Slow pace and quiet."
2. Bigfoot Ridge
2 Reviews
New Matamoras, WV
18 miles
+1 (304) 431-3216
$25 - $150 / night
"This yurt is 100% Bigfoot themed and has all the essentials including a shower house with laundry, a creek, and an amazing bed."

3. Forked Run State Park Campground
21 Reviews
Long Bottom, OH
36 miles
Website
+1 (740) 378-6206
"I've included a photo of the map the attendant had to show a view of the areas...electric and non-electric with a total of 151 sites. "

"We live close to this park and frequent there, sometimes just day trips. Tent camping is great and just like most places there are a few sites that are the best."
4. Burr Oak State Park Campground
33 Reviews
Glouster, OH
44 miles
Website
+1 (740) 767-3683
"Luxurious accommodations and continental breakfasts won’t be found here…..a space to unwind and reflect will."

"Site 41 with a paved pad and electric. We were across from the shower house and bathrooms. The office is closed but a staff person was on site."

5. Hook Lake (Campground A) — Jesse Owens State Park
6 Reviews
McConnelsville, OH
34 miles
"Hook Lake AEP is I think the second largest of the campground areas, outside McConnellsville, Oh.

Hook Lake campsites are spread throughout the woodland loop above the lake recreation area."

"We did buy wood from a private home in a near by town. Great deal. $10 for a whole wheel barrow full of wood. Quality wood (dry and well cut). "
6. Lone Pine Campground at Dodridge County Park
1 Review
Salem, WV
28 miles
Website
+1 (304) 873-2267
$21 - $32 / night
"Our family loves to camp at this local campground, super clean bathrooms and pool with kids area is so much fun."

7. Barkcamp State Park Campground
18 Reviews
St. Clairsville, OH
46 miles
Website
+1 (740) 484-4064
"Many area's with grills set up, but Holliday, it fills up fast. Wear your swimsuit under your clothes. No longer has changing rooms unless u wanna change in a porta potty!"

"We set up with our heads at the highest point of the slope and ended up having our sleeping mats slip down to the other end of our tent by morning."
8. Shadow Lake RV Resort
2 Reviews
Woodsfield, OH
31 miles
Website
+1 (740) 472-1530
"I stayed here in the worse month possible for camping in ohio but the owner made it a great experience. They are very accommodating."

"We came to Shadow Lake in October to camp for the month. To get here, you must drive through the rolling hills of Southern Ohio, which is absolutely gorgeous in October!"

9. Strouds Run State Park Campground
10 Reviews
Athens, OH
44 miles
Website
+1 (740) 592-2302
"In mid April 2023 I arrived late afternoon and there were TONS of spots available. Happy with the spot I picked. There was some noise from other campsites, but overall not terrible."

"The go to camping location for Athens. Many campsites, trails, and amenities. Anything from boat rentals, a small store, and docks to use near the lake."
10. Blue Rock State Park Campground
6 Reviews
Blue Rock, OH
44 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."

"We had a secluded site right beside the creek. The only negative was no flush toilets, only pits and so sink to was hands, but there was hand sanitizer at least."

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Megan M.
Guide
Jul. 8, 2019
Forked Run State Park Campground
Dirty pit toilets. Dirty sinks. Beautiful lake.
This state park has a beautiful lake and a nice beach. There are boat rentals and a frisbee golf course. Overall, this part of the park is beautiful.

The campgrounds, however, leave a lot to be desired. The people were really nice, but the facilities were terrible. The pit toilets were filthy- covered in flies, spiderwebs and dirt. They look like they have not been hosed out since the 70's. The showers and sinks are in an old, old building- it could be fine if it were cleaned daily, but it was filthy too. I was there 3 days and the showers and sinks were never cleaned. They were pretty gross from the start, but then by Saturday night one shower housed a pile of feces. No kidding. Poop in the shower.

We stayed in the camper cabin, which is just a very basic shed with a bed, bunk beds, air conditioning and heat. We stayed there because it was July and I wanted A/C and electricity. The cabin smelled like mold.

I'd go back to this lake but will not stay in the campgrounds again.
Blaine V.
Scout
Feb. 20, 2022
Shadow Lake RV Resort
Great place and service
I stayed here in the worse month possible for camping in ohio but the owner made it a great experience. They are very accommodating. Even though every thing was snowy and muddy I could tell this is a very well taken care of place. Shower house was clean and warm. The laundry mat washed and dried great. As a construction worker I have payed way more for way less. This place is gem for construction/oil field workers in the area.
Amanda S.
Ranger
Jun. 19, 2021
Burr Oak State Park Campground
Beautiful but questionable design.
We stayed down at the "lake" spots which are not on the lake but quite above it. Our first site was #19, we were even hesitant to park our 23ft camper in it, but we did and then realized that as soon as we try to get in or out of the camper, it was a steep drop down 5ft. All the sites around this part were steep and tents were pitched on hillsides and most people only stayed for 1 night. We moved to a flatter spot but still had some fun fanagaling the camper in it. Very quiet campground during the week but as soon as Friday hits, it's crazy and loud. We had some neighbors who didn't respect the Quiet hours starting at 10pm and were told very nicely by the Park Ranger and still made a huge fuss. Glad we only stayed for 2 nights.
Lindsay W.
Traveler
May. 17, 2018
Barkcamp State Park Campground
Great place to take kids for cookout and swimming/boating.
Many area's with grills set up, but Holliday, it fills up fast. Wear your swimsuit under your clothes. No longer has changing rooms unless u wanna change in a porta potty!
Ryan M.
Traveler
Oct. 26, 2021
Burr Oak State Park Campground
What You Make Of It
Luxurious accommodations and continental breakfasts won’t be found here…..a space to unwind and reflect will. The sites are sloped and ill paved but the sights, the sights are quintessential Southeast Ohio. Rolling hills dotted with little burgs where the oil has dried up but the resolve has yet to. A slight traverse down the hill lends views normally reserved for travel mags and postcards if just a bit of adventure is employed.
Shelly S.
Legend
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.
Shannon G.
Legend
Oct. 12, 2020
Burr Oak State Park Campground
Great site!
Site 41 with a paved pad and electric. We were across from the shower house and bathrooms. The office is closed but a staff person was on site. Our site was perfect for us with trees on either side to help with shade. Across our site was also a big green space to walk our dogs. Not all the electric sites have shade especially if you are up top. The lower electric is much better however some of the sites hardly have a space for tents and would be better for a camper. Lots of places to hike and a lake to kayak or canoe. There’s a big playground for the kids as well. The tent only sites are a little less desirable as they are all downhill and mostly uneven. They have flush toilets and sinks but you’d have to come up to the main campground to shower. Pick your site wisely!
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Laura E.
Traveler
Jul. 8, 2022
Spring Valley Campground
Needs some TLC
This campground used to be amazing. Now it is only so so. Roads are in desperate need of a load of gravel at the least, replaced at the most. Sites are vet close, like we felt bad hooking into all of our full hook up because the sewer hose was right in the middle of the next campsite. The girl at check in was very helpful. But note everything shuts down at 6. Store, pool, laundry room…everything. The lake is ok at best. Back in the day you could swim in it, now it is full of growth and the docks are falling apart. It is like the owners do not care if they update or not. Four showers in the shower house and 2 didn’t have curtains. Walmart is literally 5 min down the road. Buy some curtains. Would more than likely not come back to this one
Nicole F.
Scout
Jun. 20, 2019
Blue Rock State Park Campground
Worth a Visit but Not a Stay
We booked our non-electric tent camp site online, the pictures of the set-up of sites online do not match at all the set-up in real life. It took us an hour and a half to find our site because we arrived later (around 8pm) and no staff was available and no maps anywhere to be found explaining the set up of the campsites. The original site we had booked could barely fit our single little tent (it's not a fancy double or anything like that), it was on an angle and the view we had thought we were going to get of the lake was nowhere to be found. We switched sites the next morning only to find that every other site that had a smidge of privacy was on such an incline it literally made us dizzy to hang out there for very long. We spent one night at the new site then left and stayed at a hotel for our third and final night of vacation because it was raining and torrents of water were flowing into our tent. The beach area had multiple notices about high bacteria content and warnings for swimming at your own risk (which we can understand this happens sometimes). The bathrooms on the campsite we stayed in were atrocious! I've never smelled anything so bad in my life and dirty, dirty, dirty! No showers were available in the grounds we stayed at but over by the beach area there was showers available - but you had to shower super quickly, the hot water was gone before you could even get your hair washed. We rented a Kayak to go exploring (super fun as we had not done that before! and decently priced) but the area you have to Kayak in is so small!! The lake is not really a lake but more of a pond. Some of the staff (especially the lady manning the main office) were super friendly and nice, some of the staff (particularly the 'maintenance' staff) were rude and ignored you when you tried to speak with them. The trails around the campsite were absolutely breathtaking - beautiful, serene and smelled like wildflowers surprisingly because they are used as horse-riding trails so lots and lots of horse manure along the paths. We won't be going back to this campground for many of the reasons stated above but I do recommend that you check out the trails if you choose to stay here.