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417 Reviews of 14 Sugar Grove Campgrounds


  • Camper-submitted photo from Ottawa Metro Park Campground
    September 16, 2024

    Ottawa Metro Park Campground

    Nice, clean campground, adjoining a big greenway

    Very clean and pleasant campground, not far off the interstate. A 13_mile Greenway passes by there. Very nice bath and shower house. All sites paved with water and electric. Great place to spend a night or two.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Ottawa Metro Park Campground
    August 26, 2024

    Ottawa Metro Park Campground

    Wonderful spot

    It is first come..no reservations. Water and electric 30 Amp and some 50 amps as well. Beautiful park with bike and walking paths. Camp hosts are very helpful. Bathrooms and showers are very clean.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Grand Lake St. Marys State Park — Grand Lake St Marys State Park
    August 24, 2024

    Grand Lake St. Marys State Park — Grand Lake St Marys State Park

    One nighter

    We were just passing through for one night and we’d been there before but this is a new site to us. It had a decent level pad and plenty deep enough for our camper and tow vehicle. The site has a large side and backyard with a great view of the lake. The shower house was just a short walk. Check in was easy and so was finding our site.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Sun Valley Family Campground
    August 21, 2024

    Sun Valley Family Campground

    Clean facilities, poor book keeping

    Making the reservation didn’t go very smooth, the person taking the information didn’t sound like they knew what they were doing… They charged our credit card, and lost our reservation, however they did honor our word and allowed us to camp. The bathrooms and showers were clean. The camping area had portable toilets that were clean! For just overnight it was OK, not a place I would vacation at.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Lake Loramie State Park Campground
    August 12, 2024

    Lake Loramie State Park Campground

    Pretty lake. Parking lot campground

    First, the lake here is beautiful. It has many islands, coves and inlets and is perfect for a couple of days of paddling or fishing. That's where the two stars come in. 

    BUT. There are many buts. The campground is like a giant RV lot. The sites are tiny. We were in a tent-only site and we had two families right on top of us on either side. We could hear the entire conversations of one family, plus there were 11 people there, three cars, and they were partying the first night and extremely noisy.

    The reservation map is incorrect. When I reserved, it showed #13 as being on the end of the tent only area. When we arrived, I found out there was a site #14 that wasn't even pictured on the reservation map, and this is where the giant screaming family was parked! I thought I was going to be on the end- it is not very accommodating for a variety of reasons for a reservation map to be so incorrect. 

    The air everywhere reeks of sewage, ranging from what you smell outside a giant pig farm, to what you smell outside of a porta potty, to rotten egg smell. I don't know where these smells were coming from but it was nonstop. 

    The bathrooms were extremely dirty. It looks like they haven't been renovated since the 80s. 

    The employees in the office never seemed to be able to tell us what we needed to know. We asked on Friday evening where the Saturday morning naturalist paddle would be, and we were told to come back Saturday morning and ask someone else. On Saturday, the person in the office told us to go to a location that was miles away- we spent 40 minutes in the car driving around, trying to find where this activity was, only to give up and find out it was actually adjacent to the campground, not down the road in a different part of the park. 

    Last, the lake is in the middle of a residential neighborhood. You can see houses around the edge of the park while you are sitting in your campsite. It is not remote, and there is a noisy, busy highway running along the side of the campground. 

    I enjoyed the lake but I will not camp here again.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Grandpas Farm Camp Ground
    July 18, 2024

    Grandpas Farm Camp Ground

    Needed a quick overnight …

    Pulled in at 9:15pm, pulled out at 5:15am the next morning. The woman running the campground was helpful on the phone when we called a couple hours earlier, and had our pull through spot ready to go. Bathhouse was on the primitive side but very clean. The pool, playground, and gaming covered shelter were closed for the evening, but were clearly in excellent condition. Would be a great place to stay longer if we’re ever back in the area!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Caesar Creek State Park Campground
    July 17, 2024

    Caesar Creek State Park Campground

    Nice Campground

    I have stayed here several times. The showers are clean and the staff is friendly. Camp sites are spacious. The full hookup sites are a bit smaller. Over all a nice campground!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Deer Ridge Camping Resort
    July 11, 2024

    Deer Ridge Camping Resort

    The owners were so helpful!!’ Clean, quiet ,great place for get away!

    Hospitality was amazing, loaned steps for trailer, helped level, hook up to site!  Couldn’t ask for friendlier place to stay! First time camper with trailer!!’

  • Camper-submitted photo from Dayton KOA Holiday
    June 29, 2024

    Dayton KOA Holiday

    Clean and well managed

    I was impressed that this KOA had so many trees. Best tent sites are 320 and the ones next to the creek. Quietest tent sites are 408, 409 and 410, but those are also furthest from the bathroom. Very clean showerhouses. Great basecamp to explore the Dayton area.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Tomorrow's Stars RV Resort
    June 25, 2024

    Tomorrow's Stars RV Resort

    Easy Layover and Kid Friendly

     Tomorrow Stars Campground is an excellent layover off I-70, offering a family-friendly and quiet atmosphere. The campground features a pool and boasts clean, well-maintained facilities. The staff goes above and beyond to provide assistance, ensuring a pleasant stay for all visitors. With easy in and out pull-through, level sites, Tomorrow Stars Campground guarantees a hassle-free experience for travelers.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Hueston Woods State Park Campground
    May 26, 2024

    Hueston Woods State Park Campground

    Too much drinking and loud music

    Dont go here if you expect peace and quiet. We were in a group campsite and there were partiers on both sides of us. Music blaring and yelling all night long. Complaining doesn't do any good either. Park ranger just went and said quiet time was at 10 but never came back around at night to check to see if people were abiding by the rules.  Won't be going back. Too much money to spend only to have to put up with no sleep because of loud music and drunks.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Caesar Creek State Park Campground
    May 7, 2024

    Caesar Creek State Park Campground

    Hillside camp site has great amenities but the hill is a challenge

    The Cedar Point group camp at Caesar's Creek is a large hillside camp site. Yes, hillside. The site sits at the end of an access road that circles back on itself and has a reasonably large parking lot. A large flat lawn sits inside of the road circle but the majority of the campsite is a steep hill with a few flat spots for tents. There is a fire pit and picnic shelter at the top of the so you'll be lugging your supplies up the hill for meals.

    Several trail heads start all around the site, both on top and at the bottom of the hill. One of those trails leads down from the hilltop to a small beach on the water. Since the trailhead starts from the picnic shelter at the top of the hill it's reasonably private and we enjoyed fishing and swimming from the beach. It does sit in the wake zone so you'll have to deal with waves from the boats.

    The restrooms are at the bottom of the hill and have flush toilets with running water for washing, though only the cold water was working when we visited. The worst we encountered there were carpenter bees and some spiders. They were reasonably clean when we arrived too. The park service did come and close them early on our checkout day, but they came back and reopened them for us by request.

    Overall, there are better group camp sites at Caesar's Creek. Wellman Meadow has the same amenities, except for the beach, and is flat as a board. Book that site if you can but if it isn't available, and the hill won't be a challenge for your group, Cedar Point is fine.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Stillwater Beach Campground
    March 8, 2024

    Stillwater Beach Campground

    Don't waste your time.

    The new owners of Stillwater Beach does not care about the local community nor do they care about family values. They are only interested in lining their own pockets with your hard earned money. Just ask the 150 campers that left this campgrounds within 4 months of them taking it over.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Thousand Trails Wilmington
    October 8, 2023

    Thousand Trails Wilmington

    First Stay

    This was the first stay of my full time RV life. I’m glad I started here. It’s nice and quiet. People seem to be very friendly. I use Starlink and T-mobile 5G. The T-Mobile seems to be working best here. The cell booster I have made it go from “good” to “excellent”. I was able to get a full hook up site which I wasn’t expecting. My hot water tank went out and I had to use the bath house and it got the job done. It was clean, which I appreciated. There are a lot of seasonal campers here that have permanent spots. There is plenty of hiking close by and either Dayton to the north or Cincinnati to the south for plenty of things to do.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Indian Lake State Park Campground
    September 28, 2023

    Indian Lake State Park Campground

    Nice park but check in online is miserable

    The online reservation system is clumsy to use at best. And you have to make a reservation. And reserving adds another $6.50. The campground is nice, clean restrooms and showers. Plenty of shade The whole process of trying to check in just made me wish I was at work instead.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Poor Farmer's Campground
    September 8, 2023

    Poor Farmer's Campground

    Wonderful, quick stay

    We were just passing through for a night, but this was a beautiful, and friendly spot to stay for the night.

    Most of the sites are electric hookup only, some are electric and water, but we got a full hookup site, which was what we were hoping for. The bathhouse was clean, and well lit.

    The sunset last night was simply fabulous.

    They are also an rv service center, and have a shop with parts, if you need them.

  • Camper-submitted photo from John Bryan State Park Campground
    August 14, 2023

    John Bryan State Park Campground

    Perfect Camping Experience

    My step dad and I stayed here and it was a fantastic experience! it had amazing amenities, super easy to navigate and find and super affordable! Most of all it was safe, we left out stuff there all day while we were out exploring and nothing was ever disturbed and we were never disturbed during our stay there. It was a great experience, we will most definitely be back!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Ottawa Metro Park Campground
    August 11, 2023

    Ottawa Metro Park Campground

    So peaceful

    Stopped here for the night on a road trip. It was the best decision to make! It is such a nice peaceful campground! The sites were nicely spaced along with a wonderful bathroom. Its definitely one of the nicest campgrounds I have ever been to!

  • Camper-submitted photo from River Trail Campground II
    July 30, 2023

    River Trail Campground II

    Quick weekend stay

    The papers were friendly ans helpful. Friendly patrons throughout the park. Clean saltwater pool, a park and a clean pond with a swimming beach. Catch and release fishing allowed. Bingo on Saturday evening! We all enjoyed our stay.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Archway Campground
    July 29, 2023

    Archway Campground

    Nice overnight campsite

    The site was nice, level, had a small picnic table and wooden deck.

    Set up early afternoon, sat in our reclining chairs and enjoyed the breeze. 

    The bathrooms are old, run down and not clean. The showers had mold and stains, ceiling tiles missing or hanging down. Toilets had blowouts in both of them (day of arrival and the next day). The sink area had missing caulk and very dirty.

    It looks like it was a nice place at one time, but needs some TLC. The pavilion needs paint and some boards replaced.



Guide to Sugar Grove

Camping near Sugar Grove, Ohio, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventurous getaway, there are several campgrounds to choose from.

What to do:

  • Hiking and Exploring: There are great trails nearby. One camper mentioned, "The location is awesome adjacent to Clifton Gorge and Yellow Springs. Lots of great hiking." This makes places like John Bryan State Park Campground a perfect spot for nature lovers.
  • Fishing and Boating: If you enjoy water activities, Buck Creek State Park Campground has a marina and trails leading to the lake. A visitor noted, "Large park with a marina, archery range, disc golf and more."
  • Family Activities: Many campgrounds have playgrounds and organized activities. One review highlighted, "The park and facilities are beautiful," referring to the amenities at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park.

What campers like:

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate well-maintained restrooms and shower facilities. A reviewer at Dayton KOA Holiday said, "Very clean and quiet campground bathrooms extremely clean!"
  • Friendly Staff: Many visitors mention the helpfulness of campground staff. One camper shared, "The woman running the campground was helpful on the phone," at Grandpas Farm Camp Ground.
  • Scenic Views: Campers love the beautiful surroundings. A review for Kiser Lake State Park Campground noted, "It was absolutely stunning overlooking the water with the trees turning colors."

What you should know:

  • Raccoons Can Be Bold: At John Bryan State Park Campground, one camper warned, "The sheer number and boldness of raccoons... ready to grab anything."
  • Close Campsites: Some campgrounds have sites that are quite close together. A visitor at Lake Loramie State Park Campground mentioned, "The sites are tiny... we could hear the entire conversations of one family."
  • Reservations Are Key: Many campgrounds require reservations, especially during peak seasons. A camper at Buck Creek State Park Campground noted, "Must reserve online as they are still doing everything virtual."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Choose Family-Friendly Campgrounds: Look for places with playgrounds and activities. A review for Natural Springs Resort mentioned, "The lake and beach area are great. Clean water for swimming."
  • Plan for Noise: Some campgrounds can get loud, especially on weekends. A visitor at Buck Creek State Park Campground shared, "It was busy & loud like you'd expect."
  • Bring Extra Supplies: Always pack extra food and drinks, especially if you're near wildlife. One camper at John Bryan State Park Campground advised, "Keep food in cars to avoid raccoons."

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Sizes: Make sure your RV fits the site. A review for Wapakoneta KOA noted, "The actual sites are very small. Not much room to fit the trailer and vehicle."
  • Look for Amenities: Choose campgrounds with good facilities. A camper at Dayton KOA Holiday said, "Clean and well-managed."
  • Be Prepared for Weather: Check the forecast and be ready for changes. A visitor at Lake Loramie State Park Campground mentioned, "The bugs were really bad every time we were outside."

Camping near Sugar Grove, Ohio, has something for everyone, from families to solo adventurers. Just remember to plan ahead and enjoy the great outdoors!

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