Best Tent Camping near Van Wert, OH

Recent Tent Reviews in Van Wert

173 Reviews of 3 Van Wert Campgrounds

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  Brad H.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 31, 2024

  Indian Lake State Park Campground

  Very polite and helpful

  Everyone is very polite and helpful with anything you may need. The camp hosts are awesome 👍

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  Christie S.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 27, 2024

  Johnny Appleseed Campground

  Suppppppper Bathroom s

  They have the best bathrooms that I have ever seen in the campgrounds.You can even look out at the skylight at the sky.Why you take a shower and while you go to the bathroom is well.It's a beautiful bathroom very well kept.Thank you so much to the campgrounds....

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  Christopher M.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 15, 2024

  Indian Lake State Park Campground

  Road life

  Great park. Staff friendly and helpful bathrooms close to every site. Would be more convenient if all sites had full hookups

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  Kris

  Scout

  

  Oct. 13, 2024

  Blue Lake Campground

  Great place

  Blue Lake Resort is a hidden gem for campers! The serene atmosphere and beautiful lake views make it a perfect getaway. The amenities are well-maintained, and the staff is friendly and accommodating. I particularly enjoyed the fishing opportunities and the peaceful nature trails nearby. I actually recently wrote an essay about the natural beauty of Indiana for my geography class, and it was really great to have the helpfull resource https://stateofwriting.com/uk/geography-writing-service. They have some great guides and tips for geography essays. 

  Definitely a place I’d recommend for families and nature lovers!

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  Brad H.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 9, 2024

  Indian Lake State Park Campground

  Friendly staff, great sites

  We had a great time. Lots of activities and trails.

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  BluePitMom O.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 7, 2024

  Sauder Village Campground

  History Lovers Heaven

  There's so much to do at the village! What a wonderful place for history lovers and/or kids. In addition to the village, there is a splash pad, a pool (in the nearby inn), and a couple of hiking trails.

  We stayed in Site 23. The sites are sizable, level, and well maintained. The shower house and restrooms were extremely clean.

  The campground was peaceful. It was full during our stay, and the other campers were very courteous. Nobody was loud and obnoxious.

  We were able to catch the Northern Lights!

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  Susan B.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 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.

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  Laura M.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 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.

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  Shannon G.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 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.

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  J G.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 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.

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  Megan M.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 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.

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  Angelika M.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 25, 2024

  Johnny Appleseed Campground

  lovely place to stay

  just being here for an one night stop. Restrooms are very clean and comfortable. Nice place and very friendly camp hosts

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  Angela B.

  Scout

  

  May. 29, 2024

  River Camp Fort Wayne

  Looks like a very nice campground I've never been though

  Haven't been yet

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  Brenda Z.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 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.

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  fred F.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 8, 2024

  Kimpels Hickory Acres

  Decent place, will try again

  There is a Waterpark, pool, and hot tub at this campground you can access for an additional price. I camped in a tent next to the cabin that my sister rented so I'm not sure about the tent sites that are available. There are ALOT of full time campers here so I was under the impression that a good site will be hard to find here, but the bathrooms were good and there were things to do so I will try this place out again.

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  Kristine W.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 22, 2023

  KOA Campground Bluffton

  Unisex shower

  The shower are unisex, and there is a train that blows its horn all night long

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  Richard R.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 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.

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  Shona S.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 8, 2023

  Blue Water Campground

  Okay

  It had the facilities, but we were unimpressed with the service when booking, price quoted at reservation and online was different to price charged and we were placed right by the dump ground

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  Rick G.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 31, 2023

  Johnny Appleseed Campground

  Great for Fort Wayne Visit

  Let me start out by qualifying my 5-star review by saying it is site specific. Our site was one of the more private which earned the 5-stars. But, even in a different site it’s a great place to stay for a few nights as you explore the area. Easy in and out, good electric service, water at the site, good Verizon signal, easy dump station access, and friendly camp hosts. Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) burial site is next to this county park. And he is celebrated each Fall within the park with a festival.

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  Yanna C.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 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!

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  Amy B.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 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.

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  Rick E.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 26, 2023

  Venture Out Resorts Arrowhead Lakes Resort

  Tornado did damage

  Many of the amenities were damaged by a tornado. Therefore no pool or other water amenities except for the lakes. It seems that the 50 amp sights are very spread out and randomly located.

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  Ryan P.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 19, 2023

  Ouabache State Park Campground

  Camp sites are tiny

  Camp sites are tiny. We had site 88 and it was supposed to be full shade. It was full sun and they have it set up so the camp side of the trailer faces the road. The fire pit is also three feet from the road. Who wants to have a fire next to the road?

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  Jack M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 2, 2023

  Johnny Appleseed Campground

  The pet friendliest place so far

  They have a tremendous pet park with a well maintained yard. The only problem so far has been the water distribution. But the price is very affordable. My site was 30 dollars a night. Bath house and bathrooms are very nicely kept clean. And there is a river right beside it.

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  Stephanie S.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 17, 2023

  Johnny Appleseed Campground

  In town small peaceful setting

  We stayed here for one night on our way to a further destination. It was nice and quiet even though it’s in the middle of town. We would’ve enjoyed it more if the hosts hadn’t moved us to a front location by then. The back area sites 2-8 were so peaceful looking and walking back to that area and through it was like walking into a completely different place. The key lock entry bathroom/shower house was the nicest cleanest we’ve used. We would stay here again if we could be guaranteed sites 2-8.

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  emily P.

  Guide

  

  May. 28, 2023

  Ouabache State Park Campground

  Good trails

  We enjoyed our stay here. The park has great trails for hiking and biking. The bison exhibit and ranger programs are great too. The campsites are variable, size and privacy definitely depends on the site you book. The potable water is brown and smelly.. be sure to bring your water filter! But we did enjoy our weekend here.

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  Jennifer

  Traveler

  

  May. 28, 2023

  Lake Loramie State Park Campground

  Very nice

  Very nice sites