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Best Tent Camping near Woodsfield, OH

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Tent camping in the Wayne National Forest near Woodsfield, Ohio offers several established options with minimal facilities and natural surroundings. Lamping Homestead Recreation Area provides six walk-in tent-only campsites with picnic tables and fire rings alongside a small pond, while Hune Bridge Campground features four primitive sites located near a historic covered bridge. Both campgrounds are situated along Highway 26 within the national forest, approximately 13 miles from Woodsfield.

Most tent campgrounds in this region lack drinking water and electricity, requiring campers to bring their own supplies or filter water from nearby creeks. Vault toilets are available at Lamping Homestead, Hune Bridge, Lane Farm, and Kinderhook Trailhead campgrounds, though facilities are basic. Each site typically includes a picnic table, fire ring, and lantern pole. Many locations allow camping for up to 14 days at no cost. Sites are generally first-come, first-served with no reservation system in place. The camping season runs year-round, though spring and fall offer more comfortable temperatures.

The primitive tent sites provide access to the North Country Trail, numerous hiking paths, equestrian routes, and gravel back roads suitable for cycling. Fishing opportunities exist in local creeks and ponds, with the Little Muskingum River offering canoeing options. While sites offer little privacy between camping spots, the surrounding forest provides shade and natural scenery. Proximity to historic covered bridges, churches, and general stores adds cultural interest to camping excursions. Cell phone service varies significantly, with some areas like Kinderhook Trailhead reporting good coverage while others have no service within miles. A camper noted, "Just a few miles from the Ohio Covered Bridge Scenic Highway, this lovely tent-only campground offers a pleasant getaway."

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  • Shari G.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 28, 2018

    Lamping Homestead Recreation Area

    Simple, Quiet, Beautiful!

    Just a few miles from the Ohio Covered Bridge Scenic Highway, this lovely tent-only campground offers a pleasant get away. There are 6 spacious “walk-in” campsites, a small pond, and vault toilets. Each site had a picnic table and campfire ring, but there is no privacy between sites. There is no water available, other than the pond, so plan accordingly. The group picnic area is great for bigger families or groups, with a campfire ring, grills and a covered picnic area.    

    The area is great for hiking, with the North Country Trail going right by the campground, cycling through the rolling hills of the backroads, and canoeing on the Little Muskingum River.

    The closest town is Woodsfield, OH, about 13 miles from this campground and has most of the supplies you may need.

    More Information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/wayne/recarea/?recid=6214

  • 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.

  • Shari G.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 9, 2018

    Lane Farm Campground

    Free, clean, and close to town!

    A cute little place, just 4 campsites and a vault toilet that is relatively clean and well-stocked. This roadside campground is near homes and a small town, so not much traffic during the day, but quite a bit during the morning and evening commuting time. Within the national forest, you will find some historic covered bridges and quite a few hiking and horse trails. The town of Marietta is just 5 miles away, and has all the things you need.

    Each site has a picnic table, fire ring, and lantern pole. It’s designed for tent camping, but Hamlet (our small camper) fit fine with some strategic parking. No drinking water is available and the creeks are quite muddy, so come prepared with water! No privacy between sites and not much shade, which worked fine in May but probably wouldn’t be much fun in the heat of the summer. It is completely FREE, though, and you can stay for up to 14 days. There are quite a few small campgrounds in the area just like this one. There is no phone service within 4-5 miles of the campground.

    Note: We have noticed that people stop by or drive through in the evening. Sometimes they stay for a couple of minutes and other times for just a couple of hours. Due to its location, this campground could be a meeting spot of sorts, but didn’t witness any shenanigans.

  • David M.
    Oct. 13, 2025

    Lane Farm Campground

    Quiet little campground for only $10.

    It is getting difficult for travelling motorcyclists to find a campground to sleep for the night as most that call themselves campgrounds are RV parks and don't allow tent camping.  Lane Farm is a gem for travelling motorcyclists.  We stayed there a week after labor day.  The rate as of 2025 is $10 and it is first come, first served for the 4 sites.  We were the only ones there.  The  amenities there are a vault toilet (it was clean and stocked with toilet paper), trash bin by the toilet building, picnic tables, camp fire ring with cooking grate, and lantern post.    It is right on Ohio state route 26, but there was very little traffic noise.  The entire campground is paved and the parking spots and sites were very spacious. There are parking spots in front of the toilet building.  As with many rustic national/state forest campgrounds there is no potable water there.  That didn't bother us as we came prepared with our own water and toilet paper.  The Little Muskingum river on the east side of the campground was very shallow and slow moving in September.  I don't know what it would be like earlier in the camping season.  All four sites are close to the river.  I was surprised to find that a week after labor day weekend there was still plenty of laying dead wood in the woods available for camp fire wood.  The forest service changed their web site structure and you'll find most of the links posted online won't take you directly to the campground page.  The current working link for the campground is  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/wayne/recreation/lane-farm-campground

  • Dave V.
    Aug. 27, 2017

    River Run Campground — North Bend State Park

    Deer Heaven

    North Bend State Park is about 10 miles south on Rt 16 off of Rt 50...east of Parkersburg, WV.

    When you slowly wind your way along twisty backcountry roads, through a small town, you'll ultimately find yourself entering North Bend State Park.

    Immediately to the right is Cokely Campground. Initially, you don't see it...you must drive up and over a roller. At the top of the hill, you observe a handful of picnic tables and fire rings, a porta-potty and a small woodshed with a water spigot alongside. Very little delineation from site to site and more of a mown field. Only the top two locations are the only quasi-level sites along a narrow tree line. No electric. These sites are $16 nightly.

    Traveling over the hill and turning to the right you see the main Cokely Campground with newer showerhouse/restroom building and playground. Campsites are blacktop with water and electric, apparently for large RV/Campers. These sites are $28 nightly.

    If you were to bypass the RV/Camper location, you would continue down the side road to the boat ramp and lake.

    The grounds and restrooms were clean, maincured and well maintained. Midweek the RV sites were already filled.

    We decided against Cokely Campground and returned to the main park road deeper into the State Park to River Run Campground.

    You pass the Lodge/Restaurant and the huge "L" shaped outdoor pool on your right as you descend (Note: the pool is seasonal and with college aga lifeguards that exit for school early, it was closed mid-August).

    Winding down to River Run, deer in abundance were lining the the roadway, so use care. River Run Campground runs along a river...imagine that!

    Tent sites are situated between the roadway and the river on the left...then additional tent sites are around a small half acre pond on the right. Most the roadside tent sites are level, but sit at a lower level, so when it rains (and it does in WV)...it gets soggy. No visible distinction or foliage between tent sites. One porta-potty sits at the crossroads across from the office.

    Saturday it was quiet with only one other tent camper, but rain was forecasted...although a pumphouse, located at the entrance to River Run, kicks on periodically with a low, annoying droning. Being at site 45, it was quite noticeable, as I imagine with all sites in the 40's. The tent specific sites are non-electric with central water spigots ($22 nightly). As you pass the tent sites and the office, you enter a loop of paved RV/Camper sites with blacktop drives, water and electric ($28 nightly). The Showerhouse/restrooms are located in the center of this area...and are very clean and maintained. The coveted RV/Camper sites are along the bank of the river and offer more distance between neighbors. On the inner ring, a split rail fence separates neighbors.

    While the sun didn't shine during our visit, it appears the thick forest canopy keeps all river sites shaded. The grounds and facilities are neat at clean.

    All the trails bisect this campground, some foot only, others multipurpose. River Run also has a nice playground for the kids. Trails have difficulty drying out, so rocks and roots were muddy and slick, but still enjoyable.

    Note: Mountainbike races are often held here, so campgrounds can get crazy and packed. Additionally, because of the pool, this is a very busy campground. Be forewarned that the pool is 58 steps up from the parking lot to the pool area.

    There were a lot of trails I did not get to travel, and I'll bring my bike next time for the Rails-to-Trail. Nice but popular campground,

  • Danielle S.
    Apr. 16, 2021

    Hidden Hollow Campground — Fernwood State Forest

    Can't beat free, but caveats abound.

    This tiny gem of a campground is actually quite decent. Each site is furnished with a small fire ring and picnic table. The fire rings do not have a grill grate. The pit toilets in the restroom are "fragrant" when you enter the women's side of the building but not so terribly that they can't be used. My friend did gag upon entering the men's room. There are designated wastewater areas to dump grey water, but you'll have to bring your own water for drinking, washing, etc. There are no electric hookups.

    As others have mentioned, there is a gun range nearby and you can hear occasional firing. Helicopter traffic at night was a slight distraction from the otherwise quiet night I spent here.

    There is an easy orange-blazed trail behind site 10 but as of this writing, a there are several downed trees blocking the trail a good distance in.

    I'd definitely stay again.

    5/3/2021 Edited to add:. Well, our second stay here is decidedly less positive. We are at site 9 this time. No fire ring here. The women's bathroom is filthy and it made me gag (there is feces all over one toilet seat and the other smells so bad that I just peed in the woods). It's turkey season so lots of noise in the woods.

  • Aloma O.
    Sep. 5, 2022

    Tappan Lake Park Campground

    Needs accurate website for bookings

    Booked 2 sites online using website. Upon getting to our sites the numbers listed on the site posts did not match the numbers on the site map used for booking. Section 4. Seasonal campers verified the campground constantly changes site numbers around.. It is very misleading. Should not offer booking online or should make sure all online booking locations have the site numbers and pictures accurate. The site we had was NOT the one pictured on the map online. Very small, muddy, and could not even have a fire on it. Got lucky no one was across from us. We used that site to build a fire. Make sure you don't forget anything or need gas, not much around.

  • Emily S.
    Jun. 1, 2017

    Hidden Hollow Campground — Fernwood State Forest

    Free!

    Spent the first camping trip of the summer here on Memorial Day weekend and it was a beautiful spot. There are a number of sites set up in a circle, the initial sites are better suited for RVs while the sites along the back of the loop are flatter and can accommodate a tent. This was our first car camping in an actual campground experience in a while - our last few trips were all backcountry sites - and it felt very luxurious. The campground is situated near shooting ranges so the gunfire lasts late into the evening and begins early in the morning disrupting the serenity a bit.

    The best part - it's free! Just register at the box. There are vault toilets and each site has a fire ring, picnic table, garbage cans, and there are spots to dump waste water. It's very well-organized and well maintained.

  • Shari G.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 28, 2018

    Hune Bridge Campground

    Covered Bridge in your Backyard

    Adorable little campground, with a historic covered bridge and lovely creek in the backyard. There are 4 campsites and a vault toilet that is relatively clean and well-stocked. This campground is just off Hwy 26, but far enough away from town that there isn’t much traffic.  

    Each site has a picnic table, fire ring, and lantern pole.  No drinking water is available, but there are creeks all around, so come prepared with a water filter! The creeks are also great for fishing and float trips. No much privacy between sites but a good deal of shade, especially site #4 in the afternoon. Just down the road from the campground are a couple more dispersed sites, too. It is completely FREE, and you can stay for up to 14 days. There are a couple other small campgrounds in the area similar to this one, such as Lane Farm and Lamping Homestead, just off Hwy 26.

    Within the national forest, you will find some historic covered bridges, churches, homes, general stores and quite a few hiking and horse trails and some nicely graded gravel back roads for cycling. This campground also serves as the local “take out” for the river. While the canoe launch was destroyed in a flood, it is possible to get kayaks, small boats, and canoes up the down the embankment. The town of Marietta is just 15 miles away, and has all the things you need.

    First come, first served. No reservations available or even possible.

Guide to Woodsfield

Tent camping options near Woodsfield, Ohio primarily center around primitive sites in Wayne National Forest. Most locations require campers to be self-sufficient with water and supplies. The forest's southeastern section features several small campgrounds with basic amenities located along Highway 26 and surrounding forest roads. Temperatures range from winter lows around 20°F to summer highs in the upper 80s, with the area receiving approximately 40 inches of precipitation annually.

What to do

Horseback riding trails: The Kinderhook Trailhead area welcomes equestrians with designated trails. "With it being an equestrian trail, there were a lot of horses and trailers throughout the day. Before sunset, everyone cleared out and only campers remained," notes one visitor to Kinderhook Trailhead.

Fishing opportunities: Local lakes and streams offer various fishing opportunities throughout Wayne National Forest. "Lake fishing. Hiking trails. Shooting range," reports a camper at Conaway Run State Lake.

Canoeing access points: Several sites provide river access for paddlers. According to one reviewer at Hune Bridge Campground, "This campground also serves as the local 'take out' for the river. While the canoe launch was destroyed in a flood, it is possible to get kayaks, small boats, and canoes up the down the embankment."

What campers like

Convenient location: Some campsites offer proximity to towns and supplies. "The town of Marietta is just 5 miles away, and has all the things you need," mentions a camper at Lane Farm Campground.

Cellular connectivity: Unlike many remote camping areas, some sites maintain good service. A Kinderhook Trailhead camper reports "perfect AT&T and Sprint cell service," which contrasts with other locations where service can be nonexistent.

Free camping options: Several sites in Wayne National Forest offer no-cost camping. "It is completely FREE, though, and you can stay for up to 14 days. There are quite a few small campgrounds in the area just like this one," notes a Lane Farm Campground visitor.

What you should know

Water availability: No drinking water exists at most sites. As one camper at Hune Bridge Campground advises, "No drinking water is available, but there are creeks all around, so come prepared with a water filter!"

Site limitations: Many campgrounds have very few designated sites. "A cute little place, just 4 campsites and a vault toilet that is relatively clean and well-stocked," describes a Lane Farm Campground reviewer.

Limited facilities: The best tent camping near Woodsfield, Ohio typically means basic amenities. "Pretty rustic. Porta potties are all that is available. No running water so you have to bring your own," reports a visitor to Conaway Run State Lake.

Site selection considerations: Some locations offer better comfort depending on conditions. At Kinderhook Trailhead, "It is an open area, so there wouldn't be physical privacy, although the tall trees provide shade."

Tips for camping with families

Shade assessment: When camping with children, site selection matters. At Lane Farm Campground, a visitor notes "No privacy between sites and not much shade, which worked fine in May but probably wouldn't be much fun in the heat of the summer."

Drive-in convenience: Some sites allow vehicle access directly to camping spots. "This is a great drive in campsite perfect for family and friends to get into the woods for a bit," mentions a camper at Hune Bridge Campground.

Group facilities: Certain areas provide group amenities. "The group picnic area is great for bigger families or groups, with a campfire ring, grills and a covered picnic area," says a visitor to Lamping Homestead Recreation Area.

Tips from RVers

Size restrictions: Most sites accommodate only small RVs or trailers. "It's designed for tent camping, but Hamlet (our small camper) fit fine with some strategic parking," notes a Lane Farm Campground visitor.

Alternative parking options: Some equestrian sites have adequate space for larger vehicles. At Kinderhook Trailhead, the parking area can accommodate horse trailers which may provide additional options for small campers.

Site access challenges: Campground closures and detours can affect RV access. "Since the bridge is closed, a detour is available on the site, although it is not entirely clear," cautions a visitor to Hune Bridge Campground.

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