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East Fork State Park Campground

East Fork State Park Campground, near Batavia, Ohio, is a spacious and inviting spot for campers looking to enjoy the great outdoors. With ample room between sites, it’s perfect for families and those traveling with pets, allowing everyone to spread out and relax.

The campground boasts clean facilities, including well-maintained bathrooms and showers, which visitors appreciate after a day of activities. Many campers have highlighted the beauty of the area, with one noting, “This campground is beautiful, spacious, clean, and close to the lake.” You’ll find picnic tables and fire rings at your site, making it easy to gather around for meals and evening stories.

For outdoor enthusiasts, East Fork offers a variety of trails for hiking and biking, along with access to the lake for fishing and boating. The park is also known for its community events, which add a fun twist to your camping experience. Whether you’re here for a weekend or a longer stay, East Fork State Park Campground provides a welcoming atmosphere and plenty of opportunities for adventure.

Description

State Park

East Fork State Park Campground is large with 400+ year-round sites mostly wooded, and located on the north side of the lake. (follow link for reservation details) It offers Electric and Full Hookup sites, including an equestrian camping in Loop A; all with 20, 30, and 50 amp service. Designated hammock camping sites are available.

Each site has a paved pad, picnic table, and fire ring. Bring your own equipment and play cornhole, soccer, basketball; plus enjoy beach and boat ramp access and pay-to-play putt-putt. Visitor’s Passes ($3) are collected from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend and special holidays (ie-Halloween campouts). Leashed pets are permitted in all areas.

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Location

East Fork State Park Campground is located in Ohio

Detail location of campground

Directions

From jct I-275 & Hwy 32: Go 10 mi E on Hwy 32, then 1/4 mi S on Half Acre Rd, then 500 feet E on access road.

Address

2837 Old State Route 32
Batavia, OH 45106

Coordinates

39.047495 N
84.101988 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Dispersed
  • Group
  • Equestrian

Features

For Campers

  • Market
  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • WiFi
  • Showers
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups
  • Big Rig Friendly

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Reviewed Oct. 26, 2024

HUGE state park with many activities

General: Huge state park with over 400 sites. All are pet-friendly and electric. About 20 are FHU. While tent camping is permitted, certain sites are not recommended for it as there would be no place to pitch a tent. One loop is for equestrian camping but when we were there, I only saw one horse trailer, and the rest were occupied by RV campers. 

Site Quality: All camper pads are paved and most appeared level or just very slightly sloped. A picnic table and fire ring complete the site. Some sites have more trees to provide privacy while others are closer together with little separation.

Bath/Shower House: Not all loops have their own bath house and the I loop where we stayed was one of them. We used the one in the H Loop. The bathhouses were clean, and the shower had nice hot water, however, it doesn’t seem like there were sufficient facilities for how large the campground was (H Loop had two showers, two toilets, and three sinks). Hooks or shelves would have been appreciated.

Activities/Amenities: Many activities can be enjoyed here including mini golf (small nine-hole course), soccer, basketball, tennis, volleyball, corn hole, boating, and bicycling. Playgrounds are in several loops (I saw them in C and G). Rentals are available but most are only in season (ended September 30). There is a nature center and several hiking or paved biking/walking trails. There is also a camper beach for boating and swimming.

When we reserved months earlier, we knew that our first night (a Saturday) was 100% full as we got the very last site. What we did not know is that there was a HUGE Halloween celebration complete with 30-40 decorated golf carts parading through the campground. The road was closed until 6:45 pm (we arrived around 7 pm) and cars lined both sides of the approximately two-mile road! If that's your thing, great but it wasn't necessarily ours!

I appreciate that this park encourages so much outdoor activity, but it is not very pedestrian-friendly. I walked the road from one end to the other and there was no shoulder and, in many spots, no place to safely step off into the grass. I’m guessing it is assumed you will either have a car or golf cart to get around. 

One final note: for a park so close to a large city (Cincinnati), I was surprised the cell service was so lacking (on Verizon). We eked out one and occasionally two bars of 4G.

Site361
Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Lee D., October 26, 2024
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Lee D., October 26, 2024
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Lee D., October 26, 2024
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Reviewed Sep. 19, 2024

Just my luck

When you check out, Eastfork, you should look at it personally instead of just online. My mistake was I did it online and I ended up with My Family being in the middle of the rich snob class of loop I lol.? We did have a very nice neighbor across from us the last couple days. The bathrooms were clean . Our lot was full of acorns very very dry and very very small lot. They say you’re supposed to camp or park your tent from the electric box over.

Site367
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Marcia L., September 19, 2024
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Marcia L., September 19, 2024
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Marcia L., September 19, 2024
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Reviewed Jul. 21, 2024

Spacious site

We enjoyed this site a lot. Neighbors weren’t sitting on top of one another. There was a tree for shade and plenty of space and grass to walk our dogs. Shower house was great!

SiteD108
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Shannon G., July 21, 2024
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Shannon G., July 21, 2024
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Shannon G., July 21, 2024
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Reviewed Jun. 1, 2023

Nice area

Clean bathrooms and plenty of room between sites.

Site99
Month of VisitMay
Reviewed May. 22, 2023

East fork

This place was amazing. My only complaint was the water stayed cold when I attempted to shower and the dryer didn't have any sort of timer and had to use it twice to get laundry dry

Site64
Month of VisitMay
Reviewed Apr. 19, 2023

Clean

Wash houses where clean. Camping areas kept clean. Full hookup sites had plenty of room. Quiet at night. Enjoyed our stay.

Site043
Month of VisitApril
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by jeff S., April 19, 2023
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by jeff S., April 19, 2023
Reviewed Apr. 17, 2023

Great Park, lots of people.

Great Park, several access points to the unlimited HP lake.  Recently lucky enough to watch scull Rowing races .   It is a big Park, and lots of campsites and very busy.  Total of 34 miles trails.  this is combined with horse, hiking and biking trails around the lake.

Site343
Month of VisitApril
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by John B., April 17, 2023
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by John B., April 17, 2023
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by John B., April 17, 2023
Reviewed Mar. 28, 2023

East Fork State Park Ohio

Sites are easily accessible each site or loop has a nice size turnabout so your facing the proper direction for backing in the sites are. Paved and level restrooms and showers are all ADA accessible and very clean hot water is hot @allways a plus for us “ the trails are nice The park is well taken care of. The lake is large enough for skiers jet sky’s fishing or even larger boats. We use to bring a 32 ft weekender. And camp out on the water in one of the many back water boils or coves this visit was march 27 2023. Not exactly peak season but again plenty of maintenance and ranger presents Daily cleanup and general policing 8 or 10 miles from anything you could possibly need or want

Site64
Month of VisitMarch
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by jeffrey D., March 28, 2023
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by jeffrey D., March 28, 2023
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by jeffrey D., March 28, 2023
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Reviewed Sep. 6, 2022

Hope to see them encourage campground events again

Used to camp here all the time with my large family of 10 (plus family friends) and come every year for the Halloween camp out. We loved it so much we would stay for both weeks and even made family T shirts for the trip. In recent years it seems like they are going away from the fun events they do like the costume contest and hayrides and community stew. Hope to see them continue these events because it adds so much to the experience.

SiteLoop F
Month of VisitOctober
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2022

large campground

huge campground loops. very small sites, no privacy at all. on the up side they do enforce quiet hours.

Site?
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2022

East fork state park ,ohio

We enjoyed our 2 week stay The hosts Sheri and Gary were polite and friendly We felt safe and had a great time, Oh yeah, the bathrooms were supremely cleaned every day Well be back Dave and Corrina

SiteC 91
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jul. 18, 2022

Massive!

This campground is massive! They have so many different loops, so it does not feel like you are camping with 400 other campers. Due to the size of the park, you have several options in choosing a campsite. There are a small amount of full hook up sites. We got lucky and got one of those because someone cancelled last minute. The only down side to our experience was that we were camping next to a very large group and I think they ought ever plug in light that they owned. The campground was lit up like an amusement park. I like the be able to enjoy the dark sky, but you can’t always pick your neighbors unfortunately.

SiteG242
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Shana D., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Shana D., July 18, 2022
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Shana D., July 18, 2022
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Reviewed Jul. 5, 2022

Great Spot!

Camped over 4th of July weekend. Staff was accommodating regarding power outage in campground. Bathrooms are quite clean and never crowded, although the toilets are a bit tall and the shower heads were basically a pressure washer but they get you real clean. Campgrounds were pretty quiet and well taken care of. It rained a few times but we never saw standing water in loop F. Putt-Putt was cool too!

SiteF183
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Mar. 29, 2022

Early Spring

We camped in late March. The campground was still in “off season” with only minimum services. Full services start April 1.

Site83
Month of VisitMarch
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by steven B., March 29, 2022
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2022

Great place to camp and hike

The camp grounds are clean, somewhat spread out, and are overall pretty nice. Great fishing on the top water but the bottom is covered with rock so it’s easy to snag. The only con is the bathrooms could be a little more clean.

Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2021

Big campground - small site

First time at this campground and a last minute reservation on our way to Zilpo National Boone Forest Campground. We decided to grab a campsite here on a whim and hoped for the best with the site we choose. It was an okay site. It was small and dropped off from our camper door side.  The fire ring was on the other side of the pad and was really close to the road and camper. It did not look used or cleaned out - there was grass/weeds growing out of it. We set up our ez-up as far back of the road as we could, but the sun still hit us (not really any shade) in the middle of the day. The trees were dropping nuts all weekend - tent or camper, you were going to get hit. The pad was not very level either - I am not sure we'd choose this site again, but the loop we were on itself was nice and a little more secluded. The downside, no bathroom/shower house on the loop which meant you need to walk to the end of the loop and go down another to get to one. Bright side - the shower house was clean, good flush toilets and okay showers. The campground is gigantic - lots of places to walk. The boat ramp is at the end of the campground and you can kayak too. Lots of kids and very family oriented. 

We drove around the lake to the dam to check out some of the hiking areas. While we were on our way back out from the bottom of the dam we found a pull off so we parked and went down a short trail and found a fantastic creek! The water was low so our dog got to play and it was beautiful! We'll go back to camp and make sure to visit this little hole again.

SiteG230
Month of VisitOctober
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  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Shannon G., October 25, 2021
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Reviewed Sep. 19, 2021

This Park Has a Little for Everyoen

This was our first time camping here and it was a large park. There was several miles of bike trails , bridle trails and hiking trails. There is also a beach and marina for campers away from the main beach and marina for those just visiting the park for the day.

The nature center offered movies in the evening for guest.

The park was very clean and maintained. Trails were well marked and the camp hosts were very friendly.

We were there over Labor Day weekend and it was a quiet park except for the occasional golf cart late at night going by.

I did see a few dogs off leash which is always a pet peeve of mine.

Verizon cell coverage was good.

Site61
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Andrea F., September 19, 2021
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Andrea F., September 19, 2021
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Andrea F., September 19, 2021
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Reviewed Jul. 4, 2021

Would totally go back

While I will agree the campsites are not large and they are close together you don’t feel that way once you get settled. There’s plenty for families to do and the hosts are very nice. The bathrooms are clean but not luxurious. There are decent showers as well. Everything is well marked except for the camp entrance which should be for the camp ground not the park.

SiteG213
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jun. 16, 2021

Camping

Love camping

SiteEast fort campgrounds
Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed May. 24, 2021

Small site

When we originally arrived at the site we were VERY disappointed. Maybe 5 feet on both sides of pavement so there was no room for a tent let alone two. The fire pit was covered in mud and it looks like someone drove through it as well and that’s what caused the mud and what not. However! The staff was amazing and ended up moving us to another site right away and we ended up staying next to the hosts of the campground who were also very nice people. Still had a great weekend at this campground

Siteloop F site 157
Month of VisitMay
Reviewed May. 2, 2021

Beautiful park, clean bathrooms

This is primarily an RV campground and it’s HUGE with many loops. The ground is hilly and parts hold water so there are few tent spots. We brought tents...

At first I was a bit disappointed. However I decided to focus on the positive. The trees are big and mature. The restrooms extremely clean, the shower a pressure washer. All good things in my book.

Also adding to the positives, there is a nearby bike trail that is a 2.5 mile (also hilly) ride into a tiny cute town. My teenagers loved the freedom and got doughnuts, candy and pizza on their free time.

The trails in this park are very well kept. Some trail group has cleaned out huge sections of invasive species. Impressive and beautiful trails. They are not all marked well however so use a map!

We came across some nice backpacking sites that the park has set up. Perhaps next time!

This is a giant park and you can drive to the beach and watch the boats and enjoy a picnic.

Overall a great visit!

SiteB35
Month of VisitApril
Reviewed Apr. 25, 2021

Awesome - Flexibility

I love this campground. There are several different types of sites to choose from. Not just full hook up, electric, water and tent VS RV. They have sites that are typical, sites that extend into a private wooded area, a site with a water view, and sites that extend into the woods that join together where multiple campers can join together.

We did a little family reunion here. This way each family had their own site and could walk into the woods down their own path to be together. So peaceful, you are not allowed to put up tents in these areas due to potential falling trees but it is nice to enjoy.

Several walking paths and some will lead you to the water.

SiteG and H loop
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Sallie M., April 25, 2021
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Sallie M., April 25, 2021
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Sallie M., April 25, 2021
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Reviewed Apr. 8, 2021

Largest campground ever

The reason I gave this campground 4 stars instead of 5 is because I find it to be mostly an RV campground. There are not any "tent only" sections which is really disappointing. Since every site has electric, they are all RV accessible. For an RV'er this place is paradise but if you're a tent'er that likes to get away from them, it will be impossible here. There are a few campsites that sit a litter further away from others. 

All that being said, we were here early in the season and it was probably at 25% capacity so we still had plenty of peace and quite in our tent. The campground was extremely clean. It's a bikers paradise because of how large it is (we ended up biking 20 miles on our Huffy's just to see the place). There's a number of trails. We did one which was really nice but in need of some trail maintenance. Bathrooms were numerous, clean, and modern. I didn't shower but the sink's water was extremely hot so the showers should be too. 

We wrote down our favorite sites and will definitely return as a "local" camping trip but I still wish they had a tent section.

Site301
Month of VisitApril
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Melissa W., April 8, 2021
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Melissa W., April 8, 2021
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Melissa W., April 8, 2021
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Reviewed Apr. 4, 2021

High quality modern campground

We’ve stayed here multiple times, good electric & water service with clean bath houses. This time we stayed as a group in loop G, sites 210, 211, 212. They were awesome wooded sites with paved parking, good drainage, low traffic. Had 20, 30, & 50A service. Water station is next to site 210. Any site 200-212 would be a nice site if camping alone. When scheduling through website, each picture of the site is attached to help you book.

  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Jarrod M., April 4, 2021
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Jarrod M., April 4, 2021
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Jarrod M., April 4, 2021
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Reviewed Jan. 4, 2021

Large campground

We really enjoyed this large campground. There’s a bike way that terminates in the campground that runs by the lake and near a prairie. It’s not a loop so you’ll have to pedal back.

There are multiple playground and loops. Lots of places roam!

  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Bill T., January 4, 2021
  • Review photo of East Fork State Park Campground by Bill T., January 4, 2021

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How much does it cost to camp at East Fork State Park Campground?

    Camping at East Fork State Park Campground can cost between $29.00 and $30.00 depending on the site.

  • Does East Fork State Park Campground have RV hookups?

    According to TheDyrt.com, East Fork State Park Campground has water hookups and sewer hookups.

  • Are fires allowed at East Fork State Park Campground?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at East Fork State Park Campground, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Does East Fork State Park Campground have wifi?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, East Fork State Park Campground does have wifi.

  • Is there cell phone reception at East Fork State Park Campground?

    According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is unknown, AT&T is unknown, and T-Mobile is available.