Turkey Creek Campground is located near Shawnee State Park in Ohio, featuring forested terrain with rolling hills. Temperatures range from lows in the 20s during winter to highs in the 80s in summer. Nearby attractions include the Shawnee State Forest and the Ohio River, offering opportunities for hiking and fishing.

The heavily wooded Turkey Creek Campground offers electric and non-electric sites, suitable for tents or trailers. 

    86 Electric sites
    21 Non-electric sites; some sites are suitable for tents only due to terrain; check site details when making reservations.
    Pets are permitted on all sites.
    Check site details carefully when you make your reservation as dimensions and site conditions vary.

Two camper cabins are available in Turkey Creek Campground, with limited furnishings. One is ADA accessible.

    Each sleeps six
    Mini-fridge, microwave, kitchen table.
    Bring your own linen and bedding.
    Pets are not permitted in the Camper Cabins. 

Group Camp

One group camp in the Turkey Creek Campground can accommodate a group of up to 35 people. 

    Fully shaded
    Primitive camping (no electric)
    Pets allowed
    Five picnic tables
    Within 100 yards of the campground shower house

Turkey Creek Campground — Shawnee State Park

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**General:** It was a little confusing as the campground was called the Turkey Creek Campground, but it is located on Roosevelt Lake, not Turkey Creek Lake, which is a few miles further down the road. There is non-existent cell service (Verizon) so we were happy there was an attendant at the booth when we arrived just before 6 pm on a Sunday evening. There are 107 campsites with a mix of electric and no-hookups. Most are reservable but about 14 are set aside for walk-ins. There are also a couple of cabins. A few miles further down the road (by Turkey Lake) is a very large lodge and more modern family vacation cabins. 

  

**Site Quality:** We had reserved Site 63 based on a review I read probably on The Dyrt but I would not recommend this site as it was decidedly not level and had a very short pad. Many of the other sites had even shorter pads; these would really best be suitable for tent campers as the pad would only fit a regular-size vehicle. Sites 1-6, 15, 18-21, and 23-25, 28, 32, and 33 have longer pads. The length is marked on the map given when you check in, but I don’t recall knowing this information when I reserved a site. 

  

**Bathhouse:** There are more than sufficient bathhouses, some with showers and some without, located throughout the campground. Site 63 was located about equidistant between two bathrooms – one was very basic with cold water only and the other was more modern with showers. 

  

**Activities:** Many activities including swimming and boating (in season with boat rentals available). There are hiking and mountain biking trails, miniature golf, basketball, and volleyball. There are three playgrounds – one a little dated and two more modern ones.

  

This was only an overnight stay in mid-October so we cannot comment on the activity offerings, but I think this would be a very nice campground for families with kids as there are a lot of activity options.

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