Best Glamping near Matamoras, OH

Bigfoot Ridge in West Virginia features a fully Bigfoot-themed yurt with essentials for a luxurious outdoor stay, including a shower house with laundry facilities, a creek, and premium bedding. Located near Matamoras, Ohio, the region's glamping options include unique accommodations like the yurts at Grand Vue Park and themed glamping experiences at Shadow Lake RV Resort. "This yurt is 100% Bigfoot themed and has all the essentials including a shower house with laundry, a creek, and an amazing bed," notes one guest. Salt Fork State Park Campground provides year-round glamping options with electricity, water hookups, and modern amenities including showers, laundry facilities, and a camp store. Most glamping sites in the area feature comfortable beds with linens, climate control, and private outdoor spaces with fire pits and picnic tables.

The rolling hills of Southern Ohio create a scenic backdrop for glamping adventures, with Shadow Lake RV Resort offering glamping accommodations amid 100 acres of natural beauty, complete with several ponds and meandering trails. Hiking opportunities abound at nearby locations like Piatt Park and Raven's Rock, featuring impressive rock formations in the gorges. According to a visitor, "The campground is beautiful and peaceful... There are several ponds located on the property and trails meander along and around the 100 acre property. We see deer almost every evening." Grand Vue Park complements its luxury yurts with adventure activities including zip lines, with the longest stretching over 2000 feet. Many glamping sites in the region remain open year-round, though fall brings especially vibrant scenery with colorful foliage throughout the surrounding forests. Most locations require reservations, with prices typically ranging from $25-100 per night depending on accommodation type and amenities.

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Best Glamping Sites Near Matamoras, Ohio (14)

1. Bigfoot Ridge
2 Reviews
New Matamoras, WV
8 miles
+1 (304) 431-3216
$25 - $150 / night
"This yurt is 100% Bigfoot themed and has all the essentials including a shower house with laundry, a creek, and an amazing bed."
2. Ashland RV Park
3 Reviews
Marietta, OH
22 miles
Website
+1 (740) 350-8157
"Large open campground minutes from downtown Marrietta OH owner and Staff are very friendly and easy going! Clean, nice newer bath house."

"Very close to the nice little downtown Marietta, Ohio but still very rural location. Large sites. Great staff. Absolutely love this place. Slow pace and quiet."

3. Shadow Lake RV Resort
2 Reviews
Woodsfield, OH
23 miles
Website
+1 (740) 472-1530
"I stayed here in the worse month possible for camping in ohio but the owner made it a great experience. They are very accommodating."

"We came to Shadow Lake in October to camp for the month. To get here, you must drive through the rolling hills of Southern Ohio, which is absolutely gorgeous in October!"
4. Salt Fork State Park Campground
36 Reviews
Kimbolton, OH
46 miles
Website
+1 (740) 432-1508
$23 - $34 / night
"** and right on the lake!! Found this by mistake on our way out, and the dogs loved it. Access to lake, a beach, well fenced."

"Lots of great sites to pick from, lots of loops, shady sites , secluded sites, handicap sites and more."

5. Barkcamp State Park Campground
18 Reviews
St. Clairsville, OH
36 miles
Website
+1 (740) 484-4064
"Many area's with grills set up, but Holliday, it fills up fast. Wear your swimsuit under your clothes. No longer has changing rooms unless u wanna change in a porta potty!"

"We set up with our heads at the highest point of the slope and ended up having our sleeping mats slip down to the other end of our tent by morning."
6. Lone Pine Campground at Dodridge County Park
1 Review
Salem, WV
25 miles
Website
+1 (304) 873-2267
$21 - $32 / night
"Our family loves to camp at this local campground, super clean bathrooms and pool with kids area is so much fun."

7. Forked Run State Park Campground
21 Reviews
Long Bottom, OH
48 miles
Website
+1 (740) 378-6206
"I've included a photo of the map the attendant had to show a view of the areas...electric and non-electric with a total of 151 sites. "

"We live close to this park and frequent there, sometimes just day trips. Tent camping is great and just like most places there are a few sites that are the best."
8. Hook Lake (Campground A) — Jesse Owens State Park
7 Reviews
McConnelsville, OH
37 miles
"Beautiful campground with fire pit and table. Our site was big enough for 3 6 person tents but most sites are smaller and fit 1-2 4 person tents.

Good trails to hike and wonderful scenery."

"Hook Lake AEP is I think the second largest of the campground areas, outside McConnellsville, Oh.

Hook Lake campsites are spread throughout the woodland loop above the lake recreation area."

9. Grand Vue Park
4 Reviews
Moundsville, WV
35 miles
Website
+1 (304) 845-9810
$15 - $225 / night
"so not fiddling around with a Fob or keycard!"

"The tent areas are out past the Vue Bar and Grill. They are spread out and each has a fire ring, picnic table and fire wood is free! The people there are great, easy check in."
10. Spring Valley Campground
5 Reviews
Cambridge, OH
43 miles
Website
+1 (740) 439-9291
$32 - $38 / night
"Friendly staff. Roads in the campground are very rough with large potholes. Decent WiFi. Easy on and off from the interstate."

"We stayed one night on our way out west and this place was not far from the highway and it was super quiet. Perfect restful night it’s just what we needed."

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109 Reviews of 14 Matamoras Campgrounds

Megan M.
Guide
Jul. 8, 2019
Forked Run State Park Campground
Dirty pit toilets. Dirty sinks. Beautiful lake.
This state park has a beautiful lake and a nice beach. There are boat rentals and a frisbee golf course. Overall, this part of the park is beautiful.

The campgrounds, however, leave a lot to be desired. The people were really nice, but the facilities were terrible. The pit toilets were filthy- covered in flies, spiderwebs and dirt. They look like they have not been hosed out since the 70's. The showers and sinks are in an old, old building- it could be fine if it were cleaned daily, but it was filthy too. I was there 3 days and the showers and sinks were never cleaned. They were pretty gross from the start, but then by Saturday night one shower housed a pile of feces. No kidding. Poop in the shower.

We stayed in the camper cabin, which is just a very basic shed with a bed, bunk beds, air conditioning and heat. We stayed there because it was July and I wanted A/C and electricity. The cabin smelled like mold.

I'd go back to this lake but will not stay in the campgrounds again.
Blaine V.
Scout
Feb. 20, 2022
Shadow Lake RV Resort
Great place and service
I stayed here in the worse month possible for camping in ohio but the owner made it a great experience. They are very accommodating. Even though every thing was snowy and muddy I could tell this is a very well taken care of place. Shower house was clean and warm. The laundry mat washed and dried great. As a construction worker I have payed way more for way less. This place is gem for construction/oil field workers in the area.
Lindsay W.
Traveler
May. 17, 2018
Barkcamp State Park Campground
Great place to take kids for cookout and swimming/boating.
Many area's with grills set up, but Holliday, it fills up fast. Wear your swimsuit under your clothes. No longer has changing rooms unless u wanna change in a porta potty!
Shelly S.
Legend
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.
Staci R.
Legend
Oct. 26, 2017
Salt Fork State Park Campground
The right side of the fork
Dog park!! and right on the lake!! Found this by mistake on our way out, and the dogs loved it. Access to lake, a beach, well fenced. I would give Salt Fork SP extra stars for this one, especially if there were campsites co-located.

Camp ground is easily accessible being just 6 miles from I70, leaving the convenience of Cambridge and city amenities close by while allowing for great trails and solitude. Stayed in campground A, and the front end has little shade, but being here in autumn was perfect for lots of sunshine on site. Sites with trees for tree tents is minimal. Drinking fountains are dispersed fairly frequently throughout campground, but RV hookups with water were limited during my stay. Shower houses and comfort houses all have flushers and sinks.

TICK WARNING!!!! After a morning hike down wooded Trail, we spent A LONG TIME pulling ticks from dogs...even though the temps were in the 30's overnight and everyone was treated with flea & tick protection.
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Devin C.
Scout
Sep. 12, 2025
Hook Lake (Campground A) — Jesse Owens State Park
Can’t wait to come back!!!
Beautiful campground with fire pit and table. Our site was big enough for 3 6 person tents but most sites are smaller and fit 1-2 4 person tents.

Good trails to hike and wonderful scenery. No cell reception unless you have satellite.

The raccoons were a little to close for comfort in the evening make sure you lock your food and trash in your car at night.
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Laura E.
Traveler
Jul. 8, 2022
Spring Valley Campground
Needs some TLC
This campground used to be amazing. Now it is only so so. Roads are in desperate need of a load of gravel at the least, replaced at the most. Sites are vet close, like we felt bad hooking into all of our full hook up because the sewer hose was right in the middle of the next campsite. The girl at check in was very helpful. But note everything shuts down at 6. Store, pool, laundry room…everything. The lake is ok at best. Back in the day you could swim in it, now it is full of growth and the docks are falling apart. It is like the owners do not care if they update or not. Four showers in the shower house and 2 didn’t have curtains. Walmart is literally 5 min down the road. Buy some curtains. Would more than likely not come back to this one
Nicole F.
Scout
Jun. 20, 2019
Blue Rock State Park Campground
Worth a Visit but Not a Stay
We booked our non-electric tent camp site online, the pictures of the set-up of sites online do not match at all the set-up in real life. It took us an hour and a half to find our site because we arrived later (around 8pm) and no staff was available and no maps anywhere to be found explaining the set up of the campsites. The original site we had booked could barely fit our single little tent (it's not a fancy double or anything like that), it was on an angle and the view we had thought we were going to get of the lake was nowhere to be found. We switched sites the next morning only to find that every other site that had a smidge of privacy was on such an incline it literally made us dizzy to hang out there for very long. We spent one night at the new site then left and stayed at a hotel for our third and final night of vacation because it was raining and torrents of water were flowing into our tent. The beach area had multiple notices about high bacteria content and warnings for swimming at your own risk (which we can understand this happens sometimes). The bathrooms on the campsite we stayed in were atrocious! I've never smelled anything so bad in my life and dirty, dirty, dirty! No showers were available in the grounds we stayed at but over by the beach area there was showers available - but you had to shower super quickly, the hot water was gone before you could even get your hair washed. We rented a Kayak to go exploring (super fun as we had not done that before! and decently priced) but the area you have to Kayak in is so small!! The lake is not really a lake but more of a pond. Some of the staff (especially the lady manning the main office) were super friendly and nice, some of the staff (particularly the 'maintenance' staff) were rude and ignored you when you tried to speak with them. The trails around the campsite were absolutely breathtaking - beautiful, serene and smelled like wildflowers surprisingly because they are used as horse-riding trails so lots and lots of horse manure along the paths. We won't be going back to this campground for many of the reasons stated above but I do recommend that you check out the trails if you choose to stay here.
Jaclyn B.
Guide
Jul. 12, 2018
Salt Fork State Park Campground
Great Campground
Lots of great sites to pick from, lots of loops, shady sites , secluded sites, handicap sites and more. We go at least once a year for the Ohio Bigfoot Conference which draws people from all over the country. The bathrooms are good, the shower houses are good and the campground store has anything you may have forgotten. Friendly staff, hiking trails, boating and more. They have horse camping and trails further down the road and a primitive loop on Bigfoot Ridge. So much to see and do a weekend isn't long enough.