Best campground in North East Ohio?

Question

We are a family of four that would like to go camping! We want a campground that offers bike/walking trails, fishing, boat rentals and other fun. We live in Medina, Ohio and would be willing to drive an hour for the right campground. Please be specific because we are new to the area. Thanks!

Answer 1

Personally, I would go to Mohican State Park. It's probably an hour from Medina off I-71, and it offers everything you're looking for and much more.



The Class A camp area has above-average amenities including an outdoor Olympic-sized swimming pool. If you want to go primitive in Class B, you can pay a fee to use the Class A facilities.



http://www.mohicanstatepark.org/camping.htm



http://www.mohicanstatepark.org/park_activities.htm



Mohican State Park has both a mountain bike and regular bike trail.



http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/mohican/tabid/769/Default.aspx



Horseback riding is available in the area and bridle trails are available in the park.



http://www.loudonville-mohican.com/activities-rec-horseback.html



Other public campgrounds are available at nearby Pleasant Hill Lake Park and even a few primitive campgrounds at the also nearby Malabar Farm State Park. Additionally, there are very acceptable private campgrounds in the Loudonville area, but they don't offer all of the same amenities or convenience as Mohican State Park campgrounds.



http://www.mwcd.org/places/parks/pleasant-hill-lake-park



http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/malabar/tabid/762/Default.aspx



http://www.loudonville-mohican.com/accomm-campground.html



Note that at Pleasant Hill Marina you can rent power boats and pontoons for fishing.



http://www.pleasanthillmarina.com/



The Mohican River area is beloved for its family canoeing. Unless there are heavy rains, the Mohican and its tributaries are laid back and adults can stand easily in many locations.



The Mohican River and Pleasant Hill Lake both offer fishing opportunities.



If you want non-camping activities, Malabar Farm is both a working farm and a piece of Hollywood history frozen in time. Other activities are available, including occasional barn dances.



Loudonville is a tourist attraction and a gateway to Ohio Amish country. Nearby Mansfield offers the Mansfield Reformatory, famous as a movie set, for its architecture and for its alleged ghosts and definite spookiness. Also at Mansfield is the nation's only new hand-carved carousel opened since World War II.



WARNING: State park campground reservations go quickly!



BOL for a great and memorable family camping outing!!!

Answer 2

I went to Indian Lake in Columbus and it was really fun and not that pricey. Its about 2 hrs or so. Go to http://www.dnr.state.us/parks . Then type in Indian Lake And they have more that you can choose from. They have bike trails out of the park and may I add they have a really good donut shop near there. They have boats.They have a lake that you can swim in its sometimes cold but it depends on the weather. I hope this helps! Happy camping!!!!!!!! :)

Answer 3

My favorite is Findley State Park. It's not too big, not too small, and I love the lake! I have been camping there for 30 years, first as a child with my own family, and now as an adult with friends and family.



http://findleystatepark.org/