Robert Loewendick is an award-winning freelance outdoors/travel writer and guidebook author, with work regularly published in print and on the Internet. Although his passion for outdoors adventure lures him throughout the United States, born and raised in Ohio, Robert still calls the Buckeye State his base camp. Whether fly-fishing a mountain stream, cruising a Great Lake for angling adventures, hiking miles of trails, or paddling across a placid lake, Robert’s days regularly end at a campsite. As a young boy, Robert explored the creeks, hills, and ravines of rural southeast Ohio daily, which fueled his fire for adventure early. Today, Robert shares his outdoors adventures with the goal of encouraging others to get outside more and connect with the real world. Robert is an active member and past president of the professional outdoors journalism organization, Outdoor Writers of Ohio.

• Ohio Campground Locator Map Map Legend Acknowledgments Preface Best Campgrounds Introduction Northwest Kiser Lake State ParkLake Loramie State ParkMary Jane Thurston State ParkWolf Creek ParkNortheast Beaver Creek State ParkBig Creek ParkFernwood State Forest: Hidden Hollow CampgroundFindley State ParkHarrison State Forest: Ronsheim CampgroundJefferson Lake State ParkNimisila Reservoir Metro ParkPunderson State ParkTappan LakeWest Branch State ParkSoutheast American Electric Power (AEP) Recreation LandBarkcamp State ParkBlue Rock State ParkBurr Oak Cove CampgroundBurr Oak State ParkForked Run State ParkHocking Hills State ParkJesse Owens State ParkLake Alma State ParkLake Hope State ParkLake Vesuvius Recreation AreaLeith Run Recreation AreaNational Forest Covered Bridge Scenic BywayPiedmont LakeSalt Fork State Park: Primitive CampgroundStrouds Run State ParkTar Hollow State ParkWolf Run State ParkSouthwest Germantown MetroparkGreat Seal State ParkJohn Bryan State ParkMiami Whitewater ForestPaint Creek State ParkPike Lake State ParkScioto Trail State Park: Hike-In CampgroundShawnee State ParkStonelick State ParkCentral A .W. Marion State ParkDelaware State ParkDillon State ParkKokosing Lake CampgroundMohican State Park and ForestLake Erie Region East Harbor State ParkGeneva State ParkKelleys Island State ParkSouth Bass Island State ParkAppendix A: Camping Equipment Checklist Appendix B: Sources of Information Index About the Author

Robert Loewendick is an award-winning freelance outdoors/travel writer and guidebook author, with work regularly published in print and on the Internet. Although his passion for outdoors adventure lures him throughout the United States, born and raised in Ohio, Robert still calls the Buckeye State his base camp. Whether fly-fishing a mountain stream, cruising a Great Lake for angling adventures, hiking miles of trails, or paddling across a placid lake, Robert’s days regularly end at a campsite. As a young boy, Robert explored the creeks, hills, and ravines of rural southeast Ohio daily, which fueled his fire for adventure early. Today, Robert shares his outdoors adventures with the goal of encouraging others to get outside more and connect with the real world. Robert is an active member and past president of the professional outdoors journalism organization, Outdoor Writers of Ohio.

• Ohio Campground Locator Map Map Legend Acknowledgments Preface Best Campgrounds Introduction Northwest Kiser Lake State ParkLake Loramie State ParkMary Jane Thurston State ParkWolf Creek ParkNortheast Beaver Creek State ParkBig Creek ParkFernwood State Forest: Hidden Hollow CampgroundFindley State ParkHarrison State Forest: Ronsheim CampgroundJefferson Lake State ParkNimisila Reservoir Metro ParkPunderson State ParkTappan LakeWest Branch State ParkSoutheast American Electric Power (AEP) Recreation LandBarkcamp State ParkBlue Rock State ParkBurr Oak Cove CampgroundBurr Oak State ParkForked Run State ParkHocking Hills State ParkJesse Owens State ParkLake Alma State ParkLake Hope State ParkLake Vesuvius Recreation AreaLeith Run Recreation AreaNational Forest Covered Bridge Scenic BywayPiedmont LakeSalt Fork State Park: Primitive CampgroundStrouds Run State ParkTar Hollow State ParkWolf Run State ParkSouthwest Germantown MetroparkGreat Seal State ParkJohn Bryan State ParkMiami Whitewater ForestPaint Creek State ParkPike Lake State ParkScioto Trail State Park: Hike-In CampgroundShawnee State ParkStonelick State ParkCentral A .W. Marion State ParkDelaware State ParkDillon State ParkKokosing Lake CampgroundMohican State Park and ForestLake Erie Region East Harbor State ParkGeneva State ParkKelleys Island State ParkSouth Bass Island State ParkAppendix A: Camping Equipment Checklist Appendix B: Sources of Information Index About the Author