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Hueston Woods State Park, College Corner, Ohio

Submitted by Layni Perry

About.com Rating 5 Star Rating
User Rating 2.5 Star Rating (2 Reviews) Write a review

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Layni - This campground is near our home in Fairfield, OH, and I have been going there for years.

Campground Review

This park has many choice sites. There are 252 family campsites with electrical outlets, showers, flush toilets, laundry, and trailer waste station. More rustic campers can choose from 236 non-electric campsites, with vault-type latrines. Three camper cabins provide built-in bunks, air conditioning, and an outdoor gas grill. Horseback riders can stay at 28 horseman campsites, and youth and adult organizations can reserve a group site. Pets are permitted in a limited number of sites.

We have camped here for years and always have a great time. They have clean shower and bath facilities (very important!), spacious wooded sites with picnic tables, and parking at each site. There is tons to do. Campers can pay a small fee to use the pools (indoor and outdoor) at the beautiful lodge. Campers can also participate in all scheduled events at the lodge such as hikes, bonfires, games for the kids, etc. The park has a lake with swimming beach, plenty of hiking trails, and fishing. It's a perfect family getaway. We'll be going back for years.

User Reviews

 2 out of 5
Miserable Camping Experience BUT Love Hueston Park, Member ReneBechard

I live about 40 miles north of Hueston Woods and I love it there. I drive there frequently to hike and shoot nature photographs. It is just lovely and one can truly enjoy themselves exploring this state park. I have been wanting to stay overnight to enjoy the trails for a day or two. Since the lodge and cabins are rediculously overpriced, we invested in camping gear. We picked Saturday, Oct 8th and arrived early. We chose a non-electrical lot in the farthest area back from the crowd so we could enjoy the serenity of nature. Well, serenity was the furthest thing that happened. It was insanely, uncomfortably busy. We actually felt like we were camping in Hooverville! We anxiously awaited 10pm when the grounds were supposed to quiet down...NOT! In particular, a group of campers which were 3 spots down from us were progressively becoming more and more drunk. These people kept their very loud party going until 2:30AM! Then, which seemed like every hour, some woman from that party screamed ""DAVE DAVE"" until 4AM. It was the worst camping experience I ever had. We were both extremely disappointed. We were packed up and gone by 6:30 AM. The grounds are beautiful and the bathroom facilities were fine, yet we both wished the rangers kept a better eye on their trashy campers.

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