Horseback Riding

Pine Creek Cabins & Camping Resort

34 RV Sites, 10 Cabins

Pine Creek Cabins and Camping Resort in South Bloomingville, Ohio, is a five-star camping resort in the heart of Hocking Hills country — a full-service property amid lush Hocking County forest, a serene creek, and a charming horse farm that gives guests the Hocking Hills experience at its most immediate and most varied, within minutes of the sandstone gorges, waterfalls, and old-growth hemlock hollows that make the Hocking Hills State Park complex the most visited and most beloved natural area in Ohio. The resort's proximity to the full Hocking Hills circuit — Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls, Ash Cave, Cantwell Cliffs, Rock House, and Conkle's Hollow — positions it as the practical overnight base for guests whose Hocking Hills itinerary requires more than the six-hour round trip from Columbus that the day-trip visitor market primarily makes. Full-service cabin accommodations alongside RV and tent site options give the resort the breadth to serve guests who want the luxury cabin experience in the Hocking Hills forest alongside those traveling with their own equipment. The creek's natural character and the horse farm's presence give the property a genuine countryside identity that the surrounding Hocking County forest deepens — this is not a suburban campground adjacent to a natural area but a property embedded in the agricultural and forest landscape that defines the Hocking Hills region's character between the park units. Pets are welcome. Old Man's Cave, the most visited site in Hocking Hills State Park, preserves a recess cave carved by the Hocking River's erosion of the Black Hand sandstone formation in a gorge of extraordinary beauty — the cave amphitheater, the upper and lower gorge trails, and the waterfalls and natural bridges visible from the trail system create one of the most scenically concentrated four-mile hiking loops in the eastern United States. The trail system connecting Old Man's Cave to Cedar Falls via the gorge trail provides the single most rewarding day hike in Ohio, and the six-mile Grandma Gatewood Trail connecting the cave to Ash Cave extends the experience for guests who want the full one-way traverse. Ash Cave, named for the ash piles of Native American cooking fires found in the recess cave's floor by 19th-century settlers, is the largest recess cave in Ohio — a 700-foot-wide horseshoe amphitheater with a year-round 90-foot waterfall whose seasonal flow varies from a full waterfall cascade in spring to a delicate veil in summer to a frozen ice column in winter that gives each seasonal visit a distinct visual character. The cave's 100-foot-tall ceiling and the acoustic quality of the horseshoe recess amplify the waterfall sound into the natural amphitheater in a way that photographs of the site do not convey. Pine Creek Cabins and Camping Resort serves guests year-round in Hocking County's temperate Ohio climate, where the spring wildflower season from mid-April through May and the fall foliage from mid-October through November represent the two peak natural beauty windows in the Hocking Hills forest. The resort's creek setting provides year-round engagement regardless of season, and the winter frozen-waterfall period at Ash Cave and Old Man's Cave attracts photographers specifically seeking the ice formation character that below-freezing temperatures create in the gorge microclimates. Reserve cabin and RV site accommodations well ahead for spring and fall weekends, when the Hocking Hills area's proximity to Columbus drives the highest demand from Ohio's primary leisure market.

from $39/night

Rocky Fork Ranch

1 RV Site

Rocky Fork Ranch in Kimbolton, Ohio, offers a ranch-themed family camping experience across 850 acres of southeastern Ohio’s scenic hill country. Surrounded by wooded ridges and quiet creek valleys, the resort combines horseback adventures with a wide variety of campground amenities and organized recreation. Accommodations and guest services include: - Full-hookup RV sites - Cabin rentals - Laundry facilities and showers - Propane filling station - Wi-Fi access - Clubhouse and outdoor pavilion - Dog park - Wedding and special-event venue Horseback riding is one of Rocky Fork Ranch’s signature experiences. Guided trail rides take guests through the property’s rolling woodland, providing an authentic ranch adventure for families seeking something beyond a traditional camping trip. Resort activities include: - Guided horseback trail rides - Outdoor swimming pool - Hiking trails - Mini-golf and disc golf - Basketball and gaga ball - Horseshoes and other outdoor games - Game room with billiards - Planned family activities - Live music and entertainment Rocky Fork Ranch is located in Guernsey County’s unglaciated Allegheny Plateau, where forested hills and winding valleys create scenery more reminiscent of Appalachia than the flat agricultural areas of central Ohio. The surrounding region provides additional opportunities for boating, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and sightseeing. Nearby attractions include: - Salt Fork State Park - Salt Fork Lake - Cambridge Glass Museum - Historic downtown Cambridge - Regional hiking and mountain-biking trails Located approximately eight miles from the ranch, Salt Fork State Park encompasses about 20,000 acres surrounding the 2,952-acre Salt Fork Lake. Visitors can enjoy hiking, boating, fishing, swimming, mountain biking, and wildlife viewing. Rocky Fork Ranch is open seasonally from spring through fall. Summer is the most popular time for horseback riding and family activities, while spring brings woodland wildflowers and October offers colorful fall foliage. Its combination of equestrian recreation, resort amenities, and Appalachian-style scenery creates a camping experience unlike others in eastern Ohio.

from $61/night

Campers Paradise Campground and Cabins

52 RV Sites, 20 Tent Sites

Campers Paradise Campground and Cabins in Sigel, Pennsylvania, offers 52 RV sites and 20 tent sites beside Cook Forest, with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Full-hookup and water-and-electric categories in both back-in and pull-through join horse paddocks, on-site fishing guides, and a hot tub behind a gated entrance. Fifty-two sites run in full-hookup back-in, water-and-electric back-in, full-hookup pull-through, and water-and-electric pull-through categories carrying 30-amp service, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. Twenty tent sites and cabins round out the accommodations. A general store, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with a gated entrance controlling access. Note that while the park tries to accommodate specific site requests, the on-site manager makes the final placement decision. Horse paddocks and on-site fishing guides are the distinguishing amenities — genuine equestrian infrastructure and local angling knowledge in one property. A hot tub and sauna, game room, playground, community fire pit, on-site dining, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, boating, and swimming fill the rest. Pets are welcome. The campground sits beside Cook Forest in the Allegheny National Forest region, where old-growth hemlock, clear trout streams, and the timber heritage of the Pennsylvania Wilds create one of the most scenically rewarding camping environments in the eastern United States. Summer and October foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead for fall color.