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Hidden Lakes Family Campground

28 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites

Hidden Lakes Family Campground in Montville, OH, offers 28 RV sites and 4 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service. Sites come in five categories — back-in 30-amp, back-in 50/30-amp, lakeside back-in 50/30-amp, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru 50/30-amp — each carrying water and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station. Maximum rig length isn't reliably published, so call with your dimensions before booking. The campground is gated, with a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and a recreation center. Check-in runs 2pm to 6pm with a noon checkout, and late arrivals can't always be accommodated and may incur an additional fee. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, a beach, a pavilion, a playground, basketball, horseshoes, and natural lakes fill the grounds, with swimming, fishing, kayaking, boating, stargazing, and themed event weekends through the season. Montville sits in Geauga County between Ohio's Lake Erie wine country and the outer suburbs of Cleveland. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Note the check-in window before you plan a long driving day.

Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake

80 RV Sites, 6 Cottages, 1 House

Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake in Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH, offers 80 RV sites and 7 cottage and house rentals, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 80 feet. Sites come in two categories: full-hookup pull-thrus carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV, and water-and-electric back-ins. All have site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. At 80 feet the pull-thrus take the longest coaches. The grounds are gated, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, propane fills and exchange, a dump station, golf cart rentals, a bar, and a snack bar. There's an on-site gas station selling regular, diesel, and LP — genuinely rare, and it means no fuel detour before you leave. An outdoor pool, a fitness center, a recreation center, mini-golf, a marina, a pavilion, sport courts, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, bocce, horseshoes, a jumping pillow, and a playground fill 110 landscaped acres, with fishing, swimming, and biking. A beach, golf, a state park, and wine tasting are nearby. The resort sits at 4710 Lake Road East in the oldest summer resort community on Ohio's Lake Erie shoreline, established in 1869. Rates for sites and rentals are on the booking page. Summer on the lake books early.

from $63/night

Ridge Ranch Campground

32 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 16 Tent Sites

Ridge Ranch Campground in Newton Falls, OH, offers 32 RV sites, 1 cabin, and 16 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service. Sites come in four categories — full-hookup 30-amp, water-and-electric 30-amp, water-and-electric 50-amp, and water-and-electric 50-amp pull-through. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. Maximum rig length isn't published, so call with your dimensions. The season runs May 1 to October 20 for seasonal sites, with 2026 seasonal rates starting around $2,300. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a snack bar, firewood, a dump station, a craft room, and a pavilion cover the rest. Pets are welcome. A 17-acre lake anchors 76 scenic acres, with a beach, boat and kayak rentals, mini-golf, sport courts, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, a playground, a pond, and walking trails, plus swimming, boating, paddling, paddle boats, fishing, hiking, biking, and a full calendar of planned activities. Newton Falls sits in Trumbull County in northeastern Ohio. A state park and golf are nearby. Rates for nightly and seasonal stays are on the booking page. Seasonal sites go early.

from $43/night

Pymatuning Adventure

Pymatuning Adventure in Williamsfield, Ohio, offers full-hookup RV sites near Pymatuning Reservoir, with an outdoor pool, fitness center, library, and game room in Ashtabula County. A dog park, laundry, and general store serve guests exploring one of the largest inland lakes in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Full-hookup RV sites carry water, sewer, and electric. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and WiFi handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. The amenity set is broader than the site infrastructure suggests. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a fitness center, library, arcade, billiards, and ping pong covering indoor hours and basketball, horseshoes, and corn hole outdoors. A dog park serves pets, and planned activities run through the season. Swimming and state park access are close at hand. Pymatuning Reservoir is the draw. The lake straddles the Ohio-Pennsylvania line as one of the largest inland waters in either state, and the Pymatuning State Park system sustains a freshwater recreation economy built on fishing, boating, picnicking, and wildlife access. This is the most fish-dense and waterfowl-concentrated large inland lake complex in the Lake Erie drainage basin, which draws the northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania leisure camping market consistently through the season. The campground serves the Ohio and Pennsylvania lake season. Summer fishing and boating drive the heaviest demand, with waterfowl migration bringing birders in spring and fall. Reserve ahead for summer weekends.

Country Acres Campground

40 RV Sites, 15 Cabins, 33 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Country Acres Campground in Ravenna, OH, offers 41 full-hookup RV sites, 15 cabins, and 33 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 75 feet. Sites run from full-hookup back-ins through full-hookup pull-throughs up to premium pull-throughs and premium patio pull-throughs, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. The campground is rated big rig friendly and the 75-foot maximum handles long coaches. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a dump station, and propane fills cover the practical needs, and golf cart rentals make the grounds easy to get around. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. Recreation is built for families: a private lake with a fishing pier, boat docks, and boat and paddle boat rentals; an outdoor pool and splash pad; a game room with billiards; a fitness center; a jumping pillow; sport courts for basketball and volleyball; horseshoes and gaga ball; a playground; a snack bar; and a pavilion. Planned activities run through the season. Ravenna sits in Portage County, within day-trip distance of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Rates for sites, cabins, and tent spots are on the booking page. Premium patio pull-throughs are limited and book first on summer weekends.

from $40/night

Countryside Campground

Countryside Campground sits at 2687 State Route 43 in Mogadore, Ohio—a Summit and Portage County border campground in the greater Akron metropolitan area that has built its appeal around a comprehensive family recreation package in a setting adjacent to the Mogadore Reservoir, one of the Portage Lakes chain that defines the outdoor recreation geography of northeastern Ohio's lake-country corridor. The campground's combination of pools, gemstone and gold panning, planned activities, and a lazy river makes it a destination in its own right rather than simply a basecamp for regional attractions. Ninety-five RV sites with full hookup and water-and-electric configurations, alongside cabins and tent sites, provide the camping infrastructure. A swimming pool and lazy river provide the warm-water recreation, complemented by a playground, a mini-golf course, a recreation center, and a game room for indoor activity. Planned activities and hayrides structure weekend programming into a social calendar that gives families with children genuinely planned entertainment across the campsite stay. Gold gem mining — a popular family activity where guests pan for gemstone specimens in a sluice — provides a distinct and hands-on experience that few northeast Ohio campgrounds offer. A dog park, laundry, and general store round out the facilities. Mogadore Reservoir, adjacent to the campground, provides additional outdoor recreation context in a reservoir fishing and water access setting that complements the campground's on-site water amenities with a larger body of water for kayak touring and fishing. The reservoir is managed by the Akron Metropolitan Area water system, and the surrounding reservoir land provides a buffer of green space around the water that gives the Mogadore area a more rural feel than its proximity to Akron would otherwise suggest. Fishing in the reservoir targets largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, and channel catfish. Akron is the nearest city of scale, about 10 miles northwest, with its Cuyahoga Valley National Park trailhead access in the Cuyahoga River gorge, the Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Tudor Revival estate, and the National Inventors Hall of Fame museum that reflects Akron's industrial heritage in rubber manufacturing and polymer chemistry. The Portage Lakes State Park chain south of Akron provides additional public lake access to the interconnected lakes that make this corner of Ohio a genuine lake country destination with a density of public water access that distinguishes it from the less-developed lake regions farther east. Cleveland is approximately 40 miles north, with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Great Lakes Science Center access for day trips. Countryside Campground operates through the Ohio camping season, typically May through October, in a northeast Ohio climate where the lake-influenced moderate temperatures extend the comfortable outdoor camping window somewhat beyond the more continental interior. Summer weekends fill quickly for a property this close to the Akron-Cleveland metropolitan area, and the planned activities calendar reaches its peak from Memorial Day through Labor Day when the full programming schedule runs. Spring and fall visits offer the campground's recreation infrastructure at reduced density, with the Portage Lakes fall fishing season in September and October providing particularly productive angling.

from $60/night

Western Reserve Campground

17 RV Sites

Western Reserve Campground in Canfield, Ohio, offers 17 RV sites on a spring-fed swim lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet, open all year. A lakeview full-hookup back-in category joins a lakefront water-and-electric tier, with a beach, golf driving range, recreation center, and fishing pond. Seventeen back-in sites run in lakefront water-and-electric and lakeview full-hookup categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The choice here is a genuine trade — lakefront gets you closer to the water, lakeview gets you sewer at the site. Sixty feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The bathhouse is open 24/7 and regularly cleaned, and there are restrictions on bringing your own firewood, so check with the office. A spring-fed swim lake and beach anchor the summer, with a separate fishing pond alongside. A golf driving range, recreation center, game room, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, bocce ball, a playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the rest, with biking, picnicking, a full-season activities calendar, and wine tasting nearby. A driving range at a 17-site campground is unusual and worth noting. Mahoning County sits in the rolling hills of northeastern Ohio's Western Reserve, with Youngstown close, Mill Creek Park's 4,400 acres nearby, and both Cleveland and Pittsburgh about an hour away. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve ahead for June through August weekends.

from $40/night

Jellystone Park™ Akron-Canton

81 RV Sites, 13 Cabins, 6 Tent Sites, 2 Glamping Sites, 1 Cottage, 1 Lodge

Jellystone Park Akron-Canton in Uniontown, Ohio, offers 81 full-hookup RV sites, 15 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, six tent sites, and two glamping sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet behind a gated entrance. Presidential and Premier buddy categories join deluxe back-in and pull-through tiers, alongside a water park, splash pad, mini-golf, and jumping pillow. Eighty-one sites span deluxe back-in, deluxe pull-thru, Premier back-in, Premier buddy, Premier pull-thru, and Presidential back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. The Premier buddy sites suit two rigs traveling together, and the Presidential tier is the top of the range. Fifteen cabins, cottages, and lodges, six tent sites, and two glamping sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Office hours run 9am to 9pm in peak season and 9am to 5pm in value season and winter, and a minimum stay applies. A water park and splash pad anchor the summer, with an outdoor pool and beach alongside. Mini-golf, a jumping pillow, arcade, recreation center, barn, gem mining, inflatable water toys, gaga ball, sports courts, tennis, basketball, a playground, pavilion, dog park, and on-site dining fill the rest, with live music and planned activities. Uniontown sits between Akron and Canton, within striking distance of Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Summer is the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $65/night

Meadville Campground

Meadville Campground in Meadville, PA, offers full-hookup RV sites carrying water, sewer, and electric, with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table at each site. Both pull-thru and back-in layouts are available, and the campground is rated big rig friendly. The grounds are gated and open year-round for monthly stays. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, a dump station, and cabins cover the rest. Check-in runs 3:00pm to 7:00pm with a 10:00am checkout — worth planning your driving day around. Contact the campground for site count, amp service, and maximum rig length. The recreation is family-scale: an outdoor pool, a recreation center with a game room and arcade, a pavilion, a ball field, sport courts, basketball, volleyball, gaga ball, corn hole, horseshoes, a playground, walking trails, and a lake and pond with boat docks for boating, paddle boats, fishing, and swimming, plus planned activities. Meadville is the Crawford County seat in western Pennsylvania's lake country, where the Allegheny Plateau's glacial lakes and reservoirs make this a quietly exceptional stretch for freshwater recreation. A state park is nearby. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Note the check-in window before a long drive.

from $51/night

Sparrow Pond Campground

84 RV Sites, 12 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

Sparrow Pond Campground in Waterford, Pennsylvania, offers 84 RV sites, 12 cabins, and three tent sites in Erie County, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Pondside, valley view, and shaded back-in categories join full-hookup and water-and-electric tiers, with an outdoor pool, recreation center, and clubhouse. Eighty-four sites span back-in, back-in water-and-electric, pondside back-in, shaded back-in, valley view back-in, and pull-thru categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Naming categories by outlook — pondside, valley view, shaded — tells you exactly what you are booking. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. Twelve cabins and three tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a pond supporting fishing, and a recreation center, clubhouse, game room, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, walking trails, hiking, a playground, and pavilion filling the grounds. Live music and planned activities run through the season, stargazing is good under the rural sky, and the property operates as a wedding venue. A state park, casino, and boating are nearby. Presque Isle State Park's Lake Erie beaches and the lakefront vineyard corridor running west toward Ohio are both within practical range. Summer is the season in the Lake Erie lowlands, with fall harvest drawing wine-country traffic. Reserve ahead.

from $64/night

Jellystone Park™ Clay's Resort

174 RV Sites, 51 Cabins, 2 Glamping Sites, 53 Cottages, 3 Lodges

Jellystone Park at Clay's Resort in North Lawrence, Ohio, offers 174 RV sites, 107 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, and two glamping sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted up to 155 feet — the largest capacity in this batch. Lakefront premium back-in and pull-through categories join a water park, spa, and laser tag. One hundred seventy-four sites span premium back-in, premium pull-through, preferred premium pull-through, lakefront premium back-in, and lakefront premium pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 155 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The lakefront categories are worth requesting early. One hundred seven cabins, cottages, and lodges and two glamping sites make the lodging range exceptional. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, portable toilets, and firewood handle the practical side. Four-seater and six-seater golf carts can be added at booking. A water park, splash pad, outdoor pool, and inflatable water toys anchor the summer, with a hot tub, sauna, and spa alongside. Mini-golf, laser tag, an arcade, jumping pillow, gaga ball, gem mining, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, corn hole, and a beach fill the grounds, with a lake for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. On-site dining, a bar, snack bar, barn, and live music round it out. Pets are welcome. North Lawrence sits in Wayne County between Canton and Wooster, near the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Amish country. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $58/night

Jellystone Park™ Harrisville

162 RV Sites, 40 Cabins, 4 Glamping Sites, 41 Cottages, 2 Yurts, 1 Treehouse, 1 Lodge

Jellystone Park Harrisville in Pennsylvania offers 162 full-hookup RV sites, 83 cabin, cottage, lodge, and treehouse units, and six glamping sites and yurts beneath tall hardwoods, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet. Red Carpet and Preferred Premium categories join premium back-in tiers, alongside a water park, splash pad, laser tag, and mini-golf. One hundred sixty-two sites span premium back-in, preferred premium back-in, preferred premium pull-thru, and Red Carpet categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Eighty-three cabins, cottages, lodges, and treehouses and six glamping sites and yurts make the lodging inventory far larger than the RV side. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Pet-friendly cabins are marked as such; pet owners must bring a crate. A water park, splash pad, and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with mini-golf, laser tag, a jumping pillow, gem mining, gaga ball, sports courts, pickleball, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, a fitness center, recreation center, craft room, golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, dog park, and on-site dining filling the rest. The park took Camp Jellystone's Park of the Year award in 2025 and has five separate Outdoor Hospitality Industry recognitions. Butler County's rolling hills sit about an hour north of Pittsburgh. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $57/night