Pack the Chevy and Check Out These 3 Camping Spots Near Marysville, OH

1. Alum Creek State Park Campground

If you enjoy outdoor activities in nature, the campground in the 4,630-acre Alum Creek State Park is just the spot to park your RV or pitch your tent. The well-designed campground has 297 campsites in the woods, in open sunny areas, and some of the sites overlook the picturesque 3,387-acre Alum Creek Reservoir. Each site has electricity and water, and there are restrooms with showers throughout the grounds.

You can enjoy the outdoors by swimming, paddling, and boating on the reservoir or just relaxing on the 3,000-foot-long beach. Put your hiking boots on and follow the trails that cut through the dense beech and maple forest along Alum Creek and catch glimpses of birds and animals along the way. You can also fish for walleye, saugeye, crappie, bluegill, and bass in the reservoir and play disc golf on the 18-hole course.

2. Delaware State Park Campground

Camp out in the dense woodlands of the 1,686-acre Delaware State Park and enjoy plenty of fun outdoor activities. The beautiful wooded campground has 211 scenic RV and tent campsites on the lawns between the trees. Each site has electricity and water and is close to restrooms with showers and flush toilets, a laundry, and a dump station. The campground has a fenced-in dog park where your four-legged friend can run around.

Play basketball, volleyball, and disc golf on the nine and 27-hole courses. Take a dip in the 1,300-acre reservoir, rent a boat or kayak from the fully-equipped marina, or just laze in the sun on the swimming beach. Take your fishing tackle and fish from a boat or the shore for largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, and muskie, and explore the woodlands on five miles of nature trails that cut through the wetlands and lush forest filled with animal life.

3. Indian Lake State Park Campground

Indian Lake State Park is the ultimate spot if you enjoy boating, fishing, skiing, and sunbathing on the beach. The park has two public beaches, four boat ramps, and a boat dock. The 5,800-acre Indian Lake lies along a major avian migration route and is a resting place for Canada geese, swans, herons, egrets, grebes, and ducks, and many of these birds stay over in the summer to nest.

The park has a massive campground with 443 family campsites for tents and trailers along the northwest lakeshore. Most sites have electric hookups and near shower houses and a laundry facility. There are 20 boat sites available, and campers also have exclusive access to a campground swimming beach, a boat ramp, and a dock.

You can make reservations for any of these fantastic campgrounds on the Ohio State Park Reservations website up to six months in advance or by calling (866) 644-6727. Before you pack your camp equipment in your trunk, drive to Coughlin GM of Marysville today and check out the new and pre-owned SUVs ideal for your outdoor adventure.

Image via Alum Creek.

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