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.

Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Ohio presents 50 of the state's best campgrounds for car campers.

Ohio Campground Locator Map

Map Legend

Acknowledgments

Preface

Best Campgrounds

Introduction

Northwest

• Kiser Lake State Park
• Lake Loramie State Park
• Mary Jane Thurston State Park
• Wolf Creek Park

Northeast

• Beaver Creek State Park
• Big Creek Park
• Fernwood State Forest: Hidden Hollow Campground
• Findley State Park
• Harrison State Forest: Ronsheim Campground
• Jefferson Lake State Park
• Nimisila Reservoir Metro Park
• Punderson State Park
• Tappan Lake
• West Branch State Park

Southeast

• American Electric Power (AEP) Recreation Land
• Barkcamp State Park
• Blue Rock State Park
• Burr Oak Cove Campground
• Burr Oak State Park
• Forked Run State Park
• Hocking Hills State Park
• Jesse Owens State Park
• Lake Alma State Park
• Lake Hope State Park
• Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area
• Leith Run Recreation Area
• National Forest Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
• Piedmont Lake
• Salt Fork State Park: Primitive Campground
• Strouds Run State Park
• Tar Hollow State Park
• Wolf Run State Park

Southwest

• Germantown Metropark
• Great Seal State Park
• John Bryan State Park
• Miami Whitewater Forest
• Paint Creek State Park
• Pike Lake State Park
• Scioto Trail State Park: Hike-In Campground
• Shawnee State Park
• Stonelick State Park

Central

• A .W. Marion State Park
• Delaware State Park
• Dillon State Park
• Kokosing Lake Campground
• Mohican State Park and Forest

Lake Erie Region

• East Harbor State Park
• Geneva State Park
• Kelleys Island State Park
• South Bass Island State Park

Appendix A: Camping Equipment Checklist

Appendix B: Sources of Information

Index

About the Author