Boondocking in Ohio Near the Water

Free and dispersed camping in Ohio near the water. No hookups, no fees listed — pack out what you pack in. 24 places mapped.

⚓ Boat Ramps ⛺ Campgrounds 🌲 Boondocking 🏨 Hotels 🍔 Restaurants 🛒 Grocery ⛽ Gas 🎯 Sporting Goods 🎣 Bait & Tackle 🔧 Boat Repair

Every pin is within 15 miles of a launch. The ⚓ anchors are the boat ramps — so you can see how far the water is from any stop.

Batavia Township

Camp 1 directions
Camp 4 directions
Camp 5 · East Fork State Park directions

Brecksville

Ottawa Overlook Backcountry Site 1 · Cleveland Metroparks directions
Ottawa Overlook Backcountry Site 2 · Cleveland Metroparks directions
Ottawa Overlook Backcountry Site 3 · Cleveland Metroparks directions

Chauncey

Dispersed Camping directions

Concord

Girdled Road Reservation Campsite · Lake Metroparks directions

Coshocton

Woodbury Overflow Camping · State of Ohio - Department of Natural Re directions

Cuyahoga Falls

Big Bend Campsite · Summit Metro Parks directions

Deersville

Dispersed Camping · Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District directions

Gates Mills

Williams Woods Backcountry Site 1 · Cleveland Metroparks directions
Williams Woods Backcountry Site 2 · Cleveland Metroparks directions
Williams Woods Backcountry Site 3 · Cleveland Metroparks directions

Shawnee

Old Stone Church Trailhead Camping directions

Stout

Camp 2 · Shawnee State Park directions

Tate Township

Camp 2 · =East Fork State Park directions
Camp 3 · East Fork State Park directions

West Portsmouth

Camp 1 · Shawnee State Park directions
Camp 3 · Shawnee State Park directions
Camp 4 · Shawnee State Park directions
Camp 5 · Shawnee State Park directions
Camp 6 · Shawnee State Park directions
Camp 7 · Shawnee State Park directions