Hocking Hills Campground sits at 19852 OH-664 in Logan, Ohio, inside the state park system that draws hikers from across the region. The listing carries a 4.3 rating across 174 reviews, and that number tells a fairly consistent story: people come for the trail network and the setting, then judge the campsites themselves on a separate and more mixed scale.
This review pulls together what the source record establishes about the campground and what visitors have written about their stays. Where reviewers disagreed with each other, that disagreement is reported rather than smoothed over. Nothing here comes from an inspection of the property; it comes from the listing data and from the opinions campers chose to publish.
Hocking Hills Campground at a Glance
The property is listed under two categories, Campground and Home goods store, which fits a site that combines campsites with a park office that one reviewer said carried a small gift shop inside. It is positioned in the Hocking Hills area of Ohio at roughly 39.4376 latitude and -82.5379665 longitude, operating on America/New_York time, and it appears on Google Maps as a mapped place with its own listing entry. Contact runs through a published phone number, +1 740-385-6841, and an official Ohio Department of Natural Resources page that covers planning a visit to the park campground.
The listing's activity fields describe camping in several forms: general camping, cabin camping, group camping, and RV camping, with a camping fee noted as part of the record. Amenity fields confirm public toilets and showers, while the accessibility fields note a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance and toilet. Parking is recorded as a free lot with on-site parking. Pets are permitted, with dogs allowed.
What Do Visitors Like About Hocking Hills Campground?
Across the reviews, sentiment leans clearly positive, with most campers praising the setting, the trail access, the bathroom and shower facilities, and the staff at the park office. A smaller group of reviews is more measured, raising the same handful of concerns repeatedly: sites that sit close together, ground that is hard to level, crowding near the pool and full hook-up loops, and a price that at least one camper considered high for a non-electric site. Even the critical comments usually end with a recommendation to visit the park, which suggests the dissatisfaction is aimed at specific site conditions rather than the destination as a whole.
1. Trail access is the headline draw
Nearly every positive review returns to the trails. Sarah Tuttle called the campground close to the area's signature sights and mentioned paths toward Old Man's Cave and a lake overlook, while Joe Byrd listed a long run of destinations reachable through the park trail system from the campground, including Rose Lake, Cedar Falls, Upper Falls, Devil's Bathtub, Old Man's Cave, Lower Falls and Whispering Cave. Dan Araujo described the hiking as the best in Ohio and noted that little driving is needed once you are staying in the area.
Zachary Steele framed the location as a timing advantage, writing that camping there allows an early start on trails before weekend crowds build. Jessica, who stayed in the primitive hike-in area, found no trails near her section and drove to trailheads instead, and named the Conkles Hollow Rim Trail as her favorite hike of the trip.
2. Bathrooms, showers and cleanliness
Facility cleanliness is the second most repeated point. Sarah Tuttle described clean bathrooms, and Benjy Braude went further, calling the bathroom reason enough to stay and the shower the best campground shower he had used. Angela Ward reported a clean shower house and well-kept grounds with trash receptacles that never appeared overflowing. Sean Smith likewise listed very clean facilities and a shower room.
The source columns back the existence of these facilities, listing public toilets, toilets and showers, but they say nothing about condition. That judgment comes entirely from reviewers, and it is not unanimous: H S called the bathrooms clean but suggested they could use updating, and Jessica described the outhouses near the primitive camping area in much harsher terms while praising the main campground showers and hot water.
3. Site size, spacing and leveling
Site conditions produce the sharpest split in the reviews. Sarah Tuttle found the sites spacious, but Kara Williamson described tent spots as tight and close to one another, Pablo Vagnor advised tent campers to think carefully about small sites, and Jessica felt the main electric sites lacked shade and privacy. Benjy Braude noted sites sitting close together but did not treat it as a problem.
Level ground came up more than once. Jason Likens wrote that there did not seem to be a level spot anywhere in the campground and suggested bringing leveling ideas, while Sean Smith cautioned that some spots sit on a grade that could make leveling a large camper difficult, even though the spot he received suited his rig. Jessica's account of the primitive hike-in area adds a related practical detail: the walk in was described to her as short, but she found it full of hills and exhausting with an overloaded wagon.
4. The pool, movie nights and family extras
Several reviewers treat the extras as a meaningful part of the stay. Matt mentioned an outdoor movie theater for evening entertainment and a saltwater pool, and Gala Glyphon also referenced a pool and a small outdoor theater on Saturday nights. H S called the pool very nice, clean and well maintained, and also noted a basketball court, volleyball court and good playgrounds. Michelle Peacock described a large children's play area along with canoes and kayaks.
The pool is also where crowding shows up. H S said the campground felt busier and slightly crowded near the pool and full hook-up areas, and Jessica recommended arriving right when the pool opens, which she believed was 11 a.m., to avoid the crowd. That time is one camper's recollection rather than a published schedule, so it should be checked before relying on it.
5. Staff, check-in and the park office
The human side of the operation earns consistent praise. Matt described park office staff as very friendly and helpful through check-in and questions, Angela Ward called check-in very easy, and Michelle Peacock mentioned a warm welcome that included cookies. Sarah Tuttle noted a small gift store inside the park office, which aligns with the listing's second category entry.
Sean Smith added a specific anecdote about a volunteer who gave the group firewood. The source columns corroborate the existence of a contactable office through the published phone number and the official state park web page, though they do not describe staffing or services.
6. Crowds, connectivity and wildlife
Busy periods come up repeatedly. H S called the campground busy, Zachary Steele warned that trails get very crowded on weekends, and Gala Glyphon observed that it seems popular even on weekdays. Joe Byrd described the location as remote with subpar cell service and no park Wi-Fi, and framed the disconnect as the point of staying that deep in the hills.
Wildlife is part of the picture too. Angela Ward reported raccoons going through a neighbor's dog food and advised securing food, and Jason Likens, traveling with dogs, asked fellow campers to clean up after theirs, consistent with the listing's note that dogs are allowed.