7 Responses to “What’s the backpacking & camping situation like in Ohio?”

1. knapsack says:

   August 9, 2011 at 8:10 pm

   http://www.thebackpacker.com/trails/oh/trails.php
   http://www.thebackpacker.com/trails/oh/trail_388.php
   http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/shawnee/tabid/788/Default.aspx

   Shawnee State Forest
   614-858-6685

   There are several trails of varying lengths and difficulty in Ohio to choose from. But, you might be interested in the 42 mile long “Shawnee Backpacking Trail”, located in southern Ohio. The elevation changes are from 700 to 1200 feet and there are many, many ups and downs. Views of nearby ridges and hollows are plentiful and beautiful. There are 8 campsites and all but one has a water pump nearby. The camps are located in beautiful hollows and have fire rings if needed.

   Head west of Portsmouth, Ohio on SR 52 and turn right onto 125. The parking for backpacking is just about a mile past the state park entrance.
2. Mystic*Birdy says:

   August 9, 2011 at 8:43 pm

   lotsa hobos in the bushes~~
3. livn4themin says:

   August 9, 2011 at 9:42 pm

   hey, with names like elklick park and hocking hill – you’ll be shiny when you’ve been through Ohio’s backwoods…. are there snakes?

   http://www.heartofhocking.com/backpacking_hocking_hills.htm
4. red cherry says:

   August 9, 2011 at 9:51 pm

   Im not gonna lie to you., Ohio is not pretty
   There are lots of snail trails , if thats what you mean
5. Dead Parrot Society☮ says:

   August 9, 2011 at 10:29 pm

   Isn’t there a Cha Park? Snail trails are good, aren’t they?
6. Rusty Darth Tater™ says:

   August 9, 2011 at 10:58 pm

   There is a little known law in Ohio which allows you to pitch a tent in any Wal-Mart parking lot if you have less than .75 cents in your possession !
7. Bronx Zoo Cobra says:

   August 9, 2011 at 11:20 pm

   Mid-Westerners are Delicious