Alum Creek State Park Campground

Nice sites. Only a few that we would be unhappy with booking without seeing first. Some road/train noise but campground is in the middle of the suburbs. Trails were well maintained. The dog park is huge and well kept. Most sites had some privacy. Shower houses are older but well maintained while we were there. Great water pressure compared to others we’ve used. Staff was super friendly. We had a great time there and just rebooked for a few days next month also.

This was a pleasant surprise! Needed an overnight stay on our way through Columbus. I did have to reserve a site through the website before getting there but contrary to another reviewer, I had no trouble. The site we had was on a little circle and was completely private as there was abundant growth between campsites. I wish we could of stayed longer to explore. Didn't have a change to look at the bathrooms.

A nice state park, and while you wouldn’t realize it by just being there, it is nestled right next to suburbia, as a result it has excellent cell coverage. I clocked over 70mbps down and 5mbps up on Visible. Tree coverage is a little heavy for Starlink. Some other highlights: local ice cream for $2 a scoop at the camp store/welcome station, a 9 hole free mini golf course, and a couple playgrounds. There is also a really cool playground outside of the campground at the south end of the State Park near the dam. Also outside the campground but nearby are a dog park and dog beach. During the week it would be an excellent lake for kayaks, during the weekend lots of motor boats. On the negative side, not all of the bathrooms have showers so you may have to walk a bit. There is plenty of poison ivy, our campsite at M03 the entire back parameter had some, but looks like not all spots had as much as ours.

We stopped here on our way out west as a home base to visit the Columbus Zoo. It was nice to be in a state park environment after being in a few RV parks. This park really is large, bring bikes for sure. One thing that we didn't love is the overall layout doesn't have "loops" its more like a hub and spoke design which made walking less enjoyable. The "lake" looks really muddy and we didn't find a decent spot to swim. Overall we did like it but pulling out we decided that if we come back through here we would look around to see if there was another spot. That being said, it was clean and quiet which was just what we needed.

Large state park campground on lake. Variety of sites from in the woods secluded to open by the lake. Family oriented with mini golf, playgrounds, trails, beach, and boat launch, all within short distance to a large city. Shower houses and toilets keep this from a 5 star. They are old and long need of updating. However, if self contained, a good level asphalt spot is waiting for you. They have full hookups and electric only.
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We stopped here on Mother’s Day on our way to the Columbus Zoo. The bathrooms and showers are a little old but clean nonetheless. The ranger rolled through checking on sites. I liked that there was thick forest vegetation between our sites for good privacy. It was early in the season and on a Sunday night so there were a lot of empty spots. Camped here 40+ years ago when I was a kid and enjoyed bringing my family here.