Hidden Hollow Campground

We stopped here to load up on things we needed from Amazon, there is a hub (Silverware) about 18 mins away via car and the post office is 5 mins away to pick up deliveries. The mall is about 20 mins away less by car and has all the shopping needs available. Groceries pet supplies, etc.
We had good phone connection with T-Mobile but the internet for school went out a few times. We also found a convenient store around the corner from the post office.
Doordashers will deliver, offer cash tip and their on the way. We had a bout of stinkbugs toward the end of our stay would be my only complaint. The gun ranges didn't bother me at all, but boy do they like to shoot around here. Lol.
Facilities were a mess but a crew came up the same day and cleaned them very well. Each plot has a firepit, bench and table. Also has 2 cans for trash which was emptied most days. Most driveways were pretty level and are asphalt.

we thought 1st weekend in November would be a great time to visit, wrong.
It was deer camp season which is not all bad, but it looked like shanty town, utility trailers with tarps. trash strewn about, Deer carcasses hanging from trees. also had a fair amount of people who looked like they were living in their cars.
decided to move to another state park.

This is a beautiful free campground with 22 sites. Two-to-three other sites were occupied when we were there, we all enjoyed the campgound and the beautiful fall weather. Sunday was loud due to the many shooter at the gun ranges nearby, but the shooting stops at dusk. There are hiking trails through the woods, picnic tables, fire-rings and trash cans at each site. On the downside there is no potable water, no dump stations and the toilets needed attention, but if you're self-contained, this is a wonderful place to stay. There is a Walmart and Kroger's in Steubenville (10 miles east) and two museums in Cadiz (10 miles west). All of the campground and approaching roads are paved.

Cool little free campground with about 15 camping spots. Most paved and a few were just grass with a car pull off spot. Good place to hangout for a few days.

Pros: Each site had a table and garbage bin. Some had fire rings. There was a big fire pit with benches in the middle of the campground for a group fire.

Cons: Pit toilets were TERRIBLE. Didn’t have lids for the toilets so there were flies everywhere. The bathrooms definitely hadn’t been cleaned in a while. Only stayed two nights because the bugs were so bad. Black flies and mosquitoes everywhere. It might have just been the time of year, but that was one of the worst campgrounds bug-wise that I’ve ever been to.

Verizon signal was pretty good. 1-2 bars consistently. No potable water.

This was our first Campendium stay, and we loved it. The bathrooms are relatively clean, and the campsites were spotless. No trash or litter from what we saw. There were a few other people staying here too but they were all very quiet and respectful. We brought our two dogs with us, which is allowed as long as they're on chains or leashes. The sites are big and mostly flat, a few on small hills but still very easy to pitch on.

We needed a free place to stay and work(close to Pittsburg for grocery delivery & good WiFi for online work) for a couple of weeks before our journey to AZ. The limit here is 14 days, it has a pit toilet(which we didn’t use so we don’t have details). There were plenty of sites and it was mostly quiet. There is a non-potable water spigot but it says clearly on it to not use for even washing. I’m not even sure if it works because we didn’t even bother trying. Instead, we asked permission at the laundromat when we did our wash to fill our water jugs and just conserved as best as we could. There is a pit for dumping waste water(not black water) in the grounds. We used our honey wagon for black tank and dumped at the Flying J on our way out.

There is everything you could ever need in Wintersville and Steubenville. The Kroger in Steubenville is massive and has a better selection than the Wintersville one. There is an RV repair shop called Murphs RV that sells propane at a great price close by in Richmond.

Some people complained about the shooting range that you can hear from your camp, but it didn’t bother me much. You can hear it, but it’s not ridiculously loud and usually stopped by nightfall.

One last thing, we unintentionally arrived at night so it was a bit tricky finding the exact location. Best to arrive during the day but if you can’t, follow the previous commenters direction of following directions to Fernwood Forest Campground by taking Bloomingdale exit off of 22 and making a left. Then turn left at first blinking light(which wasn’t blinking at our time of arrival), go short distance and turn left between two cemeteries, go about 2 miles and you will see a sign for Fernwood Forest Campground. You will most likely be seeing Fernwood signs by now. This way you won’t be driving in circles trying to find Hidden Hollow.

Also, once you follow the signs for Fernwood Forest, if you are coming in at dark, you will come to a road block that says closed, just turn left here and the campground is right there. We were a bit nervous turning here because we are long and didn’t want to get stuck somewhere and it’s hard to see but luckily it was exactly where we needed to be.

Hidden gem! Paved road in. Paved pads. Very nice picnic tables and fire pits. We camped in a 25ft travel trailer. Very nice gun ranges near by. Not really a nuisance. Vaulted toilets is available but no potable water. The well seems dry. All free! There were several campers that left there tents on there sites while they went home for the week. But still plenty of spots.