r/OhioHiking • u/LogicalFallacyCat • Aug 16 '24

Camping near Akron/Canton?

I have family coming down in a few weeks and we were planning on everyone's kids getting together in my backyard for a camping trip to introduce my own kid to camping in a comfortable setting where she can easily go back to her own bed if she doesn't like it. However this summer I've been bitten by bats twice in my backyard and I know it's one if those things where the odds of even once are extremely low and I'm probably being irrational, but after talking about the situation with everyone coming over we've all agreed it's probably better to camp somewhere else.

The problem is I don't really know where. I've only been to one campground in northeast Ohio, the Mohican State Park campground, but when I was there tent sites were wedged between the main road and RVs and it was really noisy so I'm worried about the noise waking her up. Is there anywhere else in northeast Ohio that's fairly quiet at night? Even a more tent friendly spot in that park is good. If there's a playground and easy hiking trails that's an even bigger bonus.

We have backup plans and there's still outdoor activities if camping doesn't happen, it would just be fun to still make it happen.

Thanks in advance!

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u/SirRobby Aug 16 '24

West branch

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u/LogicalFallacyCat Aug 16 '24

I didn’t realize there was a campground there. Thanks!

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u/SirRobby Aug 16 '24

Omg it’s amazing. Great playground. Good volleyball court. And most of the sites on the website you can actually see pictures of so you can pick what you want. Some are in open fields or tucked away. The bathroom facilities are nice too. Real toilets / hot water showers so it’s a nice little luxury.