Alum Creek - A Thru G Campground

Located near Ohio's capital city, Alum Creek State Park is a popular boating and camping destination. Visitors can spend the day jet skiing across thousands of acres of water or find a quiet cove to fish or paddle. Perfect for swimming and sunning, the beach is the largest inland beach in the park system. The park's large campground also offers a camp store, boating access, and a nature center for campers. Visitors with children can try the family-friendly mountain bike trail or the half-mile Storybook Trail. Find Alum Creek State Park in Ohio Trails+powered by the OuterSpatial app. Alum Creek Reservoir offers 3,387 acres of water. A dam at the south end of the lake is maintained byUS Army Corps of Engineers. Four launch ramps offer public access to the lake; one additional ramp is available to campers only. The lake south of US36/SR37 is a boater's paradise with unlimited horsepower and plenty of room for skiers while the northern portion of the lake is no-wake and offers a quieter scene with tree-lined shores, shale cliffs, and sheltered inlets for paddling. There are life jacket loaner boards at the New Galena, Cheshire, and Marina ramps.