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$5 - $15/night
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19 campsites
Season
Early Spring - Winte...
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Price
$5 - $15/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
19 campsites
Season
Early Spring - Winte...
Cell
Has Service
Pets
Check Policy
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Burr Oak Cove Campground, Athens County, Ohio
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Learn more about alerts →Hammock campers and through-hikers will feel at home here. Site #15 gets called out for hammock setups, walk-in sites earn consistent praise for privacy, and the North Country Trail meets the Buckeye Trail right at the campground. Fall is the sweet spot, with October foliage peak
Rowdy neighbors are a real possibility with no overnight host to enforce quiet hours, and the Lake View Trail to the reservoir is poorly blazed and maintained. If you want showers, hookups, or a guaranteed site, this first-come-first-serve, primitive-only setup will frustrate you
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Rated higher than 10% of graded campgrounds
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Reference information about Burr Oak Cove Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>Burr Oak Cove Campground is a small densely wooded campground on the northwest tip of Burr Oak Reservoir in Athens County. The campground has 19 camping units, including walk-in sites which offer additional seclusion to the camper looking for solitude.</p>
The elevation is 620 ft. Near the northwest tip of Burr Oak Reservoir, this small, rustic campground offers a tranquil setting in a heavily wooded area of mixed hardwoods. There is no direct access to the reservoir from the campground but Lake View Trail provides a means to view the Lake. The campground is convenient to a portion of the North Country Scenic Trail which is co- located on the Buckeye Trail which meanders around Ohio. Because the campground is so close to these two trails, it is often used by through-hikers. Some tent sites are walk-in and offer a secluded and private camping experience.
April 15 through October 15 - with services October 16 through December 15 - no services
The parking aprons are grass and gravel.
From Glouster, OH, take State Rt. 13 north for 4.5 miles to campground.
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Fall delivers the best camping here. Daytime highs run from the upper 40s to mid-60s°F in October, with cooler nights that drop below freezing as the season progresses. Leaf color peaks in early to mid-October on the ridges above the reservoir, making the trail junction especially scenic. Fishing picks up as water temperatures cool. Summer brings comfortable 50-80°F days under clear skies, though the dense canopy holds humidity. Winter sees afternoons around 40°F and nights well below freezing, with occasional snow creating muddy conditions on the grass and gravel parking aprons.
Described as best season; leaf color peaks and comfortable daytime temps for camping.
Burr Oak Cove Campground offers a rustic camping experience with essential amenities, primarily focused on supporting a primitive camping style. User reviews suggest the presence of pit toilets (vault style) and potable water spigots which are essential for campers. As stated in the authoritative content, potable water is available at four spigots. However, there are no flush toilets, showers, or electricity hookups, making this campground suitable for off-grid camping. Fire rings and picnic tables are available on all 19 campsites, as confirmed by the data. Cell service is available according to user reviews, but Wi-Fi is absent.
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