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USACECaesar Creek Lake · Ohio
Caesar Creek Lake
Overview Caesar Creek Lake is located in southwest Ohio, centered between Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus.
Sites5all reservable
Elev.846ft
Comf.Apr-Nov8 months
Max rigtents
Electric5sites
From Cincinnati1h09real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 846 ft, Caesar Creek Lake has a 8-month comfortable window (Apr-Nov). Winter nights average around 26°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 5 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 10 named hiking routes, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Apr-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
68°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Cincinnati
45 mi
1h09
02
Columbus
74 mi
1h36
03
Cleveland
216 mi
4h13
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 5 SITES
Color byShow only
5 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
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Accessible
5
Prime
5
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
10
Trail segments
192
Viewpoints
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.5 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.