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Pull-thru
USFSWayne National Forest · Ohio
Oak Hill - Lake Vesuvius
Overview Oak Hill Campground is one of two camping areas within Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area.
Sites3228 reservable
Elev.876ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig64 ft8 pull-thru
Electric3218×50-amp
From Columbus2h45real 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 876 ft, Oak Hill - Lake Vesuvius has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 28°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 32 sites total: 28 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 8 pull-through, 18 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 64-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 10 named hiking routes, 2 peaks, 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
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
72%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 17
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
68°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Columbus
113 mi
2h45
02
Cincinnati
150 mi
3h08
03
Cleveland
257 mi
5h21
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 32 SITES
Color byShow only
28 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
18
50-amp
32
Accessible
0
Prime
32
Sites
★ The standout
Site 019
White Oak · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
126 ft
Max rig
60 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
10
Trail segments
108
Peaks
2
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1 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.