We went in November, it was damp, grey, dark and empty, but very winter pretty. Pit toilets but clean. The hiking and forests were very nice. Also near some nicer preserves. The bad was that the non- electric sites had water shut off. The State or worse the States reservations contractor charged us $20 extra to move from one empty campground to another empty campground with water. Next off season trip well just move and risk it. Also note, this campgrounds non electric sites do not allow cars. Kind of cool in a rustic sense but, not if your glamping plan was to have the vehicle handy.

This was one of the most beautiful parks I have ventured! Be prepared to climb essentially amount! It has very steep hills, and it is not for easy walking. However, it was very much enjoyable.

Scioto Trail is our go-to state park for camping and to get away from it all. Its a smaller park with a nice lake and some decent trails. Its right next to the state forest. Every campsite is electric but there are no other hookups. Minus one star for limited services as they only have latrine restrooms, but there are several newer style handicapped accessible ones. Water is available several places throughout the campground. There is a very small store that carries a few essential items. There are also 2 cabins at the end of the campground where it is very quiet. They have nature programs and canoe rentals. Not as flashy as the big parks but great for being close to nature.

Sitting by the water and listening to the breeze in the trees is so relaxing. I have fond memories of picnics, camping, canoeing, hiking, creek walking, and fishing here during childhood.

Great park tucked far back from the highway. Trails were pretty challenging due to the hills, but the atmosphere and price were great. I would definitely recommend Scioto Trail to any of my close friends and relatives.

Nice little playground there, not alot of equipment but what they have is in good condition and it was clean. Beautiful place to drive through also

Its so peaceful and absolutely beautiful this time of year

Beautiful and peaceful. Autumn there is so lovely. Spent many years here. One of my favorite places to visit.

Beautiful area, we stayed in the tent campgrounds. Big spots although some are better suited for two groups to be next to each other. The RV campground looked very busy with lots of children.

Its beautiful multiple ponds trails action place for hiking even looks like during summer time they might have concession stand by one of the ponds just gorgeous

Dangerous getting on and off to the park entrance due to road construction. US Rt 23 is a very busy highway and motorist travel way beyond the posted speed limit of 55 mph. I would urge campers to go elsewhere at least until the road construction is completed.

Beautiful place for an evening float. The water has a great deal of growth in it and the banks are not as well-maintained as a few years ago, but overall a great place to watch the sun set.

Beautiful park and nice place to camp

Campground is a little crowded. Our site was gravel, no grass. I liked the trails. My wife said it was too much hill climbing for her.the secondlake is drained. Some of the trails arent maintained, but the closer you are to the lake, the better it is. Woman who runs it is great!

Did a hike in the state park. Not too crowded. Only complaint was hard to tell where the trail heads start.

Good size for campsite. Good trails to explore

Nice area to camp. Has a small lake to fish and swim. Has walk in camp ground and another for RVs. There are 2 or more trails to walk.

My favourite yearly family reunion camping trip. Beautiful place

Beautiful and peaceful. Nice little campground.

Not a very large park or many trails. If you want to do some hiking I recommend Great Seal State Park thats not too far away.

Very clean, beautiful, and peaceful. Great fishing area too!

If you do not have an RV or camper do not camp here unless you do a primitive site. Camper city and persons come and go all hours of the night and quite time is not enforced. Aside from the people the park is amazing and offers a lot of outdoor activities. The Naturalist here is awesome and does tons of things for the kids.

Love it here so relaxing

Beautiful, paranormal quite, but they are busy. Enjoy the beautiful ride there.

Excellent gravel trails and beautiful scenery.

Scenery is nice. Camping lots are way too close together, youre basically camping on top of your neighbor.

Great state park for a fun little adventure! It lacks the amenities of a larger campground but makes up for it in charm. Beautiful lake, great fall colors, and friendly staff in the camp store.

A small campground deep in the woods with lots of shade and beautiful scenery.

I wasnt impressed with the marking of locations (paths, camping etc). This was our first time visiting the park & we had a really hard time finding out where a good location was that we could hike. There werent very many signs posted at all. After driving around for quite a while we located one of the ponds within the park & attempted to hike on what we think was a trail. After 1/2 hour we gave up in fear we were going to end up somewhere we didnt belong. The restrooms were impressively clean & the ones we seen were large enough to be wheelchair accessible. There is ample parking throughout the park. It is definitely family friendly.

Beautiful lakes, and great bridal trails, and excellent camping.

Beautiful and peaceful!

This is a place no child will forget.I know because I came here as a child with my mom and still go back to this day with my mom its Beautiful park great for camping fishing or just a walk around the park .

Beautiful park overlooking the Huntington Township area.

I had very good experience camping here.Unit size is relatively big, with sheer silence and trails.You can aswell spend good time boating in cladwell lake.

Awesome place to visit and enjoy running the roads and trails throughout the park!

Nice area with two cabins, camping area, lake, paddle boats, shelter houses, grills, small store, fire tower and hiking trails.

My favorite secret spot to decompress. Very chill and Zen.

Beautiful area and camp host were super. Lots of campers are repeat campers so was nice to meet lots of regulars there

My review on Scioto Trails State Park. Just south of Chillicothe Ohio on Route 23. If youre looking for a stress-free, low key, small and friendly campground then I would highly suggest this one. I wanted a small camp ground to break in our new TT. Plus one of our dogs had never been camping before. I wasnt for sure how he would act. It was a great time. The lake is small but they do have some canoes and paddle boats for rent. The main section of the property is just like other campgrounds. You have close neighbors. The side section, before you get to the office is a little more spread out. Ill definitely be going back. I would have to say I like Scioto Trails better than I do Deer Creek. They even had a fire truck show up for the kids.

Love this place for hiking with our babies they just love it great views and fresh air

Great hiking place . Well worth the trip

Trails are very hilly, not too scenic

Beautiful place to visit.

Very nice campground. Wooded, peaceful. Electricity but no water hookups, which helps keep those suburbanites who dont like wilderness, away. Which is a good thing.

The water had very high Ecoli. It smelled. Dog poop EVERYWHERE.

So many trails to hike and things to see and do! I love this place!!!!

Love the park for gravel road rides!

Excellent park with excellent gravel to ride.

Awsome views, and some decent hunting

Loved it. Great place to go to get away. Lots to do and see. Will definitely be going back

Great pace! Wish they had plumbing but still a wonderful place to visit!!

Beautiful clean park! Camping with electric, although we didnt need hookups. Only complaint is that their map doesnt list/show all the camping areas at the park. Took us 45 mins to find our site!

Nice place to hike and explore. Right off the highway

Lots of nice walking trails. Mother nature has been left alone here :)

Nice place to just to get away from it all

Clean quiet and quaint. Nice hiking trails.

I love to ride my bike here.

Beautiful scenery

Nice campground in the woods. Several pull through and back in sites. All sites have gravel pads and very close to the lower lake. Nice and quiet

Never been but moral mushrooms grow like crazy down there

Getting back to nature.

Beautiful hidden gem! Lots to do. Very clean! Wod definitely go back again!

Good place to hook up to the buckeye trail.

The park is a great place for the family. Clean restrooms and clean showers. This place even has a laundromat

Great trails, ran them for a race that was well marked. Want to go back to determine how well they are blazed. It you are looking for some hills, this place is for you.

Looks like a nice place for camping.

Nice place to picnic and cook out. The shelters are more than nice!

We love this place camp office personnel excellent

We went middle of week. It was clean and quiet. Only screamed like a little girl when Mr. Raccoon snuck up onto our table and tried to snatch a hotdog. Guess he wanted to grill as well. Camp store has those forgotten essentials if you need. Loved the walkabout. Lemon-eucalyptus spray was very effective for the mosquitos and noseeums. Didnt swim as the water looked alittle more green than I cared for. Vault toilets were stocked and clean. The ones past the church had a few spiders lurking but I ignored them and they me. I was very pleased with my experience, it was our first time in this camp. There are no flush toilets or showers but we knew that before hand. We will be back!

I have family who live right in Scioto Trails. I love this place and love visiting whenever I come home to visit.

Great place to spend a day outdoors

This is a beautiful little area. If you backpqck or are into bikes I definitely recommend visiting

This is one of the first state parks/forests I went to when I started hiking and camping. Nice little park with some lakes and ponds for fishing, a number of hiking trails including a section of the Buckeye Trail. There are nice camp grounds in the park for tent and RV camping. Its a smaller park but it has a senss of seclusion and has been quite peaceful the couple times Ive been.

Loved camping here, nobody gets in your business.

One of my favorite little parks. Good bicycling, hiking and camping. Great place to see Spring wildflowers.

Fun place to walk my dog. She met a lot of other dogs and dog lovers.

One of my favorite places. Been going there my entire life.

A must see in Ross/Pike County area

Liked the fire tower.

Very small park, but the scenery is gorgeous, and the hiking trails are great. The camp store had nothing in it when we went, but other than that, the park is great.

Lots to do and just a great outdoors experience.

Was a nice place but couldnt find showers

Wonderful clean area great trails. Take bug spray!

Beautiful Place. Clean and peaceful

Havent camped yet. But sent looking . Look s like a nice place to camp.

The place is beautiful.

Great view!!!

One of the best parks I have ever been to...

Only a stop over on the way home but wish we would have planned for more time here. Beautiful surroundings, quiet and peaceful, clean grounds and easy parking for the camping. A wonderful place for a getaway!

PLENTY of options in camping,fishing,hunting . Beautiful

Nice state park

We stayed in the Camper Cabins with another family for a few days during the week and we had a pretty good time. The environment is laid back and kid friendly for the most part.The cabins themselves were rustic to say the least, but at least there was electricity, a microwave, and a mini-fridge. There is no running water inside these cabins but there is a pump head about 50ft from the front door...with very low pressure. There also are NO SHOWER FACILITIES AT ALL on camp property.The lake area is relatively small compared to some other state parks but is generally well kept and trash free. We caught a few small fish from the bank and did a little canoeing with the kids. There are also paddle boats for rent by the hour if thats your thing.The reason it got 3 stars was mainly for the lack of shower facilities and ridiculously low water pressure from the pump head, making it difficult to clean dishes and just get a drink. The cabin floor could also use a moping but overall was clean enough for us. There were also locals using the camp property as a cut-through to get to another road on the opposite side of the camp creating higher than normal weekday campground traffic.

Couldnt empty tank... It was full, running over . Must have been because if so much rain lately

Very nice and friendly staff!

Sexy place

Paddle boats and canoeing and fishing. Trails, gathering places for social events. Security is patrolling also. Dump station. Something to do for all age groups. Need a cell phone booster because cant get service in most areas. Harvest Days September. Call for info.

Beautiful. Nice relaxing place.

We love the campground. Small, clean and friendly campers

A beautiful state park. A bit confusing to find the first time. Just go left towards camping area at the fork. My kids enjoyed playing at the playground. There was a very clean outhouse at the playground area.

Wilderness! Ohio has some of the best parks around. Great places to turn the kids loose to burn off energy.