Pleasant surprise. Park was very clean and security was doing rounds on a frequent bases, although I did not feel this was necessary. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very clean, well maintained campground. Not too big (only two loops and one spur), and the spur is only for campers that do NOT have pets. We found this to be a nice feature that made for some peace and quiet. Some of the sites are a little closer together than at some other state parks I've been too, but not nearly as close as the typical private campground. Since many of the sites don't have many trees between them (but plenty of trees behind) it may seem a little less private. Also, there were a lot of tent campers that set up on either side of the pad unlike RV campers that only set up on the one side. Regardless, we never felt "too" close to our neighbor. Only 3 of the sites have full hookups; everyone else is electric only. Our site, #60, was adjacent to one of the water spigots so we could easily fill once we were already set up. The campground has laundry facilities ($1.50 a load) and a modest camp store. A fish cleaning station is near the entrance along with a small outdoor theater where movies were shown on the weekend. The park participates in a recycling program which we appreciate. The restrooms and showers were clean and hand soap was provided. There is a nice paved trail just across the street that extends for about 2 miles and leads past a nice beach and an even nicer marina. A small playground sits between the two loops. Our AT&T cell phone worked although the signal was somewhat weak. The nearby town of Geneva on the lake is OK, mainly hot dog and hamburger stands amongst a couple of arcades and summer cottages. It seems the town's best years are far behind it. The nearest grocery store is about 4 miles away in Geneva. The nearest Walmart is about 8 miles away in Madison. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Another great State park. Paved roads lead through trees to wide paved sites. Close to Lake Erie with a nice marina. It is so nice to back into a level site, set up is so easy. Quiet with regular security patrol by park rangers. The bathrooms were spotless. These overnight stays are providing us with a whole host of places to return to for a week stay. I wholly recommend this park. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We camp here three or four times a year. Great staff and very clean bathrooms and showers. The marina is a 1/2 mile away and the beach is even closer. This is a great Ohio State Park. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Beautiful state park. All sites are paved and surrounded by lush grass. Many shade trees, some sites are full sun. Well maintained facilities and friendly staff. I would definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Geneva State Park is one of the best state parks we have stayed at in Ohio. It is one quarter mile to a beach on Lake Erie, one half mile to the Geneva State Park Marina, and a 20 minute bicycle ride to Geneva on the Lake, with wineries and restaurants. The park was almost full when we arrived but very quiet. Looks like the bathrooms were just updated, and all park roads were newly paved. They had 2 inches of rain the day before we arrived, and we only saw one spot that was unusable. Great park. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice in the off-season; lot's of room between spaces, trails, a great waterfront on the lake. From the size of the parking lots, I think it must get pretty busy, but in the off-season, it was great. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very clean state park. Quiet this time of the year. We had a full hookup spot which is water and electricity. This is typical of a state park. No pull throughs. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Attractive and park-like - paved pads, spacious grassy sites, some with good shade (especially in the no-pets loop).
Three full-hookup sites available by reservation; most of the rest are electric only. Older but very clean restrooms and shower house; showers have private changing areas. Lake Erie beach is 1/2 mile drive away. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Geneva State Park, Geneva, Ohio within ¼ mi of Lake Erie and walking distant. Good paved interior roads, There are reserve sites as well as first come sites. There are two sections to the campground, one for campers with pets and the other without pets. The campgrounds for pets are spacious sites, 50 to 70 feet wide while the other area has tighter sites. There are no water hookups, only a central water source; The sites have 30 amps electric hookups. The restrooms were limited and only one restroom for the whole camping area had a shower but it was clean. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Sites are spacious although a few pads are a little short, and it is usually nice and quiet, even on the weekends. The non-pet sites are mostly heavily wooded and the pet loop has nice grass and some shade. Lake Erie is a short drive, bike ride, or longer walk from the campground. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Small state park located directly across the street from Lake Erie. Swimming beach a short bicycle distance away. We were in one of the only 3 full hook up sites. Paved roads and sites with grass, fire rings and picnic tables. Sites are nice size with mix of shade, shade and sun or full sun. Rental cabins across the street had lakefront property and own private beach. Restrooms/showers (typical OH state park cinder block style) were clean but (typical) need updating. Small campstore with usual items and tourist info. The new lodge is located a couple miles east of the state park entrance. There are no inner park roads that connect the state park to the lodge site. Also, be aware that the lodge is NOT affiliated with the state park, so campers do not have priviledges at the lodge's pool, work-out room, game room...etc. We were told this when inquiring about a day pass to use the lodge indoor pool. Price I listed is for peak season, with our Cardinal Card discount (10%). We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stumbled on this park and liked it, although some of the earlier criticisms are true. On the good side, the grounds are beautiful, with several small lakes and a river. Every thing is clean, manicured, planted and pretty. There are only 12 overnight sites, as others have noted. And ours was so sloped that it was impossible to get the 5'er level. As a consequence, my wife had a tough time sleeping. We were treated with courtesy by staff and seasonal residents. The camp store was pretty good. We'd stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The tenants of the park are not treated as customers. I was dumping my sewer tank at the dump station when the owner drove by on her cart with nose in air. Shortly after her husband arrived on his cart yelling at me asking how I got in here. You see I’m dark skinned and I get real dark in the summer, the camp is in the area of grape farms that use summer help. I can only assume that He thought I was from one of the farms. I explained that he had rented me a yearly lot and he went on yelling at me for the improper stacking of wood that had just been delivered to a different lot. Other treats of the camp ground is the pleasure of the owners dog that reeks so bad you can smell it in your trailer when he decides to lay in the shade on your lot. I am currently without my camper. I asked to have the dead trees on the lot topped in the spring of 2008 and again during the summer. I had the pleasure of finding one of the tree tops sticking out of the top of my trailer in March 2009 2 weeks after a large storm in the area. I paid for a year’s rental May 2008 thru May 2009 I removed my trailer in March to have the tree top removed and a new roof installed. I went to the camp site to remove some of belongings the first of April to find another camper setup on my site A25. I spoke to the Operator of the Campgrounds the owner’s son about getting my $100 deposited that was paid to hold the site for 2009-2010 seasons, since it was double rented. He said no problem call the campground a day in advance and he would have a check for me. I called and talked to the real Operator, the Daughter-in-law, and was told absolutely not that was part of my winter storage. I told her that Kurt had said I could get a refund and she hung up on me. There are a lot nicer and friendly, family campgrounds in the area. Overnighters can park at any of the large stations at US90 and SR45 Exit. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
July 2007
$27
Even though this is a Clean, well maintained campground with a beautiful swimming lake and the website lists 300 sites; what they fail to tell you is that only 12 of them are for short stays. Previous posts have had that number higher, but we were told by the girl at check-in they've got only 12 for overnighters now. The entire rest of the campground is seasonal and permanent sites. The sites for short stays are all pull throughs and fairly narrow, but have large trees amongst them for a fair amount of shade. The sites in single digits are the most level, although even those have a slight slope at both the front and back. The sites in the teens are worse. If you have a LONG rig (over 40 feet), I would not suggest this campground. For smaller rigs, this is a decent campground. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice clean campground, wooded, well maintained. We were driving through and stumbled upon this campground. We stayed one night and would have liked to stay longer. Quiet and beautiful setting. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a beautiful campground especially if you are a seasonal camper. The pull thru sites are very tight and not very level but the area is very pretty and the management friendly. Would definitely recommend this campground. We only stayed overnight but would come back. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is primarily a seasonal campground. They have 15 pull-throughs spaces available to non-seasonal. Campground was very clean and nice. The only complaint is that the spaces are very tight, requiring a fair amount on maneuvering to get into them even though they are pull-through. We were in a 34' motorhome. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed overnight here in a pop-up in August of 2003. This park is mostly seasonal,
with only 35 sites for short term camping. It is well maintained and very quiet. Most sites appear to have at least partial shade. The park has several small lakes and is adjacent to the Grand River. The restrooms and showers were clean. Only one of the three showers in each restroom has a private dressing area. This was a problem for our 8 year old daughter. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
What a dump! Roads are dirt and full of potholes. No restrooms or showers. Rates are $20 plus $5 for electric & water. Dump station available at additional charge. Office closes at 5 pm sharp. Save your money and stay at a truck stop. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.