We visited Great Seal State Park at the end of August, and as far as campgrounds go… it was fine.
I don’t want to say that it knocked my socks off, but it was still a good night of camping.
Our original intention was to camp at The Narrows in Beavercreek, which is a local spot near us, but unfortunately it was booked. The next two we tried didn’t have fire pits, so we eventually resorted to an hour-long drive to Chillicothe.
Here’s how it went!
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The Campground
We arrived at the campground just after sunset, so we didn’t get a good view of the campground on the way in.
I will say, however, the drive from the main road to the campground was nice.
There is a really cool tunnel that you drive through at the start of the park, but then it’s mostly just a typical, peaceful drive through the trees.
The site numbers were a little hard to see in the dark, but we ultimately found the site with no issue.
There was no check-in station as far as we could tell, which sadly meant we were on our own for finding firewood.
Since you can’t burn downed wood, I drove into town and grabbed some from a Kroger gas station while Aaron set up his tent. Thirty minutes and $10 later we were in business with both tents fully set up and the fire burning.
What to Expect
There was a bathroom nearby (much better than my portable camping toilet) there was also a drinking fountain with a water bottle refill.
I didn’t see showers but I also didn’t spend too much time exploring.
Each site came equipped with a small gravel driveway to park your vehicle, a picnic table and a fire pit.
Our site was fairly limited on good places to set up a tent, but the other sites around us seemed to be flatter than ours, so maybe ours was just a fluke.
Overall Experience
This was a one-night trip, but I feel like I experienced the campground enough to make a rating.
The site gets a C+, with distinction. It was perfectly fine but I prefer sites with a little more to see. Give me a nice backdrop, not the city of Chillicothe a mile away.
Nothing about the campground made me scream “gosh I can’t wait to come back here,” but would I camp there again? Sure.
Would it be high on my list of recommendations? Probably not.
Hey, it’s all just a tent on the ground. Camping is camping.
Lackluster campgrounds are all just a part of the journey.
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