Ohio Administrative Code
Title 1501:3 - Division of Forestry
Chapter 1501:3-3 - Camping
Section 1501:3-3-06 - Camp occupancy
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 1501:3-3-06
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Campgrounds are areas with designated campsites.
(1)
A permit is required for each campsite
unless waived by the chief of the division or authorized agent.
(2)
No permit will be
issued to any person for more than fourteen days in any thirty day
period.
(3) No campsite unless otherwise posted may be
occupied by more than ten persons plus:
(a) A
tent or tents having separate or combined maximum floor space not in excess of
three hundred square feet; or
(b)
One motor vehicle in combination with a tent or tents as limited in paragraph
(A)(2)(a) of this rule; or
(c) One
motor vehicle without a tent or tents in addition thereto; or
(d) One camper trailer or, travel
trailer; or
(e) One motor
vehicle or one recreational vehicle, in addition
to one of the mentioned vehicles, may be parked on the site parking pad for
daily transportation use.
(4) Each campsite
shall be occupied by the camper the first night of registration and no campsite
shall be left unoccupied by persons for a period in excess of twenty-four
hours.
(5) Each campsite shall be maintained by the camper in
a sanitary and clean manner or condition.
(6) No person shall
disturb the quiet of other persons nor disturb the peace and quiet
of other persons in any manner between the hours of ten p.m. and eight
a.m.
(7) No person shall erect a
portable electrified or non-electrified corral except in
designated horse campgrounds and in the manner approved by the
chief of the division or chief's designee.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(B) Roadside camping is permitted at designated state forests, along public roads maintained by the division of forestry, during certain legally established hunting seasons as authorized by the chief of the division of forestry.
(1) Only self-contained camping
units meeting the requirements of rule 1501:3-3-04
of the
Administrative Code are permitted, unless restroom
facilities are available.
(2)
Vehicles must be parked sufficient distance off the roadway so as not to
present a hazard to passing traffic and shall not block roads, trails or gated
access areas.
(3)
All other restrictions established in paragraph (A) of
this rule shall apply to roadside camping.
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