Agency-listedODNR Division of ForestryFree
Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground
Dispersed · public land · OH · 40.33432, -80.76302
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Nearest town per ODNR office/property address: Bloomingdale.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,159 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground · public land · OH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- AAir-up4 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- WWater21 mi
- DDump21 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- PPropane31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground
Access
Dispersed
Land
public land
Elevation
1,159 ft
State
OH
Coordinates
40.33432, -80.76302
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground · public land · OH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBoich Mining Company Pond Number Two (water) · nearby
- Nearest townValley View · ~1.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSmith Oil Co. · ~3.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.4 mi
- GroceriesKroger · ~4.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~5.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicTrinity Work Care Occupational Health Services · ~5.9 mi
- HardwareBusy Beaver Building Center · ~11.9 mi
EV charging — from Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground · public land · OH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.7 mi straight-line S — Whiteside Chevrolet GMC, Clairsville, OH (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 92 within 50 · 294 within 100 · 509 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.7 mi — Triadelphia, WV - Tesla Supercharger, Triadelphia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.5 mi — TEAM AUTOMOTIVE CP6K STATION 1, Steubenville, OH · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 396973 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground · public land · OH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaJefferson SR213 EB · ~17.0 mi N
- Highway rest areaWheeling Welcome Center WB · ~20.6 mi SE
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 35 · ~22.7 mi SE
- Highway rest areaBelmont I-70W · ~22.8 mi SW
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Other camps near Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim Campground~11.9 mi
- Harrison State Forest - Trailriders Campground~13.8 mi
How we know this — Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground
Stay limit
14 nights (14 days in any 30-day period)
Source
public land records
Confidence
Agency-confirmed — The managing agency's own record names this as a campsite and puts it at these coordinates. About as good as it gets short of standing here.
How it was placed
22 family campsites with picnic tables, fire rings, non-potable water and vault latrines. Campers self-register at the comment box. ODNR: "There is no charge for camping." Hunting is prohibited inside the campground area (boundary marked in red paint). Source: https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/fernwood-state-forest (read 2026-08-14). Coordinates from ODNR Points of Interest GIS layer, https://gis.ohiodnr.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OIT_Services/ODNR_POI/MapServer/0 (read 2026-08-14). State forest camping rule OAC 1501:3-3-06: no permit for more than 14 days in any 30-day period; max 10 persons per campsite. OAC 1501:3-3-01: camping only in designated areas. OAC 1501:3-3-07 caps state forest camping at $46/night and lets the chief waive fees - it is a ceiling, not the charged rate. Sources: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-1501:3-3-06 | https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-1501:3-3-01 | https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-1501:3-3-07 | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground
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