Agency-listedODNR Division of ForestryFree
Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim Campground
Dispersed · public land · OH · 40.33065, -80.98860
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Nearest town per ODNR office/property address: Cadiz.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,172 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim 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 Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim Campground · public land · OH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- WWater28 mi
- PPropane41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-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 — Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim Campground
Access
Dispersed
Land
public land
Elevation
1,172 ft
State
OH
Coordinates
40.33065, -80.98860
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim Campground · public land · OH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townNarva · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.5 mi
- GroceriesCircle K · ~6.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~16.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicHarrison Community Hospital · ~5.1 mi
- HardwareTricor Industrial and Rental · ~18.6 mi
EV charging — from Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim Campground · public land · OH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.5 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 64 within 50 · 316 within 100 · 507 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.6 mi — Triadelphia, WV - Tesla Supercharger, Triadelphia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.0 mi — TAPPAN MARINA TAPPAN MARINA, Scio, 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 Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim Campground · public land · OH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaHarrison US250 WB · ~12.2 mi W
- Highway rest areaHarrison US22 SB · ~15.5 mi SW
- Highway rest areaBelmont I-70W · ~18.4 mi S
- Highway rest areaBelmont I70 EB · ~18.5 mi S
Open Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Harrison State Forest - Trailriders Campground~2.0 mi
- Fernwood State Forest - Hidden Hollow Campground~11.9 mi
How we know this — Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim 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
Seven family campsites with picnic tables, fire rings and vault latrines. Self-registration. ODNR: "There is no charge for camping." Official forest map places Ronsheim Campground on the EAST side of the forest, which is this GIS point; the west-side point is Trailriders. Forest is ~3 miles north of Cadiz, east of SR 9. Sources: https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/harrison-state-forest | https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/ohiodnr.gov/documents/forestry/maps/harrison.pdf (both 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 Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim 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 — Harrison State Forest - Ronsheim Campground
Finding water out here →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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