Agency-listedODNR Division of Parks and Watercraft (sites sit in Tar Hollow State Forest) · dispersedFee

Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4)

Dispersed · public land · OH · 39.37476, -82.76264

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The land manager lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.

Hike-in tent sites beside the fire tower at the centre of the Logan Backpack Trail, a tough 21-mile figure-eight through Tar Hollow State Forest. Not free, but close: $4 per adult and $1 per youth a night, first come first served; register at the park's General Store (in season) or park office. Carry your own water. Nearest town: Adelphi, about 6.3 mi (Laurelville about 7 mi).

USGS topo — contours & terrain

USGS topographic map of Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4)

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

Aerial image of Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4)

Weather outlook — at Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4)

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,164 ft.

Fire & smoke — around Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4)NIFC · 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 Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4) · public land · OH

▲ your camp. Rings are 15, 30 and 60 straight-line miles; bearings are approximate and roads run longer.

Nearest of each

FFuel7 mi
GGrocery7 mi
@Mail7 mi
MMechanic8 mi
WWater10 mi
RxPharmacy11 mi
HHardware11 mi
LLaundry12 mi
+Urgent care12 mi
DDump12 mi
ShShower12 mi
OOutfitter18 mi
AAir-up26 mi
PPropane59 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4)

Access

Dispersed

Land

public land · dispersed

Elevation

1,164 ft

State

Coordinates

39.37476, -82.76264

Cost

Fee · ODNR Tar Hollow page: 'Primitive Sites on Logan Backpack Trail ($4/adult or $1/youth, per night)'

Nearby & resupply — around Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4) · public land · OH (OpenStreetMap)

Water featurePine Lake (water) · mapped within 1.6 mi
Nearest townEagle Mills · ~4.9 mi
Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.5 mi
FuelMarathon · ~6.9 mi
Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
Dump station~12.2 mi
GroceriesYoung's Family Market · ~6.9 mi
PharmacyKroger Pharmacy · ~11.4 mi
Hospital / clinicAdena Regional Medical Center · ~11.1 mi
HardwareLowe's · ~11.4 mi

Nearby restrooms — around Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4) · public land · OH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

RestroomFederal restroom · ~13.0 mi W · NPS
Highway rest areaJackson US35 WB · ~14.5 mi S
Highway rest areaHocking US33 EB · ~18.8 mi NE
Highway rest areaHocking US33 WB · ~18.9 mi NE

Coming out here — Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4) · public land · OH

Surface water mapped nearby: Pine Lake (water). That is wash water at best, and nobody has checked it for you — a creek can be dry and a tank can be mud. Filter or boil anything you drink.
Assume no services at all. Most dispersed camping in a national forest has none: no tap, no power, no dump, often no toilet. Everything you need, you bring.
Power: Dave carries his own — batteries or solar. A generator will run your rig and it is also the thing everybody camped near you can hear.
Getting online: Dave recommends Starlink. He has had it since SpaceX introduced it, used it for four years living on the road, and it delivers as promised — several hundred nights out, and he can count on one hand the places he could not connect. The cable on his unit runs 150 feet, which is usually all it takes to find enough sky. Starlink → Referral link — Starlink pays Dave $100 in cash if you sign up through it, and that money funds this site and the next trip. It costs you nothing and does not change the recommendation.

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Other camps near Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4)

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

Tar Hollow State Forest - Camp Dullen~2.2 mi
Zaleski State Forest Backpack Trail - Camp 1~23.8 mi
Zaleski State Forest Backpack Trail - Camp 3~24.8 mi

How we know this — Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4)

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

Sources: https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/tar-hollow-state-park and https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/tar-hollow-state-park-campground (read 2026-09-25). ODNR: 'A separate Primitive Camp Area on the Logan Backpacking Trail is for tent-only, hike-in camping. Registration for these sites is done at the General Store (in season) or park office.' 'Register here for Primitive Sites on Logan Backpack Trail ($4/adult or $1/youth, per night).' 'Backpack camping is located at the fire tower (at the center of the Logan Trail, in Tar Hollow State Forest) and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.' Campground page: 'Hike-in, tent camping only $4/adult per night; $1/child per night. Sites are located near the fire tower (Tar Hollow State Forest) in the center of the Logan Backpack Trail figure-eight.' Logan Backpack Trail: 21-mile figure eight, difficult terrain. LOW-COST, NOT FREE -- fee=1. Coordinate: https://gis.ohiodnr.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DSP_Services/Viewer_CampingUnits_Amenities/MapServer/1 'Primitive Camping' point (LANDS_NAME TarHollowSP) at 39.374764,-82.762638, 36 m from the ODNR 'Fire Tower' point (39.375088,-82.762714) -- which is what ties it to the page's 'at the fire tower'. A second TarHollowSP 'Primitive Camping' point at 39.383843,-82.747384 (1.6 km NE) was NOT added: nothing I read names or describes it. 3.6 km from the existing Camp Dullen row. Census TIGER: Ross County (the forest straddles Ross/Hocking/Vinton). || REVIEW 2026-09-26 (nightshift-verified, fire 2510): Re-read 2026-09-26: ODNR https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/tar-hollow-state-park and https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/tar-hollow-state-park-campground re-read: 'Backpack camping is located at the fire tower (at the center of the Logan Trail, in Tar Hollow State Forest) and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Campers must register at the General Store (open seasonally) or Park Office; cost is $4 per adult or $1 per youth per night.' 'Hike-in, tent camping only'. NEW DETAIL: 'Pit latrines are located near the fire tower.' ODNR GIS Viewer_CampingUnits_Amenities/1 still has TarHollowSP 'Primitive Camping' at this pin, 36 m from the 'Fire Tower' point (39.3750876,-82.7627141). APPROVED: every recorded claim holds. It is a FEE site ($4/adult, $1/youth), recorded fee=1 / fee_verdict fee, so the map says 'fee site', not free. Register before hiking in. Nearest published pin: #17073 Camp Dullen, 3.6 km

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 Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4)

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 — Tar Hollow State Park - Logan Backpack Trail primitive sites at the fire tower ($4)

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