Catawba Island State Park – 419-734-4424 x 2  (GPS Coord. – N. 41.6 W 82.8)

4049 E. Moores Dock Rd. Port Clinton, OH 43452 

– A day-use park with picnic areas including picnic tables and charcoal grills, stone beach, shelter house, restrooms, fishing pier and four boat ramps.  The day-use area is free and available to the public on a first come-first serve basis. The shelter house is available for rent for $40 per day. There is an $8.25 fee for all reservations.  To make a shelter house reservation call 1-866-644-6727 or use www.ohiostateparks.org  Catawba does not have camping facilities.

 

 

Exterior of Yurt              Exterior of Yurt                  Interior of Yurt

Tent site on Lake Erie Shoreline at Kelleys Island

 Kelleys Island State Park – 419-746-2546 /419-734-4424 x 2 (GPS Coord.– N. 41.6 W 82.7)

920 Division Street Kelleys Island, OH 43438                  

-Is located on the North Shore of Kelleys Island. Access is by ferry from Marblehead via the Kelleys Island Ferry Boat Line (419-798-9763). The campground has 45 non-electric and 84 electric campground sites, some of which are premium lakefront sites. Other facilities include showers, flush toilets, dump station, boat ramp, fish cleaning house, naturalist programs, sand beach and six miles of hiking trails in over 600 acres of woods. Pet sites are available. Group camping is available for YOUTH groups only.  The Group Area can accommodate a maximum of 50 people. Two Rent-A-Camps can be rented daily except on weekends when Friday & Saturday are required. The two Island Yurts are available Sunday thru Sunday at a weekly rate. Reservations are accepted six months in advance by calling 1-866-644-6727 or by using www.ohiostateparks.org.  There is an $8.25 fee for all reservations. Visitors may purchase a vehicle pass for $5 per day per vehicle which entitles the person to have an additional vehicle in the campground. Short term passes for less than one hour may be issued at no charge.

RATES:  Range from $24 to $32 per night.  Each campsite may have two tents per site with a maximum of 6 people per site. Youth group sites are $4 per adult per night and $1 per child (up to 18 years old) per night.  Each campsite includes a picnic table and a fire ring with a cooking grate. The premium yurts are $100 per night on weekly rentals and the rent-a-camps are $47 per night with a 2 night minimum. Check in time for the Getaway Rental units is 4pm and check out is 11am. Regular campsite check in time is 3pm and check out is 1pm.

 

 

 

South Bass Island Cabent        Rustic Cottage                 Miller's Ferry to South Bass Island

   

South Bass Island Shoreline      Perry's Victory Monument       Lake Erie Sunset

South Bass Island State Park 419-285-2112 /419-734-4424 x 2 (GPS Coord.–N. 41.6 W. 82.9)                                                     

PO Box 326 Put-in-Bay, OH 43456                              

–Is located on the southwest corner of South Bass Island. Access is by Miller Boat Line (vehicle/passenger ferry–1-800-500-2421) or by The Jet Express (passenger only–1-800-245-1JET). The campground has 135 sites including 10 full service sites. There may be a maximum of six people per site and up to two tents. Group camping is available for YOUTH groups only.  Showers, flush toilets, boat ramp, fishing pier, a pebble beach, pet sites, camp store, kayaks and jet-ski rentals are available.  Four Cabents and one Rustic Cottage are available Sunday thru Sunday at a weekly rate. Reservations are accepted six months in advance by calling 1-866-644-6727 or by using www.ohiostateparks.org.  There is an $8.25 fee for all reservations

*Only one vehicle is permitted on a campsite. Each extra vehicle will cost $5.00 per day and will be parked in the cabent parking area. Parking is very limited so there is no guarantee of a parking spot. Visitors may walk up to a campsite from 6a.m.to 10p.m. Only vehicles with a parking pass are permitted in the camp grounds.

RATES: range from $26 to $33 per night. This includes two adults and children. Additional adults may camp on the site for a fee of $5 per adult per night. Youth group sites are $4 per adult per night and $1 per child (up to 18 years old).  Each campsite rental includes a picnic table and fire ring.  The Getaway Rentals prices are $100 per night with a weekly rental for cabents, and $125 per night on a weekly rental for the rustic cottage. Check in time for the Getaway Rental unit sis 4pm and check out is 11am. Regular campsite check in time is 3pm and check out time is 1pm.

 

Oak Point Docks – South Bass Island 419-285-2112 or 419-734-4424 x 2

(GPS Coord. 41 39’ 23.12”N    82 49’ 34.43” W)

–Is located on South Bass Island west of the Put-in-Bay municipal boat harbor. Oak Point can accommodate 20 boats. The docks are available on a first come, first served basis. Departing the slip forfeits the dock to another boater. There is a self-registration booth with posted instructions for registering and making payments.

RATES:

Day rate 9a.m.to 6p.m. or any portion thereof. $10.00

Night rate 6p.m. to 9a.m. or any portion thereof. $20.00

Maximum Boat size permitted -  Length 28’    Beam 10’

Maximum people per dock slip   six

WATER DEPTH AT OAK POINT 3’ TO 3 1/2’

 

Middle Bass Island State Park Marina 419-285-0311/419-734-4424 x 2

(Approximate GPS Coord.–N. 43.3 W 82.8) 1719 Fox Road Middle Bass, OH 43446

– Is located on Middle Bass Island. Offering 110 transient boat slips and 70 seasonal, with water and electric service at the docks. Flush toilets and showers are available on site. Day usage is available on a first come, first served basis. Departing a day slip forfeits the dock to another boater. Overnight reservations are accepted Monday thru Thursday between 9:00a.m. and 2:00p.m. by calling 419-285-0311. A deposit of $30 per dock is required for overnight reservations. Boaters can hail on channel 71.

 

Middle Bass Island State Park also has 20 primitive tent camping sites. It is a heavily wooded area. The campground fee is $20.00 per night which includes the first two adults. Additional adults may camp on the site for $5 per adult per night with a maximum of six people per site. Campsites are on the reservation system and walk-ins are allowed. A picnic table and fire ring are included with each campsite. Parking at the campsites is not available but a parking lot is nearby. Water and electric are not available at the campsites. A vault latrine is available in lieu of flush toilets. Reservations are required with Miller Boat Line to transport your vehicle on and off the island (1-800-500-2421).

 

Historic Chapel on North Bass Island

North Bass Island State Park 419-734-4424 x 2

The 593 public acres on North Bass Island help preserve Lake Erie’s largest undeveloped island as a wildlife area and state park. The ODNR owns and manages 87 percent of the 677-acre island.

As part of a comprehensive vision for resource protection and recreation across the entire Lake Erie Islands region, North Bass Island State Park is only open to primitive camping with a special permit, hiking, picnicking, biking, wildlife watching and similar low-impact outdoor pursuits. Fishing is allowed in appropriate places along the island’s 4.1 miles of public shore.

In the future, trails are planned to connect key points of interest including the island’s historic chapel and cemetery, and landmarks such as the Simon Fox and Gottesman houses. ODNR continues to lease 38 acres to Sandusky’s Firelands Vineyard to preserve North Bass Island’s cultural fabric and history of vineyards and winemaking.

North Bass Island, also known as Isle St. George, is the northern-most island in Ottawa County. It is located 18 miles from the Ohio mainland and less than 2 miles from the Canadian border. There is no ferry service to North Bass Island. The island is only accessible via airplane and personal watercraft.

The public areas on North Bass Island were purchased with state funds and grants from the Department of the Interior Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, which is now administered by the ODNR Office of Coastal Management.