Trip 24 saw Freedom Rolling taking a trip up to Delaware State Park Campground in Delaware, Ohio, just north of Columbus. This is a taxpayer-subsidized park in which a five night stay was had.
Grounds: This park is situated along US Highway 23 on the shores of the Delaware Reservoir, which was created by the damming efforts of the Olentangy River by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Although only a few miles from the resupply city of Delaware and a half hour from Columbus's northwestern suburbs, the area is fairly remote and isolated with limited cell phone reception. The park itself is quite expansive covering two-and-a-half square miles, with a large day use area at no charge to visitors as of the time of writing this, and a bit of a drive back to the actual campground itself.
Sites: The campground section contains 214 back-in campsites across four sections. Each section has a rotary around the common bathhouse with five cul-de-sac branches along which the campsites are dispersed. Each campsite is 30-50 amp electric only, with the dump station having a potable water fill so you won't have to travel heavier than usual, and drinking water is available at the bathhouses and cul-de-sac circles. The pads are asphalt paved and angled for an easy back-in, but aren't the most level and may require using overflow parking for those with larger rigs. However, the grassy patio is quite large and easily able to fit a canopy tent.
Staff: In addition to the friendly staff we met at check-in, although we didn't have much interaction with the maintenance staff, it is quite evident that everyone, from the hired staff to the volunteer hosts, takes great pride in the park they maintain.
Amenities: In addition to the aforementioned site-related amenities, the park has so much to offer across both its campground and day use areas, including two beaches with one being dog-friendly, two disc golf courses, playgrounds, hiking trails, a putt-putt course, and one of the cleanest dog parks with agility course and "stick library" we have seen in our travels. Those looking to bring a boat along would be able to use the launches to enjoy their time on the water, or be able to fish in some of the smaller ponds also around the grounds.
Atmosphere: This campground seems to be a wonderful, family friendly resort that has something for everyone. With our stay being during the week at around the time of school starting, there wasn't too much activity happening until the weekend started creeping closer. Had we visited during the peak of the summer season, this may very well have been quite the happening place.
Overall, Delaware State Park Campground is one of the short few to receive our illustrious 10 out of a possible 10 rating. Although this is only going to be available for a short term stay, the price really isn't so bad for the multitude of what is offered. We would be more than happy to return to this park if we're ever in the area again, and if your Internal Compass ever takes you to Columbus, Ohio, then this is going to be the place where you'll want to stay.
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