Delaware State Park

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Hello everyone and welcome back in today’s review we are going to be reviewing DELAWARE STATE PARK.

Our review it’s based in multiple visits to the restaurant to be fair with our star’s review so we are going to grade it with honesty.

What makes DELAWARE STATE PARK so special and unique in comparison with others?:

1. Free parking lots.
2. Wheelchair access.
3. Perfect place for everyone.
4. Bring your family, friends, have a date etc. Amazing place.
5. Perfect place to relax, picnics, bbq, workouts etc.
6. Camping grounds, fishing, boating etc.

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Very nice place to visit and explore. The loading docks were well maintained and made unloading easy. Very clean environment and the water was amazing. Next time plan on bringing my skies and fishing gear. Everyone I ran into was very polite and a pleasure to be around.

Located just 5 miles North of the City of Delaware is the Delaware State Park. It is a fairly large park on the West Shore of the beautiful Delaware Lake. The park is pet friendly and has a good size sand beach with a plenty of parking , well kept campgrounds, playgrounds, picnic facilities and numerous hiking trails. The disc golf course winds through the woods.

Very nice campground with lots of activities and beautiful scenery. Loved the way each campsite had a touch of privacy or seclusion from the next one... The naturalist program was a hit with my girls.. Just a wonderful 4 days spent there!

This review is for the Beach. Although I’ve heard great things for the State Park Itself regarding the campgrounds, I haven’t myself been but I can say it looks nice. What I can talk about is the beach, which me and my young daughter enjoyed on a hot summer day recently. My only gripe is the actual beach, the sand, it seemed more like hard dirt. The beach was also small, but google does say 800 feet. The booeys seemed not too far out, but as for in the water the water was pretty shallow, not too dirty and we enjoyed our stay. Initially it seemed to have a lot of visitors but when actually swimming that wasn’t the case at all. We were for the most part alone. If your looking for a nice beach near the Columbus area that isn’t Alum Creek Beach this is your ticket. My daughter wants to go back tomorrow. It’s free, don’t need a campsite. Check it out, you’ll be glad you did.

About the campgrounds:
My family stayed here (at the campgrounds) for two nights and three days and we loved them. The layout of the sites are spacious and convenient; there are bathrooms/showers, a playground and dumpsters located close by to each set of campsites. The facilities are clean and pretty nice to use. I've included pictures of the campsite bathrooms.

They even have balls that are free to use on the playground areas for free via the "honor system." The playground we stayed by (sites ~60-100) had swings, a small basketball court, a climbing area, swings, a place to play horseshoes and a place to play Cornhole.

I also like that you could reach the hiking trails directly from the campsites. The trails are nice for walking or biking. A lot of nice scenic points and a place enjoy nature away from everything else.

About the park/beach:
The beach is only an 8 minute drive from the campgrounds. It has a really nice playground and a dog park. The bathrooms were just okay-- the stall doors in the womens restroom did not lock. They have a place where you can rinse off after being in the water. Lots of parking.

What an amazing park and campground!!! It has a little something for everyone! The trails are amazing! The beach is beautiful and a great place to swim! The marina is awesome!!! This park has a disc golf course and so much more!!! I can't wait to go back in peak season!

The entrance staff was supper helpful and friendly! I mean I have not had that awesome of service in a long time! The bathrooms were flush toilets and clean and bright. My spouse even took a shower. It was a safe environment. Drivers were cautious of the kids running around. Most of the pull in spots were taken on this rainy fall weekend. We used tents, but most people had plug in pull behind trailers... Which was great for tent campers because no generators kicking on and off all night long. The camp sights were well mowed and free of debris and previous campers ash fires! You could hear the trains and 23 in the distance.

Easy access, boat dock, paddle board launch from dock, clean restrooms, friendly people. Lake is surrounded by woods, clean and the fish are jumping!

Very nice sites, lots of space. It is very well laid out, but be ready for a walk to office or even bathrooms. The water in each circle taste pretty good.

Granted the day I went was cold and windy I still got to see much of the park. The beach and campgrounds were closed as well as some of the restrooms. Still the view of the water with reflecting trees was beautiful. Then to find leaves and milkweed, always a bonus.

The trails are very well maintained and marked. All of the trails are easy and close to the campground except the trail at the dam.

**Far off the road you will hear little to no traffic. All 214 camp sites are located within 4 loops with all-inclusive bathhouses in the center of each circle (meaning each bathroom contains a toilet, shower, sink & bench). Each site is spacious and many are shaded.
**Sites are ELECTRIC only (not sure if any have water or FHU but we've never seen or been offered any in our several stays). A water spigot is located in the back of each loop. So fill your fresh water tank before you arrive & use bathhouse too.
**Close to Waldo, OH - famous for bologna sandwiches & a great sausage shop is just north of the park. Columbus, Marion, Richwood, Marysville, Delaware, and Prospect are nearby (we have relatives in all of them!)
Playgrounds. Boat launch. Great beach. Reasonable nightly rates. Book in advance if you wish to stay Fri or Sat as they are booked on these nights most of the time. Weekdays are quiet.
**Park employees clean the bathhouses daily and natural resource officers drive thru daily. You will feel safe. The long drive in & out of the park will reward you with frequent sightings of deer, squirrel and birds.
**Booking the park via ReserveAmerica is just a headache (and their accuracy of what sites are booked are often wrong) so we try to arrive on a weekday as the office can reserve & check you in on ARRIVAL DAY only. No advance res at the office.
Good luck & enjoy your stay!

One of my favorite places to camp! Clean facilities and spacious campsites. The flat roads make it very child friendly for biking.

Great place to boat and picnic! Lots of hiking trails too.

Great state park and great campground. Everything is very well taken care of and clean! They only thing is that my group was tent camping and the sites are more for travel trailers or camper camping. They are on the smallish side or at least the one we rented out was. I will for sure be back!

Had a great weekend with family and friends. The park does a great job at making the camp sites safe during trick or treating. We even had a friendly park ranger stop in for a warm cup of coffee!
Always a great times!!

Great sites, spread out and most are wooded. We love the hiking trails and beautiful lake. Only downfall is the train that goes through a few times a night.

The state park here is beautiful, but i noticed a couple snakes in the water when we were walking around the pond so I don't know if I'd be brave enough to go swimming here.

It is always clean and we'll taken care of. Nice Marina and a great place to camp, hike, boat or picnic.