About Lamping Homestead Recreation Area
In Monroe County, this area offers camping, picnicking, fishing, canoeing, and a scenic hiking trail. The site has six walk-in campsites, eight picnic sites, and a picnic shelter. There are two loop trails for hiking, one at 3½ miles and the other at 1½ miles. A 2-acre pond at the site is stocked with bluegill, bass, and catfish. This secluded recreation area was once the farmstead of the Lamping family. The family homesteaded this area in the 1800s.
- Fees: Camping Fees: - $10 per night
- Managed by: USFS - Wayne National Forest
- Where: 2 mi south of Graysville, OH · 39.63071, -81.189
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Mar.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bt/Nct Marietta | Hiking | at camp | 37.1 mi |
| Lamping Homestead | Hiking | at camp | 2.0 mi |
| Lamping Short Loop | Hiking | 0.3 mi | 0.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 20 mi
Water fill-up: 21.7 mi
Propane: 20 mi
Camps nearby
- Ring Mill Campground 3.8 mi
- Hune Bridge Campground 9 mi
- Piatt Park Campground 11.7 mi
- Britannia Faire 12.6 mi
- Leith Run 12.9 mi
- Kinderhook Horseback Riding System 14.2 mi