About Paint Creek Dam Site
Paint Creek Dam Site Area, located on Paint Creek Lake, offers great opportunities for outdoor recreation in the Scioto area of southwestern Ohio. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing, camping, picnicking and rock climbing. The campground is operated by the Ohio Department of State Parks and offers a wide variety of outdoor recreation activities, including mini and disc golf, a nature center and an amphitheater. Other activities on land include picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, hunting and rock climbing. A swimming beach, summer nature programs, three boat ramps, a marina and boat rentals can all be found around the lake. In winter months, sledding and cross-country skiing are available. The Corps of Engineers downstream recreation area offers picnicking, a trail, a play area and rock climbing opportunities. Two access points to the stream provide kayaking and canoeing…
- Managed by: Paint Creek Lake, USACE
- Where: 5 mi west of Bainbridge, OH · 39.24444, -83.35278
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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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Good to know
Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
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: 2.1 mi
Water fill-up: 10.6 mi
Propane: 21.4 mi
Camps nearby
- State Park 0.1 mi
- Paint Creek Campground 2.1 mi
- Campsite · 1 mi SW of Bainbridge 4.1 mi
- Country Home Campgrounds 5.2 mi
- Campsite · 6 mi SE of Bainbridge 9.3 mi
- Rocky Fork Camp Grounds 10.3 mi