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Buckeye Lake / Columbus East KOA

4460 Walnut Road, SE
Buckeye Lake,  OH 43008
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Buckeye Lake / Columbus East KOA

4460 Walnut Road, SE
Buckeye Lake,  OH 43008
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the Grosecloses

"We want to give our guests the best service at a competitive price to ensure they have a great camping experience."

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Open April 1 - October 31

Easy on and off Interstate 70 (1.5 miles from interstate), with no highway noise.

Visit our list of Events to see all the great things happening at our Buckeye Lake/Columbus East KOA

Come and relax in our park-like setting with lots of trees and open space. We are an easy on and off from Interstate 70 (1.5 miles from interstate), but we don’t have highway noise. Enjoy our long, level shady pull through sites, ideal for big rigs or smaller campers. We have fifteen cozy, sleeping Kamping Kabins or two full service Lodges complete with kitchen and bathroom waiting for you and your family. If you prefer being out with nature, we have a large, shaded primitive tent area. All sites have easy access to 3 bathroom/shower facilities. Camp with all the amenities in our Deluxe and Super deluxe big rig sites (new for 2008) complete with patio furniture, chiminea, patio light, swing, large stamped concrete patio, grill, wifi, cable or satellite accessible. This is a beautiful family campground situated on 40 acres.

Let Fido take you for a walk in our "Bark Park". This is an enclosed area for our 4-legged campers complete with agility structures for those pets that want to exercise more than walking. Also, we have a brand new professionally structured mini golf, new shuffleboard courts, and new playground equipment. We also have a jumping pillow, basketball goal, horseshoes, pedal carts, swimming pool and large game room. Look at our activities to see what we have planned for each weekend.

We are the closest KOA to Columbus, Ohio's state capital, state fairgrounds, Ohio State University, Denison University, German Village and National Trails/NHRA race track.

Easy day trips to Ohio's Amish country, AMA Museum, Longaberger Baskets, Columbus Zoo and more.

Our entire staff is ready to greet and meet you. Come create some memories in Central Ohio at our President's & Founders Award Winning KOA.

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You'll see plenty of experience at work when you visit the Buckeye Lake KOA Kampground.

The Buckeye Lake KOA is the second campground owned by Mike and Shirley Groseclose. They purchased Buckeye Lake KOA in 2003, after many years of operating the Toomsuba, Mississippi KOA Kampground.

Before purchasing their first campground, Mike was a regional services manager at a computer cash register company for 20 years, and Shirley was the manager of a credit union for 17 years.

"We're really proud of what we are able to do for our campers during their stays with us," says Shirley. "We want to give our guests the best service at a competitive price to ensure they have a great camping experience."

Mike and Shirley married since 1970 have two grown sons, Jeff, a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard and David Married w/2 sons a Senior Tire Engineer for Bridgestone Tire. When they aren't working hard to keep their campers happy, Mike and Shirley can be found traveling and visiting friends and family and taking their 1954 Lincoln Street Rod to Car Shows.

Campground Amenities

  • 50 Max Amp
  • 85' Max Length
  • Wi-Fi
  • Cable TV
  • Pool (Open May 27 to Sep 6)
  • Snack Bar ($)
  • Propane ($)
  • Kamping Kitchen
  • Mini Golf ($)
  • Firewood ($)
  • Pavilion
  • Bike Rentals ($)
  • RV Sites: Patio and Deluxe Sites
  • RV Sites: Pull-Thru and Back-in Water/Electric Sites
  • Tent Sites: Tent Sites with Water
  • Cable TV on all Full-Hookup Sites (no charge)
  • RV Sites: Pull-Thru and Back-in Full Hookup
  • Tent Sites: Primitive Tent Sites
  • Tent Sites: Tent Sites with Water and Electric
  • Planned Activities Available on the Weekends
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Campground Activities

Kampground activities: Photo Kampground activities:

  • Planned activities and crafts on selected weekend
  • Fire Truck rides on our vintage fire truck
  • Ice Cream socials
  • Breakfast on Saturday & Sunday mornings,  Memorial Day through Labor Day Weekends
  • Dinners on selected weekends
  • Music & dancing on selected weekends
  • Awesome Halloween Weekends the entire month of October
  • Click on KOA News for this month's events or call us for more information regarding our Activities

Buckeye Lake/Surrounding area activities:

  • Golf
  • Fishing, boating, skiing, swimming on Buckeye Lake (Pre-Arranged)
  • Boat ride/tour on Buckeye Lake
  • Discount outlet shopping
  • Hiking & bike trails (in Licking County Parks)
  • Drag racing
  • Canoeing & kayaking
  • Zoo
  • Museums
  • See Buckeye Lake attractions or check with our Guest Services.

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Local Attractions

Greater Buckeye Lake Historical Society Museum Photo Greater Buckeye Lake Historical Society Museum http://www.buckeyelakehistory.org/home.htmlAt the Museum they have memorabilia about the Buckeye Lake area and the Amusement Park that once called Buckeye Lake home.

* The Columbus Zoo Photo * The Columbus Zoo http://www.colszoo.org/The Columbus Zoo is central Ohio's most popular attraction and one of America's most renowned zoos, (Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus) open 365 days a year.

* The Wilds Photo * The Wilds The Wilds is a 10,000 acre preserve for endangered animals from around the world.

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Upcoming Events
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April 2012

Shake out those sleeping bags and dust out those campers just in time to enjoy Mother Nature as she blooms over your campfire. April brings our off-season rates as we are making improvements on our campground. Again this year the game room will have new games for the entire family. On our weekends enjoy Hay wagon and Fire Truck rides and movies on Friday nights as weather permits. Starting on Memorial Day weekend breakfast will be cooking on Saturday and Sunday mornings in the Breakfast Kafe. Also, the jumping pillow will be FREE for all kids 3-17 all the time. They also will get 1 free cart ride and one free game of golf per campground stay. One requirement, wristbands must be worn by all kids who use these activities.

Easter: April 6-7 Photo

Easter: April 6-7

Easter falls in April this year and we will be having a traditional Easter egg hunt on Saturday afternoon. As weather permits, we will also have the fire truck rides, too. Come on out for a fun time!

Free Night May 12! Book Now!

Come Kamp & Care With Us Weekend - Book Now!

Awards

2011 President's Award

2011 KOA Founder's Award

Hot Deals

If You love Old Cars, This is a Great Deal for you and your Family!

The Weekend of June 15-16 is 50's Weekend and the 4th annual Buckeye Lake KOA Twilight Cruise In. The car show is Saturday afternoon and evening. You will get 15% off your camping registration and (1) free registration for your Show Car. We expect 100+cars to attend this event, 50's Music DJ and lots of valuable prizes to make this an event everyone will enjoy.

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Free Camping! Free Camping! Free Camping!

Stay 3 Weeknights (Sunday through Thursday), You pay for 2 nights and the 3rd night is FREE, save up to $116.45 in a Lodge, $71.30 in a Kabin or $50.30 on campsites.

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