Barkcamp State Park

Barkcamp State Park is a public recreation area located in Belmont County, near the village of Belmont.

• The 1,005-acre state park centers around 117-acre Belmont Lake.
• The Barkcamp Creek, the namesake for the park, once ran through the area until the dam was completed in 1963, thus reducing the outflow of water.
• Barkcamp State Park lies in the heart of the coal-mining region of Ohio.

• The area once housed a logging camp where logs were stripped of bark in preparation for delivery to the mill.
• The Ohio Department of Natural Resources began land acquisition for the park in 1955 and developed the property into a fishing and game reserve.
• This area was first inhabited by the Moundbuilders, then later by Wyandots, Delaware and Shawnee.

For Information:

Barkcamp State Park
65330 Barkcamp Park Rd
Belmont, Ohio   43718-9733

Phone: (740) 484-4064
Reservations: 866-644-6727

Website

https://www.stateparks.com/barkcamp_state_park_in_ohio.html