Section 1501:46-9-03 - Camping administration(A) Any person camping in any designated camp area is responsible for obtaining a valid campsite registration and camping permit from the division. Any person entering and camping on a campsite prior to six a.m. is responsible for remitting the fee listed in rule 1501:46-2-11 of the Administrative Code for the preceding day in addition to remitting fees for the date of entering and subsequent days of stay.(B) Camping permits are to be displayed in a conspicuous location upon the tent or trailer or other location on the site designated by the area manager and so posted in the camp check station office, except when numbered site posts are provided, in which case, the permit is to be affixed to the site post.(C) Except with the permission of the area manager, only water supply lines with an approved anti-siphon valve may be hooked up to any plumbing outlet in a campground.(D) Occupancy for any campsite is limited to not more than six persons. In the case of a family with several children, the area manager may make exceptions to this limit.(E) A campsite may contain no more than: (2) One bus, travel trailer, horse trailer, house vehicle, motor home, station wagon, motorcycle, car, truck, van, or pickup camper, in combination with one or two tents. Subject to space availability, two vehicles which includes a tow vehicle for a trailer are allowed per campsite, except that no more than three motorcycles may be parked on the site parking pad in lieu of other vehicles. In those campsites that can accommodate additional vehicles as determined by the area manager, additional vehicles may be parked at the site. The number of additional vehicles will be determined by the area manager and posted in accordance with rule 1501:46-3-01 of the Administrative Code. This paragraph does not apply to a group camp site.
(F) All camping units in a campground are to be located upon the site so as to provide the following proper distances: (1) A minimum distance of at least five feet between each of the camping units located on the same site.(2) A minimum distance of at least ten feet between all camping units located on adjacent sites.(G) Visiting hours within camp areas are from six a.m. to ten p.m. daily. The visiting hours may be extended by the area manager up to eleven p.m. daily. Such extension is to be posted in accordance with rule 1501:46-3-01 of the Administrative Code by the area manager. Prior to entering a controlled camp area, it is necessary for visitors to obtain a visitor permit. Acquisition of a visitor permit is necessary for any person desiring to investigate the area prior to camping . Visitor permits are to be returned to the designated park facility upon departure from the controlled camp area for which the permit was issued.(H) Maximum number of persons camping at a "rent-a-camp" site is limited to four adults or two adults and four juveniles.(I) Any person's utilization or overnight occupation of a horseman's camping area is contingent upon the acquisition of camp site registration for each location to be occupied within the horseman's camp and every horse which will occupy or otherwise be associated with that location.(J) For the purposes of this rule "area manager" is the person designated by the chief to manage a state park area.(K) It is unlawful for any person to violate the provisions in this rule.Ohio Admin. Code 1501:46-9-03
Effective: 6/30/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 4/10/2024 and 06/30/2029
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1546.04
Rule Amplifies: 1546.02, 1546.04
Prior Effective Dates: 06/14/1975, 05/16/1982, 03/18/1988, 03/01/1993, 02/27/1994, 03/01/1996, 03/01/1997, 05/17/2000, 03/01/2006, 12/15/2014, 01/26/2018, 07/09/2022, 06/30/2023